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JEEVAN: Railway makes low cost prototype of Ventilator; ICMR to test the prototype
JEEVAN, is a low-cost energy efficient ventilator made by the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. The cost of the machine is fraction of what the original designs cost. Highlights The prototype is to be tested by ICMR before mass production. The cost of the machine is around Rs 10,000 without a compressor. About the prototype The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • ICMR • India-Germany • Indian Railway • Integral Coach Factory • Jeevan • Rail Sector • ventilator
CARUNA: An initiative by the civil servants to fight against COVID-19
On April 4, 2020, the associations of civil servants formed an initiative called CARUNA. CARUNA is Civil Services Associations Reach to Support Natural Disasters. Highlights CARUNA is a collaborative platform. It includes IAS and IPS officers. The platform is to be represented by NGO, industry leaders, IT professionals along with the civil servants. The initiative ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bio-medical • CARUNA • COVID-19 • Human Resources • IAS officer • IPS Officers • Public Awareness Campaign • ventilator
National Corona Survey conducted in 410 districts
On April 2, 2020, the Union Minister Jitendra Sigh released National Preparedness Survey on COVID-19. The survey was conducted in 410 districts in 3 working days. Objective of the survey The survey was conducted in order to achieve the following To develop comparative analysis on the steps taken by the states To capture process related ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • District Collectors • Health Survey • Jitendra Singh • lock down • Portal • ventilator
Department of Science and Technology to manufacture automated Ventilators
On April 2, 2020 the Department of Science and Technology toed up with the Wipro 3D to jointly build proto type of automated ventilators. Highlights The ventilators will help in meeting urgent requirement of Covid-19 crisis. The ventilators are called AMBU (Artificial Manual Breathing Unit). They are hand held devices that will provide automatic pressurized ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biopharmaceuticals • Corona virus • COVID-19 • India imports • india-switzerland • Medical devices • Medical Devices Industry (MDI) • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • ventilator