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India’s ZyCoV-D Set to Become World’s first DNA Covid Vaccine as Govt Approval Likely Soon

A DNA vaccine carries into the body the genetic code for that part of a virus that triggers the immune system of the body. The message is decoded using the host cell’s own machinery to produce that antigen and stimulate the immune system. This ensures that later on when an actual infection occurs and the SARS-CoV2 enters the body, the immune system is already prepped to recognise it and knows what are the most effective ways to fight it.

Indian Air Force and United States Navy in Indian Ocean Region

As a strategic outreach exercise with the defence forces of friendly foreign countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Indian Air Force will participate in operational engagements with the US Navy in an exercise to be carried out with Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) on 23 and 24 Jun 21. The CSG is currently deployed in the IOR.

New Alcohol-Free Sanitizer on the Way

Weinnovate Biosolutions was supported by CAWACH (Centre for Augmenting War with COVID-19 Health Crisis) 2020 grant from the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the project was incubated at Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Pune.

Maiden Indian Navy – European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Exercise in Gulf Of Aden

Indian Naval Ship Trikand, mission deployed for Anti-Piracy Operations, is participating in the maiden IN – EUNAVFOR Joint Naval Exercise in the Gulf of Aden commencing today. A total of five warships from four navies are participating in the exercise on 18th and 19th June 2021. Other warships include Italian Navy Ship ITS Carabinere, Spanish Navy Ship ESPS Navarra, and two French Navy Ship FS Tonnerre and FS Surcouf.