<h1>The Saline Gargle RT-PCR technology</h1> <img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/62812966-4b0e-11ec-829c-9d2af53a8eac.png"><h2> </h2><h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has transferred the know-how of indigenously developed Saline Gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing COVID-19 samples</li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Saline Gargle RT-PCR technology is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly, and comfortable</li></ul> <ul><li>&nbsp;It also offers instant results and is well-suited for rural and tribal areas, given minimal infrastructure requirements.</li></ul> <ul><li>The&nbsp;method is non-invasive and so simple that the patient herself can collect the sample</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The transfer of know-how would enable the innovation to be commercialized and licensed to all capable parties, including private, government, and various rural development schemes and departments. </li></ul>