Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About Jivan Vayu:4 What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP)? What is the News? Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device named ‘Jivan Vayu’. About Jivan Vayu: Jivan Vayu is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP) device. It can be used as a substitute for existing CPAP machines. Key… Continue reading “Jivan Vayu”- Nation’s first power-free CPAP device developed by IIT Ropar
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What are “Overture supersonic aircraft” and what are its challenges?
Contents1 2 What is the news?3 First Supersonic Aircraft:4 What about the Overture supersonic aircraft?5 Challenges with Supersonic Flights: What is the news? Plans to buy 15 new Overture supersonic Aircraft have been announced by US-based United Airlines. These aircrafts are planned to be open for passengers by 2029. What are Supersonic Flights? Supersonic aircraft… Continue reading What are “Overture supersonic aircraft” and what are its challenges?
ISRO develops 3 types of ventilators(PRENA, VaU, SVASTA) to battle Covid-19
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 Which are those three ventilators developed by ISRO?4 VaU(Ventilation assist Unit):5 Space Ventilator Aided System for Trauma Assistance(SVASTA) What is the News? Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has developed three types of ventilators(PRENA, VaU, SVASTA). These three ventilators have been developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC), a major space research… Continue reading ISRO develops 3 types of ventilators(PRENA, VaU, SVASTA) to battle Covid-19
“Anti-hail guns” and their application in preventing hail storm
Contents1 2 What is the news?3 What are anti-hail guns?4 Who has developed these anti-hail guns?5 What are Hailstorms?6 How are Hails formed?7 Previous such anti-hail guns used in Himachal: What is the news? ‘Anti-hail guns’, developed indigenously, will be tested by the Himachal Pradesh government to help out horticulturists who face crop damage due… Continue reading “Anti-hail guns” and their application in preventing hail storm
What is “XraySetu” Service?
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About XraySetu Service:4 How does XraySetu work?5 About ARTPARK: What is the News? The government has launched XraySetu service for rapid screening of COVID 19. with the help of Chest X-ray interpretation over WhatsApp for doctors who have access to X-ray machines. About XraySetu Service: XraySetu is an Artificial… Continue reading What is “XraySetu” Service?
“AmbiTAG”- India’s First Indigenous Temperature Data Logger
What is the News? Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar(IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a device named AmbiTag. About AmbiTag: AmbiTag is the first-of-its-kind Internet of Things(IoT) device. The device will be helpful in following areas. They are: secure transportation of vaccines, blood and body organs, perishable products (food and dairy) among others. How does… Continue reading “AmbiTAG”- India’s First Indigenous Temperature Data Logger
High Mercury level Found in Rivers linked to Greenland’s Glacial Meltwaters
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About the study:4 Key Findings of the study:5 How did mercury reach the water bodies of Greenland?6 Significance of this study: What is the News? According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, Greenland’s glacial meltwaters have unusually high levels of mercury. About the study: Researchers from the Florida… Continue reading High Mercury level Found in Rivers linked to Greenland’s Glacial Meltwaters
India starts importing “zeolite” for medical oxygen plants.
What is the News? National carrier Air India has begun the first of its “zeolite cargo flights”. This was done after the government of India started the process of importing zeolite from across the world for use in medical oxygen plants. Contents1 Zeolites in Medical Oxygen Plants:2 What is the Pressure Swing Adsorption(PSA) Process?3 What… Continue reading India starts importing “zeolite” for medical oxygen plants.
Project MediCAB: Augmentation of Hospital Infrastructure
What is the News? IIT Madras supported start-up Modulus Housing has developed a portable hospital unit called ‘MediCAB’. About Project MediCAB: Project MediCAB is an initiative of the Office of principal scientific advisor and IIT Madras. Purpose: It is a portable hospital unit that has been developed to boost healthcare infrastructure by assisting states to set… Continue reading Project MediCAB: Augmentation of Hospital Infrastructure
How does an Oxygen concentrator help?
What is the News? Oxygen Concentrators have emerged as a sought after device as the demand for medical oxygen continues unabated and several states struggle to keep pace with the demand. Contents1 What are Oxygen Concentrators?2 When is an oxygen concentrator needed?3 Components:4 Are all concentrators the same? What are Oxygen Concentrators? Oxygen Concentrator is… Continue reading How does an Oxygen concentrator help?
