From adhesives used in submarines to special coating originally designed for high strength parachutes, India has been using spin offs from its available defence technology to quickly develop low cost, high volume equipment desperately needed in the fight against Covid-19.
More than half a dozen essential items—ranging from high protection face masks to full body protection suits and multi patient ventilators—have been churned out at high speed over the past week as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has reoriented itself towards fighting the prevalent threat. Read More…