Saline Gargle gives instant test results. It is suitable for rural and tribal areas, as it requires minimum basic facilities.

In a statement issued on Sunday, NEERI said that the institute has been ‘dedicated to the nation’ to serve society. The know-how has been transferred to the Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), on a non-exclusive basis. This would enable the innovation to be commercialized and licensed to all capable parties, including private, government, and various rural development schemes and departments. The licensees have been asked to set up commercial production facilities in compact kit form for easy use of this technology.

On the occasion, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways said: “The Saline Gargle RT-PCR method needs implementation across the nation, especially in resource-poor regions like rural and tribal areas. This would result in faster and more citizen-friendly testing and will strengthen our fight against the pandemic.

Saline Gargle RT-PCR Test: No Swab, Get Result within 3 Hours

Scientists of Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed a ‘Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method’ for testing COVID-19 samples.

How saline gargle RT PCR works

The Saline Gargle RT-PCR method uses a simple collection tube filled with saline solution. The patient gargles the solution and rinses it inside the tube. This sample in the collection tube is taken to the laboratory where it is kept at room temperature, in a special buffer solution prepared by NEERI. An RNA template is produced when this solution is heated, which is further processed for  Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). This particular method of collecting and processing the sample enables us to save on the otherwise costly infrastructural requirement of  RNA extraction. People can also test themselves since this method allows self-sampling.” The method is environment-friendly as well since waste generation is minimized.

Furthermore, the last date for submission of online application for CLAT 2021 has also been extended to June 15, 2021.

The Consortium of National Law Universities consisting of the representative universities, after reviewing the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country and keeping in view of health and safety of all students appearing for CLAT, the Committee decided to postpone the CLAT 2021 admission test scheduled on June 13.

The candidates who desire to appear in CLAT-2021 are advised to keep visiting the website: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/

CLAT exam is conducted for admission to the five-year Bachelor’s Degree (LLB) course and Masters Degree (LLM) course at various National Law Universities (NLUs) located across the country. Earlier also CLAT 2021 was postponed from May 9 to June 13 due to CBSE Board exams dates getting clash with the proposed date.

Rara said that it is very unfortunate that rulers of Hisar have not thought about the city people even in such critical times. A fund of Rs 2 crore had come for the assistance of which the corporation has so far only invested 65 lakh rupees, so where does the remaining fund went. The corporation should invest that money for the welfare of the people in this pandemic.

Congress leader said that till now Multani Chowk, Dogran Mohalla, Prem Nagar, Preeti Nagar, Bhamashah Nagar, Agarwal Colony, Loha Mandi, Kath Mandi, Shakti Nagar, Vishwakarma Colony, Lakshmi Mandi, Model Town, Jindal Hospital Road, Rishi Nagar, New Rishi Nagar, Bharat Nagar, Satya Nagar, Gurdwara Nagori Gate, Dayanand Colony, Sri Sanatan Mandir Park, Urban State, MC Colony, DC Colony, Tayal Garden, Arora Hospital Colony, Civil Hospital, Housing Board Colony, Patel Nagar, Camp, Mal Colony, Camry Rod, Sector-14, Dhobhighat Rod, Dayanand Rishi Vihar, Pathana Mohalla, Nimwala Mohalla, Brahmin Mohalla, Chhotu Ram Colony, Nat Basti, Bank Colony, Mal Colony, Patel Nagar, Camp, Ganesh Nagar, 50% share has been sanitized in the city including Dabra Chowk to Nirankari Bhavan Main Road Market, Govindgarh Market, Gandhi Booth Chowk, Rajguru Market, Pathar Wali Gali, Mohalla Sainiyan, Badwali Dhani, Mahaveer Colony, Chandulal Garden, Kumharan Mohalla, Shiv Chowk.

Rara said that this campaign has been carried out in service with Kumari Selja Ji, the prefecture of Haryana Congress, which will continue till the end of the pandemic. He appealed to higher authorities to run a sanitation campaign in every ward, provide beds, oxygen, and ventilators in hospitals, vaccination camps should be set up in each ward to reach every person so that the public can get some relief from the corona epidemic. The current second wave of Corona is proving to be much more dangerous than the first wave, in which the social workers should serve their best, said Congress leader Ram Niwas Rara.

The BITSAT 2021 admission examination was scheduled from June 24 to June 29, 2021, has been postponed due to the havoc of the second wave of the corona. BITSAT-2021 tests are likely to be conducted during July-August 2021. The exact schedule will be announced through the website sometime during June 2021.

The official notice reads, “The deadline for submission of Online applications for BITSAT-2021 is extended to 5:00 PM on June 30, 2021. BITSAT-2021 online tests (earlier scheduled during June 24-29, 2021) stand postponed. BITSAT-2021 tests are likely to be conducted during July-August 2021. The exact schedule will be announced through the website sometime during June 2021. Please check this website in the first week of June 2021 for any updates.”

