The day marks the birth anniversary of German physician Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, who is considered as the founder of system of alternative medicine called Homeopathy.
The Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched The ETD. It has been developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup.
The Researchers at the IIT Delhi have developed a handheld Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy based platform for early diagnosis of dengue and also gives dengue test results within one hour.