Page 13 - Oxygen

SC directs Centre to prepare buffer stock of oxygen for use in emergencies

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to prepare a buffer stock of oxygen for emergency purposes in collaboration with states and decentralise the location of the stocks

DRDO delivers 50 oxygen cylinders to Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital

To meet the urgent requirements of Covid-19 patients, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday handed over 50 oxygen cylinders to Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad

Silicon Valley veteran Vinod Khosla pledges $10 million to Indian hospitals

Indian-American billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledged USD 10 million for the supply of medical oxygen to hospitals in India. This is in continuation with the Sun Microsystems co-founder's efforts to fund hospitals for oxygen supplies amid a surge in COVID cases in the country. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, he said there was a need to save lives as further delay may end up in more deaths. "For @GiveIndia this isn't enough. They've received requests for 20,000 oxygen concentrators, 15,000 cylinders, 500 ICU beds, 100 ventilators, 10,000-beds COVID centres with requests coming from non-profits & hospitals all across India every day. We need to do a lot more urgently, Khosla said. "The Khosla Family is adding USD 10 million to @GiveIndia to it's previous commitment as a match and hoping others will join in this urgent need," Khosla said. India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 new coronavirus cases being reported daily and hospitals in ...

Covid-19 crisis: IAF airlifts cryogenic oxygen containers from Germany, UK

Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force's C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted 4 cryogenic oxygen containers from Germany to Delhi

Ramp up infra, make all efforts to lift oxygen, Cabinet Secy to Delhi govt

Asks Delhi govt to set up dedicated helpline, make info on beds, drugs and other facilities available on websites

Winning the war through vaccines

To restore normalcy, the present vaccination rate of 3 million doses per day needs to go up by 3 to 4 times

How India has failed to budget for health in the past 75 years

Healthcare has found little mention in Budget speeches over 75 years. Its near collapse in the face of the pandemic today is a result of this

Hospitals with 10,000 oxygenated beds to come up near industrial units

The government expects to make 10,000 oxygenated beds available in a short period of time by making temporary hospitals near industrial units

Centre moves HC to recall its order to supply allocated oxygen to Delhi

Centre on Sunday moved the Delhi High Court seeking recall of its order directing supply of entire allocated oxygen of 490 metric tonnes (MT) to the national capital

Taiwan delivers 150 oxygen concentrators, 500 oxygen cylinders to India

Taiwan on Sunday delivered to India 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders to assist the country in its fight against a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Major tragedy may occur': Two Delhi hospitals ring oxygen alarm bells

At least two hospitals in Delhi sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling oxygen stocks amid spiralling coronavirus cases

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Need aggressive lockdowns, says AIIMS chief

Key Covid-19 task force members urge national lockdown, TMC got most EC notices for violating virus protocols in Bengal polls, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Queues for oxygen and hospital beds, thanks to Modi Govt: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi on Saturday said the entire world is shaken by the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic in India

12 die at Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortage; HC says 'enough is enough'

Around 12.30 pm, the hospital authorities claimed they had run out of oxygen. The oxygen tanker arrived at 1.35 pm, they said

RIL ramps up production of medical grade liquid oxygen to 1,000 MT per day

Reliance Industries has now become the country's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from a single location

'Third World', again? The virus has exposed India's underbelly for all to see

We show our weakness for declaring victory midway, as with Covid and Doklam, celebrate setback as victory, as at Depsang. And the old prickliness about foreign criticism remains, writes T N Ninan

Tata group company to set up 450 oxygen units worth Rs 75 lakh each

While the order for 450 PSAs has gone to Tata Advanced Systems, the remaining 50 will be put up by Trident Pneumatics

Covid-19 second wave: Walmart scales up efforts to fight pandemic in India

The company will donate up to 20 oxygen-generating plants and 20 cryogenic containers for oxygen storage and transportation

How global community is helping India in its fight against the pandemic

Over 40 countries have committed to provide India urgently-required medical supplies like oxygen-related equipment and critical medicines to help it deal with an unprecedented second wave

States must share the blame

Many state govts were taken to the cleaners by high courts for doing next to nothing to prepare for the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic