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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

Jul 2019

Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus Vaccine Likely By September, Says Pune's Serum Institute

Serum Institute of India will be manufacturing Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine in anticipation of clinical trials succeeding by September-October, 2020 in the UK.
Vaccine major Serum Institute of India said it plans to start production of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University.
The Pune-based company has partnered with Oxford University as one of the seven global institutions manufacturing the vaccine.

Apr 27, 2020

IIT Kharagpur Ranked 57th in THE's 2nd Edition Of Impact Rankings 2020

According to Times Higher Education (THE)'s 2nd edition of Impact rankings 2020, which has ranked 766 universities from 85 countries, The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is ranked 57th with a score of 87.9 among global universities.
The list is topped by the University of Auckland, New Zealand with a score of 98.5, followed by University of Sydney (98.1), Western Sydney University(97.9) in Australia.

King George Medical University in Lucknow Becomes 1st Govt Hospital In Country To Successfully La...

The King George Medical University in Uttar Pradesh has become the first government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for the COVID-19 patients.
First dose of the plasma therapy was given to a 58-year old patient.

Apr 25, 2020

NASA Develops New Ventilator Tailored Specifically To Treat COVID-19 Patients

NASA engineers have developed a new, easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients. The US space agency said that the device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), passed a critical test at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York, an epicentre of COVID-19 in the US.
NASA added that VITAL is designed to treat patients with milder symptoms, thereby keeping country's limited supply of traditional ventilators available for patients with more severe COVID-19 symptoms.

Shilpa Medicare Share Price Gains Nearly 3% On Launch Of Anti-Cancer Drug

The company has launched the Indian branded generic of Dasatinib, an anticancer drug with a brand name "DASASHIL".
Shilpa Medicare share price rose nearly 3 percent in early trade on April 24, 2020 after the company launched its anti-cancer drug.
The drug is available with all dosage strength 20/ 50/ 70/ 100 mg tablets, used for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML).

Apr 23, 2020

Cabinet approves ordinance making acts of violence against health care workers as cognizable, non...

The Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 in the light of COVID-19 pandemic situation making acts of violence against the healthcare workers as cognizable and non-bailable offences.
Under it, there is a provision to provide compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to the property.

HRD Minister Launches VidyaDaan 2.0 For Inviting E-Learning Content Contributions

Human Resources and Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today launched national program VidyaDaan 2.0 for inviting e-learning Content contributions in New Delhi.
The programme has been launched due to the increasing requirement for e-learning content for students in both school and higher education especially in the backdrop of situation arising out of COVID-19. VidyaDaan is a common national programme to develop and contribute e-learning content and a chance to be recognized nationally.

IGIB Scientists Develop Low Cost COVID-19 Test; Name It After Detective Character 'Feluda'

Scientists at the CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen.
Named after "Feluda", the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's stories, the test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples.

Apr 22, 2020

TDB Approves Financial Support To MyLab Discovery Solutions For Ramping Up Production Of COVID-19...

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has approved financial support to MyLab Discovery Solutions, Pune, for ramping up production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits. Mylab Discovery Solutions is the first indigenous company to develop real-time PCR based molecular diagnostic kit which screens and detects COVID 19 from samples.
The support from TDB will ensure ramp up in the production of the kits through automation of the facility. This aid is supposed to increase the capacity to one lakh tests per day from the current numbers of thirty thousand.

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