ICMR gets permission to study drones for delivering COVID-19 vaccine

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23 Apr ICMR gets permission to study drones for delivering COVID-19 vaccine

Posted at 23 Apr 2021 in Current Affairs by
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SOURCE- THE HINDU

CONTEXT:

Recently The Ministry of Civil Aviation has allowed the Indian Council of Medical Research- ICMR to conduct a feasibility study on using drones for delivering the Coronavirus vaccine.

Conditional exemption to test the drones:

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has stated that it has granted ‘conditional exemption’ to ICMR from the ‘Unmanned Aircraft System, Rules, 2021’ so that a feasibility study on using for delivering the Coronavirus Vaccine can be conducted.

COVID-19 in India:Coronavirus | India reports nearly 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, over 1000 deaths on April 14, 2021 - The Hindu

  • Recently the government permits all adults of the country to get vaccinated from May 1, 2021, the online registration for the vaccination against Coronavirus
  • It will start on the Aarogya Setu App and Cowin Platform from April 28, 2021.
  • The need for vaccination has become much more significant, as India sees a sudden increase in infected cases these days.

-Khyati Khare

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