ICMR to study use of drones for vaccine delivery
April 22, 2021 The Civil Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted one-year conditional exemption from the Unmanned Aircraft System rules to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to enable it to study feasibility of using drones for Covid-19 vaccine delivery in collaboration with IIT Kanpur. ICMR had sought an exemption from the rules that ban use of drones for payload delivery.
“These exemptions shall be valid only if all conditions and limitations as stated for the respective entities are strictly adhered to. In case of violation of any condition, the exemption shall become null, and void and action may be initiated by MoCA & DGCA,” the Civil Aviation Ministry said Thursday in a statement.
IIT scientists suggests satellite-based monitoring of glacial catchments to minimise disaster risk ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 16:53 IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A recent study carried out by the scientist of Indian Institue of Technology (IIT) Kanpur suggests satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments would improve understanding of flood risk in the region and help inform an early flood warning system that could help curb disaster and save human lives.
According to a release issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology, this should be the future strategy to reduce the loss of human lives during glacial lake outbursts of floods (GLOF).
Making Excellence a Habit: The Secret to Building a World-Class Healthcare System in India
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One of India’s leading diabetologists, Dr V Mohan writes in his memoir about the fundamentals that according to him, make a person achieve meaningful success and conquer fear about failure. He lists hard work, passion for what you do, and focus as a winner s secrets, among other qualities. The book is a handy guide to success based on his personal anecdotes about perseverance, determination, resilience and dedication.As someone who has contributed to research, education and charity, his emphasis on empathy and spirituality arepart of the narrative. From planning diabetes exposandconducting countrywide studies ata time when people were largely ignorant about the lifestyle disease, DrMohan shares his unusual ideas and experiences that made the world take notice.The book, he says, is aimed at igniting aspark in students, young and future doctors, scientis
Delhi government to organise conference on reducing air pollution: Gopal Rai
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Last Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 09:16 PM IST
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He added that the Delhi government has set the target to reduce the city s pollution level by a third over the next five years.
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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Sunday announced the city government will hold a digital round-table conference on April 12-13 to address the issue of air pollution in the national capital. The minister said in a statement that theme of the conference will be Measures to be taken to reduce air pollution in Delhi before winter 2021 . The work that our government has done in the last six years to fix the environment and improve the environmental condition has made a positive beginning in reducing Delhi s pollution, but it is not enough. Therefore, to fix the air quality of Delhi and to solve the crisis the government has set a target to significantly reduce the pollution level in the next five years,
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