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our cattle and fields also got some re- fields and cattle a respite and spend had presented its proposal to the
spite. The lesson we learned is that we time with family. DCGI. The company has given
and our environment need a break.” bioavailability protocol to the subject
Wind and solar power at expert committee (SEC), which has
All the members of the samiti unani- been set up to evaluate proposals re-
mously approved the resolution saying record high in 2020, coal lated to Covid-19, according to the
that along with the lockdown, the vil- dips: analysis minutes of the meeting, a copy of
lages will also make plans to conserve Wind and solar produced a record 10 which was seen.
nature. percent of global electricity in the first
half of 2020 as the world's coal plant According to the proposal, the com-
Bhor told that during the three months fleet ran at less than half its capacity, pany is exploring the possibility of
of lockdown, the villages experienced analysis published showed. launching 20 mg sublingual tablets.
a serenity and calm that was rather Sublingual administration involves plac-
normal decades ago. “In the last few Despite a near-record drop in power ing a drug under the tongue so that it
years, we are under the influence of demand due to the pandemic, gets dissolved and absorbed into the
cities and destroying our surroundings. blood through the tissues.
renewables accounted for 1,129
The lockdown taught us that we have
terawatt-hours in January-June, com-
to return to our nature-friendly pared with 992 in the first six months The SEC, which functions under DCGI,
lifestyle. During the last three months, of 2019, according to a report by the asked for more clarity from the com-
we have breathed free air. We realised Ember energy think tank. pany on the proposal. “The firm pre-
that a break is a must,” he added. sented their proposal along with
bioavailability protocol before the com-
Overall, the percentage of power
The panchayat will observe an eight- drawn from wind and solar has more mittee. After detailed deliberation,
day lockdown every May, though es- than doubled from 4.6 percent in 2015 the committee recommended that the
sential services will continue. During — the year of the landmark Paris deal firm should submit clear justification for
the ‘break’, villagers will engage in on climate change. use of the drug through sublingual
collective work such as water conser- route supported by evidence/literature
vation, leaving aside their routine On the other hand, generation from including animal pharmacokinetic (PK)
work. Sachin Chobe, a young activist in coal — the most polluting fossil fuel — data generated with the drug through
Ahmednagar, said an annual lockdown fell 8.3 percent in the first half of 2020, sublingual route,” said the minutes of
is bound to yield results. “Covid-19 has the analysis showed. the meeting.
taught us many lessons and one impor-
tant lesson is to slow down our activi- This was despite leading emitter China “The matter will be taken up again,
ties and ponder. The lockdown has increasing its share of the global coal once the company submits its re-
taught us to value our family mem- fleet slightly. sponse,” said a senior official, who did
bers, whom we take for granted and not wish to be identified.
don’t spend time with. More and more Jubilant life seeks nod to
villages in the district will adopt this India needs to find viable
model of annual lockdown,” he said. launch Remdesiver tablet and fast electric cooking
Noida-based Jubilant Life Sciences
Hiware Bazar, located in an arid zone plans to launch remdesivir in a tablet system to replace cooking
in Ahmednagar district, is already form. The antiviral drug, which is be- gas: Goyal
implementing this model. The village ing used to treat Covid-19 patients, is Commerce and industry minister Piyush
has a tradition of holding a meeting currently administered intravenously. Goyal said India needs to find viable
every December 31 to review water and fast electric cooking systems so
availability and decide on the cropping The pharmaceutical company has that it can replace cooking gas which
pattern. sought permission of the Drugs Control- is an imported product.
ler General of India (DCGI) to launch
The farmers take a collective break for remdesivir in a tablet form. In a meet- “We need to develop a viable electric
a few days from farming to give their ing held on August 25, the company cooking system which does fast cook-

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