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AAP, BJP spar over SC panel's report on 'inflated' oxygen need

Responding to BJP's accusations, Kejriwal on Friday said his only "crime" was that he "fought for the breath of two crore people" of Delhi

Sisodia says O2 report by Oxygen Audit Committee is yet not approved

Sisodia rebutted accusations from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders

Make strategic reserve of oxygen for 2-3 weeks like petroleum: NTF to SC

Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force has recommended that the country should have strategic reserves of the gas for 2-3 weeks of consumption on the lines of the arrangements made for petroleum

There's no such report: Sisodia over claims that Delhi inflated oxygen need

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia denied existence of any report by Supreme Court-appointed Oxygen Audit Committee about Delhi exaggerating its oxygen requirement by four times during second wave

Delhi govt exaggerated oxygen need by four times, states SC panel

Supreme Court's oxygen audit team submitted its report and stated that the Delhi government exaggerated its oxygen requirement by four times at the peak of Covid-19's second wave

One more oxygen express arrives in Tamil Nadu

An oxygen express train carrying 73.27 MT of LMO (liquid medical oxygen) from Odisha arrived at Irugur near here in the early hours of Sunday.

Odisha CM lays foundation stone of pressure swing adsorption plants

Naveen Patnaik virtually laid the foundation stone of various Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants, health infrastructures, and Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) plants in eight districts of the state

No proof of oxygen supply cut for 'mock drill' in Agra Hospital: Report

There is no proof that the oxygen supply was cut off for a 'mock drill' at a prominent private hospital in Agra, said Uttar Pradesh's Death Audit Committee on its report on Friday

Google announces Rs 113-cr grant for 80 oxygen plants, upskilling in India

Google.org has announced a grant of Rs 113 crore to support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants and upskilling of healthcare workers in rural parts of the country

PSA oxygen generators at hospitals not a panacea, says Moloy Banerjee

In an interview with Jyoti Mukul, Moloy Banerjee, head of gases-South Asia, Linde South Asia, talks about capacity building and the merits of setting up PSA plants to meet medical oxygen demand

MVS Engineering seeks govt help to source component for oxygen production

Industrial gas manufacturer MVS Engineering has sought the government's intervention to ensure smooth supply of zeolite molecular sieves, a key component for the production of medical oxygen

Honeywell says partnering with Indian govt to ramp up oxygen production

Honeywell International Inc said on Monday it was partnering with the Indian government to ramp up oxygen production in the country

Best of BS Opinion: The real oximeter, why poor are leaning right & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

The real oximeter

The oxygen that we get from nature is about increasing green cover and ensuring that our air - our every breath - is not polluted.

HCL provides 17 imported ready-to-use oxygen plants to Delhi govt

The total combined capacity of the 17 plants is 7,300 litres per minute (LPM).

Capping trade margin on O2 concentrators resulted in consumer savings: Govt

Capping the trade margin on oxygen concentrators by the government has resulted in ensuring consumer savings as the price of the critical device has come down

Oxygen storage capacity ramped up in Delhi for possible third Covid-19 wave

Three oxygen storage plants with a total capacity of 171 MT have been installed so far in the city to prepare for a possible third wave of Covid-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday

DDA approves key proposals, including one related to oxygen plants

This was among the several proposals cleared by the urban body at its Authority meeting

Covid-19 treatment guidelines cut down on drugs, steroids: Details here

The guidelines also ask for rational use of the chest CT scan while stressing on promoting Covid-appropriate behaviour - wearing mask, practising strict hand hygiene, physical distancing

Pfizer supports deployment of oxygen and ICU beds in Delhi, Mumbai

Around 10 per cent of these beds have been set up to meet the requirements of Covid-19 paediatric patients.