"AmbiTAG"- India's first indigenous temperature data logger for the cold chain management

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Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a first-of-its-kind IoT device – AmbiTag.

About AmbiTag

• It is shaped as USB device.
• Working: It records the temperature of its immediate surroundings “from -40 to +80 degrees in any time zone for a full 90 days on a single charge.
• It generates an alert when the temperature goes beyond a pre-set limit.
• The recorded data can be retrieved by connecting the USB with any computer.
• Developed: The device was developed under Technology Innovation Hub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) and its Startup ScratchNest.
• AWaDH is a Govt of India project.
• Certified: The device is certified with ISO.
• Use: It records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products, vaccines and even body organs and blood.
• The recorded temperature helps to know whether that particular item transported from anywhere in the world is still usable or perished because of temperature variation. 
• This information is particularly critical for vaccines including Covid-19 vaccine, organs and blood transportation. 
• Such devices are being imported by India in a massive quantity from other countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, and China. So, it is a push towards the Atma Nirbhar Bharat”.