In Uttar Pradesh, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has joined hands with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the development of affordable ventilators for Covid-19 treatment. <br />''<br />''An MoU to this effect, has been signed  between BDL, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kanpur's incubator Foundation for Innovation and Research in Science and Technology and Nocca Robotics Private Limited(NRPL), an incubated start-up of IIT Kanpur. <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, in response to the clarion call of the  Prime Minister Modi, A startup of IIT Kanpur designed and developed a high-end and affordable, indigenous ventilator necessary for providing life support to critically ill COVID-19 patients under the overall supervision of IIT Kanpur team led by Prof Amitabha Bandyopadhyay. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Apart from providing support to the critical patient, the ventilator's design also has unique features to safeguard the frontline healthcare workers from exposure to the virus. </span><br />