Spraying public spaces with disinfectants and using disinfectant tunnels were hailed as the primary weapons against the spread of COVID-19 in public places. Then why did WHO issue an advisory against them?
In the early 1950s, Dr Purnima Sinha was digging through surplus army equipment from World War 2 being sold as scrap on the footpaths of Kolkata to build the X-Ray equipment she needed for her doctoral research! #WomenInScience #LostTales
With an annual footfall of more than 40,000 visitors and participants, Shaastra is one of the biggest inter-college fests in Asia. It is the only student-managed event in the world and the first ever festival to be ISO certified.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi has been working on a concept they call ‘Mohalla clinics’ to address this very basic need of the people – good quality and affordable healthcare. The first mohalla clinic of Delhi was inaugurated on 19 July 2015 at Peeragarhi area of West Delhi.