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IISc Start-up Gets Regulatory Approvals for COVID-19 Test

PathShodh has received the license to manufacture the test for sale from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), after due diligence validation at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, as per the requirements of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

India’s Oilmeal Exports Jump 51 pc in FY21

According to Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA), the country’s oil meal exports increased by 51.44% to 36.8 lakh tonne in FY21 from 24.3 lakh tonne in FY20, attributable to a significant increase in soybean meal shipments.

Defence Ministry Clears the BRO Tunnel Under Shinkun La in Ladakh

Cutting through the red-tape, the Union defence ministry has decided to ask the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to build a 4.25-kilometre tunnel under the 5,091-metre-high Shinkun La pass to make an all-weather axis from Manali to Leh via Darcha-Padun-Nimmu alignment to supply Indian Army formations in Ladakh sector. The snow-free axis is expected to be completed by 2024.

Who Should or Shouldn’t Take the COVID-19 Vaccine

Demand for vaccination has suddenly grown many folds after the devastating second wave of Covid-19. But there are many myths and misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine who should or should not take it. There are several categories of people who are quite not clear if they should go for vaccination. This article describes the scientific basis if they should go for it or defer.

Virtual Imposters Beware of ‘FakeBuster’

In the present pandemic scenario when most of the official meetings and work is being done online, this standalone solution enables a user (organizer) to detect if another person’s video is manipulated or spoofed during a video conferencing. That means the technique will find out if some imposter is attending a Webinar or virtual meeting on behalf of one of your colleagues by morphing his image with his own.

Indian Army Engineers Innovate a Solution for Efficient Conversion of Liquid Oxygen to Low Pressure Oxygen Gas for Covid Patients

India’s response to the second COVID wave dictated an exponential demand for oxygen and oxygen cylinders. Since oxygen was transported in liquid form in cryogenic tanks, quick conversion of liquid oxygen to oxygen gas and ensuring availability at the patients’ bed was a critical challenge faced by all hospitals managing COVID patients.