These are ocean safe and consumable by cattle Hyderabad: Lord Venkateshwara devotees can now carry home their beloved prasadam laddus in an eco-friendly way and dispose of the bags later by feeding them to cattle if they wish to. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with the help of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),…
Noted Science Communicator Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi passes away
July 3, 2021He was selected for Dr. Anupama Niranjana Medical and Science Literary Award by KBA Bengaluru: Noted Science Communicator in Kannada and former Scientist of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi (61) passed away here on Friday. Dr. Sudhindra, who suffered a heart attack last week, was being treated at a Bengaluru Hospital,…
MP inspects DRDO Oxygen Plant site in K.R. Hospital premises
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) all set to install a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen-Generator Plant at K.R. Hospital premises, MP Pratap Simha inspected the reserved site in the Hospital premises this morning. Speaking on the occasion, Simha said that Mysuru is among the seven cities in the State where…
K.R. Hospital to host DRDO’s Oxygen Plant
May 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: It’s final now. The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Oxygen-producing Plant will be set up at K.R. Hospital. The DRDO is setting up Liquid Medical Oxygen plant in Mysuru and the project is sponsored by PM-CARES Fund. Across the country, 500 such plants will come up and Karnataka has got seven. Speaking to…
DRDO to set up oxygen plant in Mysuru by June 30
May 28, 2021Technology based on ‘on-board’ oxygen generation for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Plans to set up oxygen plants in all Taluk headquarters: MP Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will set up an oxygen producing plant in Mysuru and the facility will be operational by June 30. Mysuru does not have an…
DRDO urged to set up covid Care Centres in Karnataka
May 19, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has urged the Centre to consider setting up Covid Care Centres in the State with the help of the Ministry of Defence or Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In a letter to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi said the Department of Defence has a large…
2DG, DRDO’s first batch of oral anti-COVID drug launched
May 17, 2021New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan this morning released the first batch of anti-COVID drug 2DG developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The first and second batch (of anti-COVID drug 2-DG) will be used in a limited manner. It will be used in All India…
DCGI approves DRDO’s anti-COVID oral drug ‘2-DG’ for emergency use
May 9, 2021New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO’s anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. On May 1, the DCGI granted permission for ‘Emergency Use’ of this drug. Being a generic molecule and analogue of glucose, it can be…
DFRL hands over 6,500 ready-to-eat meals to MCC
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysuru, has supplied 6,500 ready-to-eat meals to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to be distributed among labourers and daily wagers who are facing severe hardship due to nationwide lockdown. The products, including Khichidi, Tomato Rice, White Rice with Dal Fry along with ready-to-…
DRDO develops bio-suits for health professionals
April 3, 2020New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday displayed a bio-suit it has developed to safeguard health professionals on the frontline of combating Covid-19. “The suit has been prepared with the help of the industry and subjected to rigorous testing for textile parameters as well as protection against synthetic blood,” a DRDO…
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