Experts feel the gains made over the last year have, to a large extent, been nullified in this period. A study estimates that Delhi generat...

"The cost of manufacturing a doctor-grade PPE kit could be around Rs 430 per unit; but this is retailed at around Rs 800 to Rs 900," says a...

The four laboratories that test the kits already have a large backlog of samples to be tested, and getting the affidavit physically from so...

IIT Kanpur is developing a vaccine against Covid-19, while researchers at Madras and Kanpur have built desi drones for surveillance and IIT...

The apex pollution monitoring body said specific guidelines are required to be followed by all, including isolation wards, quarantine centr...

Coveralls, or body suits, are glued at the seams using a special tape and a sealing machine to prevent contaminants from getting in. One se...

By April 17, according to government officials, the aim is to create a list of 30 manufacturers, of which talks with 10 have started.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) held an “urgent meeting” on April 3 to address the issue, according to a document. “Presently, only on...

India will buy ventilators and masks from China to help it deal with the coronavirus, a government official said on Tuesday, even though so...

In a four-page internal document dated March 27, the Invest India agency detailed efforts to find companies that can supply critical suppli...

The Preventive Wear Manufacturers’ Association of India (PWMAI) and the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) have asked th...

The supply of body coveralls started on March 23 and is being ramped up. About 5,000 body coveralls were supplied in the last two days, and...

Highlight lack of protective gear and harassment they are facing amid pandemic

There are manufacturing units at various locations including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. The emergency control offices will ensure coo...

In a statement, the ministry for textiles said it has, for the past 45 days, been locating adequate number of sources to produce and supply...

“There is a shortage of body coveralls and N-95 masks,” stated the minutes of the meeting. “There is a shortage of material and the rate of...

While the textiles ministry has on-boarded Vadodara-based Sure Safety, Bengaluru’s Amaryllis Healthcare and Gurugram-based Sai Synergy LLP,...