- DRDO Scientist Dr. Shweta Rawat and Dr. Shalini Gupta (IIT Delhi) won the National Award for Young Women Showing Excellence through Application of Technology for Societal Benefits.
- Dr. Shweta Rawat from Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, Timarpur, Delhi has developed a female-specific Full Body Protector to safeguard the Female troops deployed in riot control actions.
- Whereas, Dr. Shalini Gupta, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, has successfully led the development of a technology SeptifloTM, which offers fast and affordable assay for point-of-care diagnosis and treatment of bacterial septicemia.
source: dst
Published On : 04 Mar 2020
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