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Paper	Topics	Subject
PT Pickups	Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System developed by DRDO	S&T
PT Pickups	Dekho Apna Desh Webinar on Khajuraho Temples	Art and Culture

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Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System developed by DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched the SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System which will be useful for soldiers in extreme high-altitude areas.

About DRDO’s Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System:

The system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) levels. Thus, it prevents the person from going into a state of Hypoxia.
- Hypoxia is a state in which the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues is inadequate to fulfill all the energy requirements of the body.
It is developed by Defence Bio-Engineering & ElectroMedical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru of - a unit of DRDO
This system will also be helpful in the current Covid-19 pandemic. It is useful for household care for moderate Covid patients for Oxygen flow therapy.

Key Features of the System:

The system has been indigenously developed. It has dual qualities of being robust & cheap.
Further, this system reads the blood oxygen saturation levels of the subject from a wrist-worn pulse oximeter. After that, the system delivers the required oxygen.
Moreover, the system can function at extreme altitudes featuring low barometric pressures, low temperatures, and humidity.
The system also has software safety checks in the system to ensure the functional reliability of the system in field conditions.

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Dekho Apna Desh Webinar on Khajuraho Temples

The Ministry of Tourism recently organized a webinar on “Khajuraho Temples of Architectural Splendour” under Dekho Apna Desh.

About Dekho Apna Desh webinar

Ministry of Tourism launched the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series in April 2020.
Its objective is to create awareness about and promote various tourism destinations in India.
It is also an effort to showcase India’s rich diversity under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

About Khajuraho Temples:

Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh.
It was built by the Chandella rulers between AD 900 and 1130.
It is situated within the Vindhya Mountain range in Central India.
The temple got the status of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site in 1986.
The temples are famous for their Nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
These temples are famous for intricate & exceptional carvings and surprising architectural skills.
The first documented mention of Khajuraho was made in 641 by Xuanzang, a Chinese pilgrim.
- Later, the Khajuraho temples were also found mentioned by Abu Raihan al Biruni in AD 1022 and the Arab traveller Ibn Battuta in AD 1335.
Ministry of Tourism included Khajuraho Temples as one of the sites under the “Iconic Tourist Sites Initiative”.
- Iconic Tourist Sites Initiative announced in Budget 2019-20.
- It aims to develop the selected sites into world-class tourist destinations to serve as a model for other tourism sites.
The 10th-century Bhand Deva Temple in Rajasthan was built in the style of the Khajuraho monuments and is often referred to as ‘Little Khajuraho’.