EAM Jaishankar proposes G20 Principles on Coordinated Cross-Border Movement of People

In his remarks at the meeting, he elaborated his proposal with three elements of standardization in – testing procedures and universal acceptability of test results, Quarantine procedures, and movement and transit protocols. The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting was convened by the current G20 Chair, Saudi Arabia. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Prince … Read more

Canister bag that solidifies infectious secretions like COVID 19 can save health workers from exposure during handling

For the safe management of infected respiratory secretions, the researchers at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, have come up with a method for safe handling and disposal of respiratory secretions in hospitals for ICU patients or those with copious respiratory … Read more

Portable Sterilization unit using new hybrid sterilization technology can decontaminate PPEs rapidly

IIT Tirupati (IITT) and IISER Tirupati have jointly developed the Portable Optical Cavity Sterilization Unit (POSCU) to provide efficient and rapid decontamination of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other household items. A working point-of-use sterilization unit has been developed with the support of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body under the Department … Read more

Low ozone over Brahmaputra River Valley brings good news for health of people

Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have evaluated the near surface ozone in the Brahmaputra River Valley (BRV) and found relatively low concentration of Ozone over Guwahati compared to the other urban locations in India.  Their present work … Read more