India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a Covid-19 antibody detection kit. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spikes as well as nucleocapsid proteins of Coronavirus with a high sensitivity of 97%. It has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research and has been developed by the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences lab of DRDO in association with Delhi’s Vanguard Diagnostics Pvt Ltd.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
About the DIPCOVAN:
DIPCOVAN is intended for the qualitative detection of IgG antibodies in human serum or plasma, targeting SARS-CoV-2 related antigens. It offers a significantly faster turnaround time of just 75 minutes to conduct the test without any cross-reactivity with other diseases. The kit has a shelf life of 18 months.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
On February 1, 2026. In a gripping men's singles final at the Australian Open 2026,…
The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2026, marks a decisive…
Preparing for Banking, SSC, RBI, NABARD, and other competitive exams requires a strong grasp of…
The Union Budget 2026 has delivered one of the strongest signals yet of India’s changing…
Union Budget 2026-27 has placed sports firmly within India’s growth and employment strategy. While presenting…
The Union Budget 2026-27 has placed healthcare at the centre of India’s development agenda. With…