{"id":26039,"date":"2024-08-24T05:18:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26039"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:20:20","slug":"bhishm-cubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhishm-cubes\/","title":{"rendered":"BHISHM Cubes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is BHISHM?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full form<\/strong>: Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita, and Maitri.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: Provides compact, mobile medical units for emergency care, designed to deliver medical facilities swiftly and effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key features of BHISHM cubes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Compact and organised:<\/strong> Medical supplies and equipment are packed into <strong>15-inch cubical boxes<\/strong>.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>These boxes are organized based on injury types and medical needs, making them <strong>efficient for quick deployment in emergencies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transport flexibility:<\/strong> The cubes are mounted on an adjustable framework, allowing them to be transported via multiple modes, including <strong>air, sea, land, and drone.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Each cube weighs up to <strong>20 kg <\/strong>and is designed to be carried by an individual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mother and BHISHM cubes:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>36 mini cubes<\/strong> combine to form one mother cube.<\/li>\n<li>Two mother cubes combine to form one BHISHM Cube.<\/li>\n<li>One Mother Cube offers first-line care, shelter, and food for up to <strong>five people for 48 hours.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The second mother cube is equipped for surgical care, handling <strong>10-15 <\/strong>basic surgeries per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ease of use and management:<\/strong> Medicines and equipment are classified, with <strong>RFID <\/strong>inventory management and real-time stock updates.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Additionally, a dedicated app and a tablet with support for<strong> 180 languages<\/strong> are provided for operational instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity and Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Each BHISHM Cube can handle around <strong>200 emergency cases,<\/strong> including trauma, burns, fractures, and shock.<\/li>\n<li>The cubes are capable of supporting basic surgeries and can generate their<strong> power <\/strong>and <strong>oxygen for limited durations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technological Integration<\/strong>: BHISHM cubes incorporate <strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI) <\/strong>and <strong>data analytics <\/strong>for <strong>effective coordination, real-time monitoring<\/strong>, and efficient management of medical services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Aarogya Maitri<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: Part of India&#8217;s initiative to provide essential medical supplies to developing countries affected by <strong>disasters or humanitarian crises.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Importance<\/strong>: Highlights India&#8217;s commitment to international humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1. <\/strong>What is Pinaka?<\/h3>\n<p>Pinaka is a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) developed by the DRDO&#8217;s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE). It delivers powerful fire against various targets, including enemy troops and vehicles, and was notably used during the Kargil War.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pm-modi-bhishm-cube-ukraine-kyiv-9529668\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Delhi\u2019s gift to Kyiv: 4 BHISHM cubes for emergency medical care | India News &#8211; The Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BHISHM Cubes are designed for easy mobility, containing essential medical and equipment packed into 15-inch cubical boxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}