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and providing new technology stimulus”, he added. Dr Harsh Vardhan requested “our Industry friends, Research and Policy Bodies to refer this White Paper in designing the path for upliftment of economy.”
Website link:
https://dst.gov.in/dr-harsh-vardhan-releases-white-paper-focused-interventions-make-india-post-covid-19-tifac
https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Focused%20Interventions%20for%20%E2%80%98Make%20in%20 India%E2%80%99%20Post%20COVID%2019%20-%20TIFAC.pdf
TIFAC released report on ‘Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Status, Issues, Technology Readiness and Challenges’
Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous organization under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India released a report titled ‘Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Status, Issues, Technology Readiness and Challenges’. Indigenous production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) needs to be scaled up to a level where the production is economically viable, says the report which identified a list of APIs that need prioritized manufacturing and the associated advantages.
Website link:
https://dst.gov.in/tifac-releases-report-active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-status-issues-technology-readiness-and
NATMO brought forth COVID-19 dashboard to create awareness
amongst general public
COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide health disaster and a state of global emergency leading towards immense hardships throughout the world to fight against this deadly disease. Under such circumstances, spreading awareness among the citizen to overcome the anxious and worrisome panic is solicited. Creation of visualisation of situation analysis through a dashboard is considered as one of the most popular approaches.
National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) has taken an initiative to host the COVID-19 dashboard with the guidance from Geospatial Group, Department of Science & Technology, to create a single window platform to integrate all Government Department data including COVID-19 combat initiatives. As part of the societal commitment, NATMO has created the COVID-19 DASHBOARD to provide up-to-date information on the COVID-19 Pandemic. The related information is covered under two headings, namely Dashboard and Information. The
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