What is the News? A number of states are reporting shortages of medical oxygen for a growing number of Covid-19 patients. This is why, India is planning to import 50,000 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to cater to the rising demand. Contents1 About Medical Oxygen:2 Applications in the medical field:3 Manufacturing and distribution of Cylinders4… Continue reading India to Import “Medical Oxygen” to cater demand
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Electronic nose to detect “Hydrogen Sulphide” from Sewers
What is the News? Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences(CeNS), Bangalore have developed Electronic Nose to detect Hydrogen Sulphide from swamps and sewers. CeNS is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology About Hydrogen Sulphide: Hydrogen Sulphide is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a… Continue reading Electronic nose to detect “Hydrogen Sulphide” from Sewers
CSIR-CMERI develops “Oxygen Enrichment Unit”
What is the News? Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute(CMERI) develops an oxygen enrichment unit(OEU) that could provide crucial support to COVID-19 patients. CMERI is an apex R&D institute for mechanical engineering that functions under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR). It is located in West Bengal. What is the Oxygen Enrichment Unit(OEU)? An oxygen… Continue reading CSIR-CMERI develops “Oxygen Enrichment Unit”
INCOIS to go for bathymetric study of Andaman and Lakshadweep
What is the News? Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services(INCOIS) will conduct a bathymetric study of Andaman and Lakshadweep. INCOIS will take the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre(NRSC) for airline mapping of the ocean floor around islands. What is the need for this study? The study is needed in view of the… Continue reading INCOIS to go for bathymetric study of Andaman and Lakshadweep
What is “Einsteinium”?
What is the News? A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab has reported some properties of the element “Einsteinium”. About Einsteinium Einsteinium, named after Albert Einstein is a synthetic element with the symbol Es and atomic number 99. It was discovered in 1952 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb (the detonation of… Continue reading What is “Einsteinium”?
DRDO hands over MotorBike Ambulance Rakshita to CRPF
News: Defence Research and Development Organisation has handed over MotorBike Ambulance Rakshita to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Facts: Rakshita: It is a bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle. It has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS),Delhi based DRDO laboratory. Purpose: The bike ambulance will help in overcoming the problems faced by Indian security forces and emergency health… Continue reading DRDO hands over MotorBike Ambulance Rakshita to CRPF
INSPIRE Faculty produced heat-tolerant wheat varieties resulting in improved grain yield
News: Researchers of the INSPIRE Faculty under the Department of Science and Technology(DST) are studying to develop a variety of wheat that does not lose its productivity under heat stress. Facts: Wheat and Heat Stress: Wheat is affected severely by Heat stress as it causes a dramatic reduction in yield as well as quality of… Continue reading INSPIRE Faculty produced heat-tolerant wheat varieties resulting in improved grain yield
Scientists got clue to origin of fluctuations in active matter systems like fish schools
News: Scientists have found a clue to the dynamic origin of fluctuations in systems like fish schools, swarms of insects, flocking birds and bacterial colonies. These are called active matter systems. Facts: What are Active Matter Systems? It is composed of large numbers of self-driven components that extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical… Continue reading Scientists got clue to origin of fluctuations in active matter systems like fish schools
Technology Transfer Agreements signed to bring India’s first indigenous Flow Diverter Stent
News: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has entered into Technology Transfer Agreements with Pune based Biorad Medisys for flow Diverter Stents. The cost of the Chitra Flow Diverter stent is expected to be priced significantly lower than the currently imported ones. Facts: What are Flow Diverter Stents? It is a… Continue reading Technology Transfer Agreements signed to bring India’s first indigenous Flow Diverter Stent
BARC Develops India’s First Ruthenium 106 Plaque For Effective Eye Cancer Treatment
News: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) Mumbai has developed an Eye Cancer therapy. It was the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for the treatment of Ocular Tumors. Facts: Ruthenium-106: It is a radioactive form of the rare heavy metal ruthenium. It is a “platinum group” metal similar to platinum. How is it produced? It is produced… Continue reading BARC Develops India’s First Ruthenium 106 Plaque For Effective Eye Cancer Treatment
