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The COVID-19 antibody detection kit 'DIPCOVAN' can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 virus with a high sensitivity of 97 percent and specificity of 99 percent

In order to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases and subsequent requirement of oxygen, PM-CARES Fund has allocated funds for the installation of 500 medical Oxygen plants across the country

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is going to set up 500 Medical Oxygen Plants within 3 months under PM CARES Fund

Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDSL) for the supply of 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles to the Indian Army, at a cost of Rs 1,056 crore

Indian Navy will coordinate the 2nd edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21,’ to be conducted on January 12 and January 13

Basin trails of India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), have been successfully completed at CSL

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated the hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology with the flight test of the Hypersonic Missle Technology Demonstration Vehicle

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the ‘DGNCC’ mobile training App, which will assist in conducting countrywide online training of NCC Cadets

The hospital located in the newly constructed ESIC Hospital in Patna, has been built on the lines of the 1,000 Bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital at Delhi Cantt built by DRDO

The charge of the post has been handed over to Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi by Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (AVSM, NM), as he completed a successful tenure of over 13 months