BITSAT 2021- The BITS (The Birla Institute of Technology and Science) for entry into its integrated first-degree programmes of BITS Pilani (Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad campuses) conduct BITSAT every year. To register for BITSAT 2021 exam, candidates can visit here

Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani a leading Institute of Higher Education and a deemed University under section 3 of the UGC act offer degree programmes in Engineering, Sciences, Technology, Pharmacy, Management, and Humanities.

Kejriwal said at a digital press conference that daily Covid-19 cases have dropped below 10,000 for the first time in a long time, with nearly 8,500 cases reported in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate dropping to 12%. Around 1,200 ICU beds are nearly ready to provide timely care to severe Covid-19 patients.

Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to save many Delhi people in recent days. For the children who have lost both parents in COVID 19, the Delhi government will cover all of their educational and living expenses. There are also a number of senior citizens who have lost their earning children. All families who have lost their sole earning member to Covid-19 will receive financial assistance from the Delhi government,” Kejriwal said.

The lockdown, according to the chief minister, is likely to be extended for another week. On Monday, the present lockdown is set to end at 5 a.m. “Even today, there are 8,500 new COVID cases. We have to reduce this to zero at all costs, so we must maintain precautions at all times.

Mother’s Day, which falls on the second Sunday in May, allows us to express our gratitude for all she has done for us. This year’s Mother’s Day is on May 9th, and you can show your love and gratitude to your mother by giving her some lovely gifts. While a thoughtful handcrafted Mother’s Day gift would make your mother feel unique in this harsh time of the pandemic. Mother’s Day is an excellent opportunity to express your appreciation by giving her a gift that expresses how much she means to you.

So here are some of the mother’s day handmade gift ideas for you:

1. Thanks-Giving Jar

Materials Required: A Glass Jar, Pen, Colored Papers, and colored pen

How to make: Make small slips of colored paper. If there is no colored paper, then you can also make white sheet slips and then color them. Now when dry, write a message with a pen on them. Write down the things for which you are thankful to your mother or the things that you most like about her. Make many such slips and put them in the jar and gift them to the jar on Mother’s day.

2. Hand holding love card

Material Required: Colored drawing sheets, sketch pen, Glue, Pencil, and Scissors

How to make it: It’s easy to make a mother’s day card and really nice. What you have to do is just place your palm on the colored sheet and draw its outlining. Now do the same with another palm. Now cut a heart shape from another colored sheet and write a beautiful mother’s day message on it for your mother and glue it in between the two palm sheets. Your Hand holding love card for your mother is ready!

3.  Colored Potted Plant

Be eco-friendly this mother’s day, as the earth is also our mother who is serving us every single second. And in the second wave of the corona where people are suffering from oxygen shortage, taking care of mother earth and our mother is very necessary. So this eco-friendly present will make your mother feel rejuvenated and happy. She’ll enjoy it. The potted plant can be ordered or you can also decorate any of the old pots with colors and stickers and get plantain in it for your mother.

4. Show Your Culinary skills

Mother is termed as Annapurna who serves food to every family member. So to make this mother’s day special for your Annapurna, why not give leave to her from the kitchen and do cooking for her. You can make her favorite sweet dish or any other food that she likes and serve her to make her feel special.

So these are some of the very easy handmade gift ideas for mother’s day that you can try to make your mother feel special. We believe that mother is a unique creation of god and her sacrifices can’t be overcome by our small gestures but we can give it a try. So do try and tell us in the comment section what you did for your mother on this mother’s day and how she reacted to it.

Happy Mother’s Day to all beautiful MOMMIES !

In the meeting, the process of converting the existing Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) nitrogen plants for the production of oxygen was discussed. In nitrogen plants, Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) is used whereas Zeolite Molecular Sieve (ZMS) is required for producing oxygen. Therefore, by replacing CMS with ZMS and carrying out few other changes such as oxygen analyzer, control panel system, flow valves, etc. existing nitrogen plants can be modified to produce oxygen.

 So far 14 industries have been identified where the conversion of plants is under progress, and, Further 37 Nitrogen plants have been also identified with the help of industry associations.

Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) set up a demonstration unit to convert nitrogen generators, into oxygen generators by fine-tuning the existing nitrogen plant set up.

To overcome the shortage of ventilators, a team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed a low-cost ventilator that could help to meet the demand of ventilators worldwide. The team called MIT E-Vent (Emergency-ventilator) was formed in the emergency on March 12 in response to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The members of MIT were brought together for the project done a decade ago in the MIT class 2.75.

According to the MIT News, students and faculty working in consultation with local physicians designed a simple ventilator device that could be built with about $100 worth of parts. This simple and inexpensive ventilator has a hand-operated plastic pouch called a bag-valve resuscitator, or Ambu bag. It can be operated manually by a medical professional or emergency technician, to provide breaths to a patient in critical situations like cardiac arrest. Till then, a tube is inserted into the patient’s airway, as with a hospital ventilator, but then the pumping of air into the lungs is done by squeezing and releasing the flexible pouch. This cheap and effective ventilator developed by MIT Team will overcome the shortage of ventilators worldwide.