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The programme envisages the installation of 4,000 MW of RTS capacity in the residential sector.
A total of 7.3 GW RTS capacity has been achieved till 30.11.2022 […]
The inaugural delivery of Covid vaccines under Quad’s flagship Vaccine Partnership was made in Cambodia on 12 April 2022. […]
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs; More than 182.43 Crore vaccine doses were provided to States/UTs; More than 17.15 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs […]
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 179.91 Cr; More than 18.18 lakh Vaccine Doses were administered in the last 24 hours; Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.71% […]
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs; More than 181.77 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs; More than 16.70 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs. […]
179.72 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; India’s Active caseload currently stands at 42,219; Active cases stand at 0.10% […]
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 179.72 Cr; More than 16.73 lakh Vaccine Doses were administered in the last 24 hours; Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.70%; 4,194 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours.
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IIT Ropar develops nation’s first power-free CPAP device ‘Jivan Vayu’; Aimed at saving lives in low resource areas and during transit […]
The project received financial support from TDB as part of its search for novel solutions to fight COVID-19, in May 2020. Following this, an agreement was signed on 8th July, 2020 for developing the masks. The 2016-incorporated firm claims that these cost-effective masks are more effective in checking the spread of COVID-19, in comparison with ordinary N-95, 3-ply and cloth masks.
Addressing the Need for High Quality More Effective Masks
Thincr Technologies India works in development of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D-printers to discover new pharmaceutical formulations and drug-loaded filaments of different drugs. Founder Director Dr. Shitalkumar Zambad explains: “We started thinking of the problem and possible solutions, during the initial days of the pandemic. We sensed that use of face masks will become nearly universal as the most important tool to prevent infection. But we realized that most masks which were then available and within the reach of common people were homemade and of relatively low quality. It is this need for high-quality masks which led us to undertake a project to develop and commercialize cost-effective and more efficient virucidal coated masks, as a better approach to reduce the spread of infection”. […]
An indigenously designed oxygen concentrator by a Mohali based Startup ensures high-purity oxygen supply at affordable cost […]
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation and spoke about the government’s activities towards handling corona virus […]
Government caps Trade Margin on Oxygen Concentrators; Trade Margins capped at 70%; NPPA to inform revised MRPs within a week […]
Government announces further measures to help families who lost the earning member due to Covid; Family Pension to be given to dependents of those who lost their lives due to Covid under Employees State Insurance Corporation […]
INS Shardul embarked 270 Metric Tonnes (MT) of liquid medical Oxygen from Kuwait and UAE including 11 International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) containers, two semi trailers and 1200 Oxygen cylinders and arrives at New Managalore Port and Kochi […]
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India releases Advisory on “Stop the Transmission, Crush the Pandemic – Masks, distance, sanitation and ventilation to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus” […]
Gap between two doses of Covishield Vaccine extended from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks based on recommendation of COVID Working Group […]
Indian Naval Ships Airavat, Kolkata and Trikand reach India with Liquid Medical Oxygen and Critical Medical from Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar; INS Airavat with Critical Medical Stores Including Cryogenic Oxygen Tanks and Oxygen Cylinders from Singapore arrives in Visakhapatnam […]
To provide uninterrupted passage for tankers and containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) across National Highways, the user fee for such vehicles at Toll Plazas has been exempted […]
India to import 4,50,000 vials of Remdesivir; First Consignment of 75000 vials to reach today […]
Fertilizers MOS Mandaviya called upon the fertilizer companies to help the society during this pandemic time by reorienting their existing capacity of oxygen production […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States of America and thanks Joe Biden for lifting the ban for Vaccine Raw Materials […]
Oxygen Express delivers Oxygen in Maharashtra; Green Corridor created for faster movement of Oxygen tankers […]
AFMS to import oxygen generation plants from Germany to tide over current surge in COVID-19 cases; MoD giving extension to SSC Doctors in AFMS till December 31, 2021 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with leading oxygen manufacturers across the country via video conferencing. PM Modi said this time is not only to deal with the challenges, but also to provide solutions in a very short time […]
PM Modi urges vaccine manufacturers to continuously scale up the production capacity to vaccinate our people in the shortest possible time […]
