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Vajra Kavach disinfection system

June 2, 2021
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In news- A disinfection system, called Vajra Kavach, is developed by Mumbai-based startup Indra Water.

About the system-

  • It removes any possible traces of the disease-causing SARS-Cov-2 virus from Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), N95 masks, coats, gloves and gowns. 
  • It enables reuse of PPEs and other materials used by healthcare workers. 
  • It helps to reduce biomedical waste generation. 
  • The disinfection is done in just a few minutes. 
  • The system is able to achieve a 1,00,000-fold reduction in the number of microorganisms.
  • In scientific terms, tests showed 5 log (99.999%) reduction of viruses and bacteria.
  • It was tested with Escherichia virus MS2 (a single-stranded RNA virus and surrogate of human respiratory viruses such as influenza virus and coronavirus) and E.coli strain C3000.
  • ‘Log reduction’ is a term used to signify the relative number of living microbes that are eliminated after a process such as disinfection.
  • The validation and testing of the system was done by the Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering at IIT Bombay. 
  • Indra Water was set up with the Department of Science & Technology (DST)’s NIDHI-PRAYAS grant (through Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIT Bombay) for coming up with innovations in the water sector. 
  • Indra Water is one among the 51 startups which were funded and supported under Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH), an initiative by National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), DST.

About NIDHI-PRAYAS-

  • An early stage prototype/ proof of concept (PoC) fund is needed to be effectively able to convert technology ideas and innovations into products, and eventually to spur entrepreneurship.
  • DST-NIDHI’s PRomoting and Accelerating Young and ASpiring technology entrepreneurs (PRAYAS) is specifically to support young innovators turn their ideas into PoC. 
  • It is a pre-incubation initiative that would be implemented through a Program Management Unit (PMU) and the incubators selected for implementing the PRAYAS program will be the PRAYAS Centres (PCs). 

Objectives-

  • To enable translation of an innovative idea to a prototype.
  • To provide a platform for faster experimentation and modify approaches in the idea to market journey.
  • To indigenously generate innovative solutions relevant to the local and global problems.
  • To attract a large number of youth who demonstrates problem solving zeal and abilities
  • To work on their new technology/knowledge/innovation based startups.
  • To enhance the pipeline in terms of quality and quantity of innovative startups to the incubators.
  • To build a vibrant innovation ecosystem, by establishing a network between innovators, academia, mentors and incubators.
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