India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers. The UV cabinet will be automated, contactless.

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The Defence Ministry has developed this system as the country fights coronavirus outbreak and the system will be called Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS).&nbsp;

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DRUVS will provide a 360-degree exposure of the UV rays to the objects kept inside the cabinet. The automatic device will go into sleep mode after the sanitisation is done, this means the operator does not need to wait till it gets over.&nbsp;

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In order to contain the spread of virus DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI) lab is working on making this device contactless.&nbsp;

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The items DRUVS can sanitise: Mobile phones, iPads, laptops, currency notes, cheque leafs, challans, passbooks, paper, envelopes, etc.

India's COVID-19 tally continued to rise with the total number of confirmed cases touching 67,152 on Monday, data on the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website showed.&nbsp;

Of the total cases in the country, 44,029 are active cases while 20,917 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The death toll has mounted to 2,206 while one person has migrated to another country, according to the data released by the Health Ministry.

India added 4,213 new Covid-19 cases over 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry’s 8:00 am update on May 11.

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers.

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers. The UV cabinet will be automated, contactless. Also read: Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 cases top 67,000; more than 2,200 dead The Defence Ministry has developed this system as the country fights coronavirus outbreak and the system will be called Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS). DRUVS will provide a 360-degree exposure of the UV rays to the objects kept inside the cabinet. The automatic device will go into sleep mode after the sanitisation is done, this means the operator does not need to wait till it gets over. Also read: NSG medical staff tests coronavirus positive; over 745 cases reported in CAPFs In order to contain the spread of virus DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI) lab is working on making this device contactless. The items DRUVS can sanitise: Mobile phones, iPads, laptops, currency notes, cheque leafs, challans, passbooks, paper, envelopes, etc. India's COVID-19 tally continued to rise with the total number of confirmed cases touching 67,152 on Monday, data on the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website showed. Of the total cases in the country, 44,029 are active cases while 20,917 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The death toll has mounted to 2,206 while one person has migrated to another country, according to the data released by the Health Ministry. India added 4,213 new Covid-19 cases over 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry’s 8:00 am update on May 11.

DRDO develops UV sanitisation system 'DRUVS' for electronic gadgets, currency and papers

A report by a DRDO laboratory has said that the food provided to the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel is full of macro and micronutrients.

97% BSF personnel have expressed "satisfaction" with the quantity and quality of meals provided to them on duty at the borders and elsewhere.

The study was conducted by the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS) on a special commission by the Border Security Force, after a BSF jawan, last year posted a video on a social media site claiming bad food was being served to the personnel.

The study, commissioned last year, was conducted by collecting data of "food preference and satisfaction level" from eight frontiers of the force -- four each from the western and the eastern command -- and focussed group discussion at 37 unit mess' and cook houses, it said.

"The report has summarised that the data...collected from 6,526 participants under eight frontiers with different terrain and the geographical area indicated that 97 per cent personnel are satisfied with respect to quantity and quality of food," the BSF said in a statement.

"The study has recorded average energy expenditure to be 3,400-3,500 kilocalories per day, while energy intake was 3,450 &nbsp335 kilo calories per day (of a personnel)." The study found that the food served by the BSF to its jawans and officers was able to provide all macro and micro-nutrients as per recommended dietary allowance of the Indian Council of Medical Research.

The expert's team, the BSF said, conducted the study by following a random sampling technique including all ranks, job profile/duties from different battalions and border out posts (BOPs) of the force.

"The assessment of food and nutrient intake has been done by food analysis, body composition, haematological profile, biochemical variable analysis, clinical examination and handgrip test," the force said, quoting the report submitted to it recently.

The BSF had commissioned the study to determine nutrient requirements of its personnel and adequacy of their diet under deployment, along with the determination of their food satisfaction level.

PTI, earlier this week, had reported that the paramilitary force has decided to get such a study done from a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab on the recommendation of a parliamentary panel that went into the subject of food quality and quantity issues highlighted by the jawan, constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, last year.

BSF Director General K K Sharma had told the news agency in an interview that an internal inquiry conducted by the force, in the wake of the allegations made by Yadav, had found that the quality and quantity of food being served was never an issue among its personnel.

DIPAS is mandated to provide nutritional advisory to the armed forces in terms of determining calorie nutrient requirements of soldiers deployed under different environment all over the country, and it also conducts periodical reviews of ration scales of nutritional adequacy of the troops.

The border guarding force is tasked to guard the two important and sensitive Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It also renders a variety of internal security duties across the country including undertaking anti-Naxal operations.

(With inputs from PTI)

97% BSF personnel have expressed "satisfaction" with the quantity and quality of meals provided to them on duty at the borders and elsewhere.

A report by a DRDO laboratory has said that the food provided to the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel is full of macro and micronutrients. 97% BSF personnel have expressed "satisfaction" with the quantity and quality of meals provided to them on duty at the borders and elsewhere. The study was conducted by the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS) on a special commission by the Border Security Force, after a BSF jawan, last year posted a video on a social media site claiming bad food was being served to the personnel. The study, commissioned last year, was conducted by collecting data of "food preference and satisfaction level" from eight frontiers of the force -- four each from the western and the eastern command -- and focussed group discussion at 37 unit mess' and cook houses, it said. "The report has summarised that the data...collected from 6,526 participants under eight frontiers with different terrain and the geographical area indicated that 97 per cent personnel are satisfied with respect to quantity and quality of food," the BSF said in a statement. "The study has recorded average energy expenditure to be 3,400-3,500 kilocalories per day, while energy intake was 3,450 &nbsp335 kilo calories per day (of a personnel)." The study found that the food served by the BSF to its jawans and officers was able to provide all macro and micro-nutrients as per recommended dietary allowance of the Indian Council of Medical Research. The expert's team, the BSF said, conducted the study by following a random sampling technique including all ranks, job profile/duties from different battalions and border out posts (BOPs) of the force. "The assessment of food and nutrient intake has been done by food analysis, body composition, haematological profile, biochemical variable analysis, clinical examination and handgrip test," the force said, quoting the report submitted to it recently. The BSF had commissioned the study to determine nutrient requirements of its personnel and adequacy of their diet under deployment, along with the determination of their food satisfaction level. PTI, earlier this week, had reported that the paramilitary force has decided to get such a study done from a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab on the recommendation of a parliamentary panel that went into the subject of food quality and quantity issues highlighted by the jawan, constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, last year. BSF Director General K K Sharma had told the news agency in an interview that an internal inquiry conducted by the force, in the wake of the allegations made by Yadav, had found that the quality and quantity of food being served was never an issue among its personnel. DIPAS is mandated to provide nutritional advisory to the armed forces in terms of determining calorie nutrient requirements of soldiers deployed under different environment all over the country, and it also conducts periodical reviews of ration scales of nutritional adequacy of the troops. The border guarding force is tasked to guard the two important and sensitive Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It also renders a variety of internal security duties across the country including undertaking anti-Naxal operations. (With inputs from PTI)

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97% BSF personnel satisfied with meals provided on duty: DRDO study