Hry CM appeals to people to stop drugs
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, appealed to the people of the state on the occasion of World Tobacco Day today to take pledge to stop consuming drugs and motivate others also for the same. In a message issued , the Chief Minister said the increasing trend of smoking is pushing the people and society towards darkness and the only way to get out of this is by spreading awareness. He appealed to the people to choose life, not tobacco.
IIT ROPAR developed "AmbiTAG"
Ropar: Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a first-of-its-kind IoT device, AmbiTag. This device records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products, body organs, and blood, vaccines, etc. AmbiTag is a USB-shaped device that continuously records the temperature of its immediate surroundings from -40 to +80 degrees in any time zone for a full 90 days on a single charge. Most of the similar devices available in the international market record data only for a duration of 30 - 60 days. AmbiTag has a range of inbuilt features to customize logging intervals, time zone, and alarms, said Dr Suman Kumar, the coordinator of the IoT Systems Domain at AWaDH. He said “AmbiTag is certified with ISO 13485:2016, EN 12830:2018, CE & ROHS priced below Rs 1000 to ensure the broader use of the device in different applications.