IIT Kharagpur: AI Based Social-Distancing Monitor

The Researchers of IIT Kharagpur have developed an Artificial Intelligence based cyber-physical system to monitor social distancing in public places. Highlights The device developed by the researchers will play a proximity alert whenever there is a violation of social distancing norms. The device captures field view and computes distances according to the criteria set by ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Australia • IIT • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Social Distancing • United Kingdom (UK) • WHO

India pledges $15 million to International vaccine alliance GAVI

On June 4, India made an announcement in the virtual Global Vaccine Summit to pledge $15 million to the international vaccine alliance GAVI. At the same time, India is also eligible for support from GAVI. India’s financial support will amount in lowering down the vaccine prices globally. This donation comes in the context of India ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Topics: donation • GAVI • Immunization • India • Vaccination • WHO

Corona Virus Global Response International Pledging Conference held

On May 5, 2020, around 40 countries took part on an online summit called Global Response International Pledging Conference. Highlights The Conference was initiated by European Union. US and Russia did not take part in the conference. China where the virus originated was represented by its ambassador. The main aim of the conference was to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Conferences • COVID-19 vaccine • European Union (EU) • Funds • WHO • World Health Organisation (WHO)

USFDA approves emergency use of an investigational vaccine, Remdesivir

The United States Food and Drug Regulatory body recently allowed emergency use of anti-viral investigational vaccine Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients. Highlights The USFDA has approved the vaccine after an Indian-American physician, Aruna Subramaninan’s report on Remdesivir. According to the report, the vaccine shortened the recovery times of people that have fallen ill due to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 vaccine • hydroxychloroquine • lopinavir • Remdesivir • United Nations • USFDA • WHO

WHO Launches the ACT Accelerator Initiative

The WHO recently launched the ‘Access to COVID-19 Tools’ Accelerator initiative to help in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. ACT Accelerator The ACT (Access to COVID-19 Tools) Accelerator is a time limited collaborative effort by WHO and other stakeholders to enable equitable access of essential COVID-19 health technologies to all the countries. The ..

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Public health • WHO