DRDO develops space heating device for soldiers at high altitude 
DRDO has developed Himtapak, a space heating device for Indian Army personnel posted in eastern Ladakh, Siachen and other high altitude areas. Dr Rajeev Varshney, Director of the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, said, "It (the device) will ensure that there are no deaths of jawans due to backblast and carbon monoxide poisoning." 