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Current Affairs 15 April 2020

DRDO develops Safe COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK)

DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has developed a unique COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK), for use by healthcare workers for taking COVID-19 samples from suspected infected patients.
DRDL has developed the unit in consultation with the doctors of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Hyderabad.
Suspected Patient walks into the Kiosk and a nasal or oral swab is taken by health care professional from outside through the built in gloves.
The Kiosk is automatically disinfected, once the patient leaves, without the need for human involvement, making the process free of infection spread.
The shielding screen of kiosk cabin protects the health care worker from the aerosols/droplet transmission while taking the sample and this inturn reduces the requirements of PPE change by health care workers.
The cost of the COVSACK is nearly Rs one lakh.

AIIMS Rishikesh Collaborates with BEL to Co-develop India’s First Remote Health Monitoring System for COVID-19 Patients

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rishikesh has developed a remote health monitoring system that can remotely access the health of Covid-19 suspects/patients in both home and hospital quarantine.
It is a first-of-its-kind system in India, and has been developed in collaboration with Bengaluru-based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
The system has been attached with sensors which will help to register temperature, pulse rate, and oxygen level of the patients and can be remotely accessed from a control room.
This system will help in reducing the need of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits and further reduce the exposure of healthcare workers to the patients
The BEL has also developed a mobile app and web browser to enable patients to get admitted to hospital on feeling Covid symptoms.
The doctors will study the patient’s complaints and based on the assessment by clinical experts, a health monitoring kit will be given to the patients for periodical monitoring.

Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launches CollabCAD

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC) have come together to jointly launch an innovative platform called CollabCAD for ATL schools to enable students create 3D Computer Aided Designs.
CollabCAD is a collaborative network, computer enabled software system to provide a total engineering solution ranging from 2D drafting and detailing to 3D product design.
The initiative will provide a great platform for students of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) across the country to create and modify 3d designs with free flow of creativity and imagination.
It will enable students to utilize indigenous, state-of-the-art made-in-India software for 3D modeling/slicing to use 3D printing.

Jharkhand Hospitals Employ Robots to serve food & medicine to COVID-19 patients

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, two hospitals in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district has installed Robots to serve food and give medicine to COVID-19 patients, in a bid to protect doctors and health workers from getting infected with coronavirus.
The remote-controlled robot dubbed as ‘COBOT-Robotics’ has been developed by District Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Aditya Ranjan and his team of engineers.
The 20-bed ‘high-tech isolation wards’ has been inaugurated at the ANM Skill Centre, Chaibasa Sadar Hospital.
The 30-bed ‘high-tech isolation wards’ has been inaugurated at COVID-19 Railway Hospital, Chakradharpur.
Each bed has been designed like a room where medicine and food will be provided to patients through COBOT-Robotics.

UGC Constitutes Expert Panel to Promote Online Learning Amid Nationwide Lockdown

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has constituted two expert committees to study the impact of coronavirus pandemic on academic calendar and examination of Universities and to promote online learning, amid national lockdown due to COVID-19.
The first committee on the alternative academic calendar and examination for the universities is being headed by the RC Kuhad, Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Haryana.
The 7-member panel will work on how the prescribed syllabus can be completed, what type of examination system would be followed.
The second committee on pooling e-resources and enhancing online education systems will be headed by Nageshwar Rao, the Vice-Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
UGC will issue guidelines for universities in consultation with Union HRD Ministry, based on the recommendation of the committee.
Online learning and e-education is need of the hour for students, teachers and education system as a whole and is the only way out in the present circumstances.

IMF predicts India’s GDP growth for FY21 at 1.9%; For FY22 at 7.4%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s GDP growth rate for FY21 at 1.9%. This decrease is due to the due to the coronavirus pandemic.
IMF expects the GDP growth rate for India in FY22 as 7.4%. As per IMF, India recorded a GDP growth of 4.2% in FY20.

Barclays predicts India’s GDP growth for CY2020 at 0%; For FY21 at 0.8%

Barclays has predicted the GDP growth for India in Calendar Year 2020 at 0%. It means no economic growth.
For FY21, Barclays has predicted GDP growth for India at 0.8%.

YES Bank extends bancassurance partnership with Max Life Insurance for 5 years

Private sector life insurer Max Life Insurance and YES Bank has announced to extend their strategic bancassurance relationship for another five-year.
The two companies had been in this partnership for the past 15 years (since 2005), providing a seamless experience for customers in their financial planning and protection journey.
Apart from this, to commemorate the extension of the partnership for another 5 years, the companies will dedicate the current financial year 2020-21 as the ‘Year of the Customer’.

Ambedkar Jayanti : 14 April

Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar who was born on 14 April 1891.
The Day has been observed as an official public holiday throughout India since 2015.
In 2020, we are marking the 129th birth anniversary of Babasaheb.
Dr. Ambedkar is known as the Father (chief architect) of the Indian Constitution.
He was the first Law and Justice Minister of the country after the independence.
Dr. Bhim has been bestowed with the country’s highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna in 1990 posthumously.

First Edition of World Chagas Disease Day Observed on 14 April 2020

The first-ever World Chagas Disease Day is being held on 14 April 2020 and henceforth, it will be held annually.
The WHO approved the designation of Chagas Disease Day on May 24, 2019 at the 72nd World Health Assembly.
The aim of the day is to raise the visibility and public awareness of people with Chagas Disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) and the resources needed for the prevention, control or elimination of the disease.

Daily Current Affairs – 15 April 2020