N95 Masks Current Affairs, GK & News
3D-printed Masks Coated with Anti-Viral Agents Developed by Pune-based firm
A Pune-based start-up firm, Thincr Technologies India Private Limited, has developed an 3D-printed Masks coated with anti-viral agents called virucides. About 3D-printed masks Firm has integrated 3D printing and pharmaceuticals to produce a novel type of mask which attacks virus when viral particles come in contact with it. Masks are coated with anti-viral agents known ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 3D Printed Masks • 3D printing technology • Anti-viral agents • N95 Masks • Thincr Virucidal • virucides
IIT Delhi launches ‘‘Chakr DeCoV’’ to decontaminate N95 masks
In the series on Atmanirbhar Bharat IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ Key Facts It is a decontamination device that decontaminate N95 masks. Designed in the shape of a cabinet. Built with an innovative decontamination mechanism. The mechanism utilises the high penetrability of Ozone gas for cleaning the pores of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • Coronavirus Pandemic • COVID-19 • IIT Delhi • N95 Masks
More than 3 crore N95 masks, 1.2 crore PPE kits distributed among states, UTs and institutions
The Union Government has stated that over 3.04 crore N95 masks, more than 1.28 crores PPE kits and over 10.83 crores HCQ tablets have been distributed among the states, UTs and central institutions, free of cost, in order to combat the COVID 19 outbreak in the country as well as the world. The figures have ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Government of India • HCQ tablets • N95 Masks • PPE kits • States and UTs • Union Government
Maharashtra Received Maximum COVID 19 War Gear from Centre: RTI Reply
A reply to an RTI query has revealed that Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the COVID 19 Pandemic, has received the maximum number of N95 masks, PPE kits, tablets and ventilators, from the central government. The reply has been given by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in its reply given ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: COVID 19 war gear • HCQ tablets • Maharashtra • N95 Masks • PPE kits • Right to Information • RTI • Ventilators
Positive Pressure Respirator System
Scientists at IIT Kanpur have developed an alternative to N95 masks, called PPRS, in light of the COVID-19 fuelled demand for PPE. About PPRS The PPRS or Positive Pressure Respirator System was developed as an alternative to the N95 masks by IIT Kanpur and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences. It is a personal ..
Topics: IIT Kanpur • N95 Masks • Respirator
Face Masks
The centre is making efforts to ensure adequate supply of face masks for healthcare workers. Elsewhere, surgical masks are being washed ashore at beaches due to improper disposal. 2 Ply Surgical Masks A 2 ply surgical mask is a cheap variety of hygiene mask made up of polypropylene or other non-woven material. It offers no ..
Topics: COVID-19 • Face Masks • N95 Masks • Surgical Masks