A magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for use during testing for detection of COVID-19 named "Agappe Chitra Magna" has launched by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). The RNA extraction kit was developed by SCTIMST along with Agappe ...

India's space agency will tap startups to develop food and medicines for astronauts, better tools to access machines in a spacecraft and green engines for its maiden humanspace flight Gaganyaan-1. Amid lockdown, ISRO has identified a set of 17 technologies that to develop locally at lower costs ...

Delhi Police has launched ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’ through which police personnel will be able to detect temperature of a large number of people from a distance of 10-15 metres. The initiative has been launched by the Delhi police in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution (IRS), to ...

To help in the fight against the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Guwahati has developed two products, 3D-printed hands-free object & 3D-printed antimicrobial face-shield. The devices are expected to play a key role in containing ...

CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur developed two mobile indoor Disinfection Sprayer units, Battery Powered Disinfectant Sprayer (BPDS) and Pneumatically Operated Mobile Indoor Disinfection (POMID). These disinfection units can be used for cleaning and ...

An online Dashboard-National Migrant Information System (NMIS) has been developed by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The central online repository aims to capture the information regarding the movement of migrants and facilitate the smooth movement of stranded persons across States. ...

Gujarat is all set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system in rural drinking water sector under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The pilot is already underway in two districts of the state so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. potable water in adequate quantity ...

Scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have recently developed an injectable Silk fibroin-based hydrogel for sustained insulin delivery in diabetic patients. A patent application has also been filed for this invention. The injectable Silk fibroin-based ...

CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal an recipient of the INSPIRE Faculty award instituted by the Department of Science &Technology, Govt. of India is developing porous carbon materials which have the potential to replace lead grid in lead-acid batteries. The ...

The ICMR issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under field conditions. In its guidance, ICMR stated that these ...