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Second wave of Covid-19 spawns black mkt for oxygen, drugs: Survey

Black marketing during the second wave of Covid-19 meant that a large number of people had to pay a lot more than the actual rate to access health care facilities

PM Modi chairs high-level Covid meet, urge states to ensure O2 availability

States are being asked to maintain a buffer stock for drugs used in management of COVID-19, mucormycosis, MIS-C at the district level

Fresh curbs, lockdown will depend on oxygen demands: Maharashtra govt

The state government on Wednesday clarified that fresh curbs or lockdown-like measures would be considered only if the demands for liquid medical oxygen crosses 700 tonnes daily

Amethi has become self-reliant in medical oxygen production: Smriti Irani

Irani, on a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, inspected a trauma centre in Jagdishpur.

Raktim Chatterjee takes initiative with Durgapur steel plant to prevent oxygen Scarcity

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Elon Musk's SpaceX says liquid oxygen supplies hit due to Covid-19

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's space company SpaceX faces shortage of liquid oxygen that is used to power its Falcon 9 rockets because of increasing demand in hospitals treating patients with Covid-19

L-G again rejects Delhi Govt's panel to probe deaths due to oxygen shortage

Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi Government's request to set up a panel to investigate the deaths due to alleged oxygen shortage during second wave, Manish Sisodia on Friday

IIT Kanpur goes for commercial production of O2 concentrators

Transfers indigenous tech to Bengaluru based manufacturer

Delhi govt again sends file on panel to probe oxygen-related deaths to LG

The Delhi government has again sent the file on the formation of a high-level committee to probe oxygen-related deaths in the city during the second Covid wave to LG Anil Baijal, Manish Sisodia said

Oxygen shortage deaths: Sisodia claims Centre gave 12-14 hrs to file data

The Centre gave only 12-14 hours to the Delhi government to furnish data on deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second Covi-19 wave, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday

Maha CM inaugurates oxygen plant, says state on way to self-sufficiency

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday inaugurated in online mode an oxygen plant in Mira Bhayander area of Thane district.

SC seeks govt's report on recommendations of National Task Force on Oxygen

Supreme Court asked the Centre to submit the action taken report within two weeks on the recommendations of court-appointed National Task Force on allocation of oxygen to states and Union Territories

45 PSA oxygen plants commissioned in govt hospitals in Delhi: Health dept

Forty-five PSA oxygen plants of 55.46 metric tonnes capacity have been commissioned in government hospitals in the national capital as part of preparations for a possible third wave of COVID-19

No death due to oxygen shortage at Jaipur Golden Hospital: Police

The hospital added that they made frantic calls during the afternoon but by night, the oxygen levels dipped and the liquid oxygen almost got exhausted

4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds available as of July 23: Govt

A total of 4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds are available for managing COVID-19 in the country as of July 23, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha

Centre asks states for data on Covid deaths due to oxygen shortage: Report

The data is likely to be presented in Parliament before the Monsoon Session ends on August 13, sources told ANI

India delivers medical O2 to Bangladesh under 'Neighbourhood first' policy

Keeping with India's Neighbourhood First policy, Indian Railways on Saturday delivered medical oxygen to Bangladesh amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

India to deliver 200 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to Bangladesh

The Railways is set to deliver a consignment of 200 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen on an Oxygen Express train to neighbouring Bangladesh on Sunday

Install oxygen plants, accelerate vaccination, recruit staff: HC to Gujarat

The Gujarat High Court on Friday asked the state government to install PSA oxygen plants at all levels and accelerate vaccination to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19.

'No deaths due to oxygen shortage': Oppn slams govt; BJP defends statement

Opposition parties on Wednesday stepped up attack on the Centre over its statement that no deaths due to oxygen shortage were reported by states and UTs during the second COVID-19 wave