Centre fast tracks Emergency Approvals for foreign produced COVID-19 Vaccines that have been granted EUA in other countries to Expand the Basket of Vaccines for Domestic Use and Hasten the Pace and Coverage of Vaccination […]
Centre writes to States/UTs to Increase the Interval between two doses of COVISHIELD to 4-8 weeks based on NTAGI and NEGVAC Recommendation […]
PM Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine; Appeals to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. […]
India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India. […]
“AYU SAMVAD”(My Health My Responsibility) is one of the largest public awareness campaign program on AYURVEDA and COVID 19 PANDEMIC, organized by All India Institute of Ayurveda New Delhi, as envisioned & supported by the Ministry of AYUSH. […]
The Government of India gifted one million doses of ‘Made in India’ COVID19 vaccines to Nepal today for the immediate requirement of Nepal’s healthcare and front-line workers […]
PM Launches pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive; Indian response to corona is one of self-confidence and self-reliance; World hasn’t seen vaccination drive of this level ever; Indian response to Corona has been acknowledged globally; Pays tribute to frontline Corona Warriors […]
PM chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination; State governments will not have to bear any cost towards vaccinating 3 crore Health Workers and Front Line Workers in the first stage; Co-Win digital platform to assist vaccination drive and issue digital vaccination certificates; India aims to achieve vaccination for 30 crore people in the next few months; Plan to tackle Bird Flu put in place; constant vigilance paramount […]
Japan’s Official Development Assistance for the COVID-19 crisis response support loan for social protection
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CBIC has taken a new initiative to introduce its flagship “Liberalised MSME AEO Package” for MSMEs; MSMEs to become Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) and avail the various benefits […]
The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund Trust is allocating Rs.201.58 crores for the installation of additional 162 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation Plants inside public health facilities in the country. […]
Centre asks States/UTs to gear up for rollout of COVID19 Vaccine; Health Secretary chairs high-level Meeting with all States/UTs; Dry Run for vaccine administration in all States/UTs on 2nd Jan 2021 […]
CDSCO’s Subject Expert Committee met today to consider the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) request of Pfizer, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech Pvt. Ltd. […]
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare conducted a two-day dry run for activities entailed in Covid-19 vaccination in four states Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat on 28th and 29th December 2020. […]
Central Government gears up for roll out of COVID19 Vaccine; 2,360 Training of Trainers sessions held; more than 7,000 district trainees trained; Dry Run for vaccine administration in 4 States next week […]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced the launching of “CoWIN”, a Grand Challenge for strengthening the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) system […]
Prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati conducts extensive tests on Forbes Coronaguard and confirms inactivation of Avian Coronavirus in the air […]
Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses World Bank Inter-Ministerial Meet on Vaccinating South Asia; 8 candidates including 3 indigenous ones are scheduled to be manufactured in India; With stringent oversight, we are ensuring, that there is no compromise on scientific and regulatory norms, stretching from the safety of the trials to the efficacy of the vaccines; CO-WIN digital platform will allow citizens to self-register for vaccination, monitor their status and be provided with a QR code-based electronic vaccination certificate” […]
The Ministry of External Affairs organized a tour of the Heads of Missions and their representatives to Hyderabad on 9 December 2020 […]
PM holds All Party Meeting to discuss Covid-19 vaccination strategy; Eight potential vaccines including three indigenous ones are in different stages of trial in India; It is expected that the vaccine will be available in the coming few weeks; World is looking towards India for the development of a safe and affordable Vaccine […]
The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- The Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) […]
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today embarked on a 3 city visit to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process […]
“Our premier institution – the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – is involved in the trial of COVID-19 vaccines’ executions. India is also hosting clinical trials for all the major vaccine contenders. About 30 vaccines are in different stages of development in India. […]
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry has commended the hospitals, doctors & corona warriors, saying that they really deserve the highest accolades that we as a nation can offer them. […]
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare interacted with the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) through Video Conference, here today. […]
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