Transcription Current Affairs, GK & News
Kolkata becomes first city to install RT-PCR machines in India
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machines in India for quick detection of diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis and swine flu. The machines will serve as a “third umpire” in situations when medical reports and blood tests reveal contradictory results. Its objective is ..
Topics: Biochemistry • Biotechnology • Branches of biology • Dengue fever • Flu pandemic • Laboratory techniques • Molecular biology • Natural sciences • Polymerase chain reaction • Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction • Swine influenza • Transcription
Ministry of I and B announces Accessibility Standards for the Hearing Impaired
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the implementation of accessibility standards for television programmes for persons with hearing impairment. How Accessibility Standards would be Implemented? The Accessibility Standards would be implemented through the provision of captioning and Indian Sign Language. All news channels are required to carry a news bulletin with sign language ..
Topics: Accessibility • Assistive technology • Audiology • Closed captioning • Deafness • Indo-Pakistani Sign Language • Ministry of Power • Sign language • Subtitle • Subtitling • Transcription