Page 6 - Oxygen

Railways delivered 19,408 tonnes of oxygen to 39 cities over last month

So far, 289 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey while 11 more are on their way carrying more than 865 tonnes of the life-saving gas in 50 tankers.

O2 unavailability deepens steel output fall as secondary players shut mills

RP Steel and Arora Steel secondary speciality steel players impacted by the unavailability of oxygen

Japan to provide additional ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India

Japan on Friday decided to help India with additional ventilators and oxygen concentrators through United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) to fight against COVID-19 pandemic."Japan has decided to provide additional 1,000 ventilators and 2,000 oxygen concentrators to India through UNOPS. The number of cases are declining, but we can't let our guard down. We remain committed to helping our friends in India. #FightCOVID #JapanIndia," tweeted Embassy of Japan in India."The ventilators Japan had announced to provide to the Indian people have just arrived in India! We hope these ventilators will help as many people's lives as possible," added the embassy.Many countries, including Japan, US, UK, Russia have come forward to provide India with COVID-19 assistance in its fight against the pandemic.The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday informed that as many as 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours.

Delhi govt to give Rs 5 lakh compensation for death due to lack of oxygen

The Delhi government will give compensation amount of up to Rs 5 lakh to families of those Covid patients who died due to lack of oxygen

Maruti Suzuki ties up with three firms for production of oxygen generators

The company said that as part of that, it has been able to increase the output levels of oxygen generators by over 10 times.

Railways transports 1,195 tonnes of oxygen, highest in a day so far

This surpasses the previous high of 1,142 tonnes transported three days earlier

Over 17,239 MT oxygen delivered by Oxygen Express trains during pandemic

Over 17,239 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in over 1,042 tankers has been delivered across the country by the Indian Railways' Oxygen Express during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Alpha Design gets tech from Isro for its oxygen concentrators

Indian defence firm had earlier won a Nasa contract for ventilators

Odisha speeds up commissioning of 13,000-L capacity LMO plant in Mayurbhanj

Odisha's State Task Force has decided to accelerate the implementation of 13,000 litre capacity LMO plant at the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital at Baripada

Businessman Navneet Kalra's bail plea hearing adjourned to May 28

A Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned to May 28 hearing on the bail application filed by businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the oxygen concentrator black marketing case. During a recent raid, 524 oxygen concentrators were recovered from Khan Chacha, Town Hall, and Nege & Ju restaurants owned by Kalra. The restaurateur is in judicial custody till June 3. Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Sharma deferred the hearing in the matter to May 28 at 12 pm after advocate Vishal Gohri, representing the accused, sought adjournment. The court had adjourned hearing in the bail plea twice before on May 20 and 22. On May 22, the district court dismissed the plea of Delhi Police seeking five more days of custodial interrogation of Kalra. Earlier, a similar application was junked by a different judge on May 20 and Kalra was sent to 14-day judicial custody. Prior to this, the restaurateur was remanded to three days in police custody following his arrest. The businessman was nabbed from Gurugram

BCCI to donate 2000 10-litre oxygen concentrators to medical organisations

BCCI said it will distribute 2000 oxygen concentrators of 10 litres each to various medical organisations, ramping up the country's overwhelmed healthcare infrastructure amid Covid-19 pandemic

JSPL supplies 1,100 MT of liquid oxygen to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has supplied more than 1,100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the country battles against second wave of Covid-19, the company said

Karnataka govt directs experts to track possible cause of black fungus

Dr CN Ashwath Narayan has directed the treatment protocol committee to track whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to the use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination

Hyderabad based NGO receives first consignment of 170 oxygen concentrators

Sahayata Trust formally began the distribution of over 400 oxygen concentrators and Covid-relief apparatus as the first consignment of 170 devices arrived from UK

Black fungus: Experts to study causes including industrial oxygen use

Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination.

GST Council may decide on easing levy on imported oxygen concentrators

The Delhi HC last week said that imposition of 12% IGST on oxygen concentrators for personal use or those received as gifts is 'unconstitutional'

Rajasthan coronavirus update: UK-based group to set up 60 oxygen plants

UK-based SRAM & MRAM Group said it will be setting up 60 oxygen plants in Rajasthan. SRAM & MRAM Group, through its Indian partner ATD Group, has signed an agreement with the state government in this regard. The plants will be set up in next two months, a release from the company said. "SRAM & MRAM Group along with ATD GROUP is working towards expanding healthcare products supply like oxygen concentrators, oximeter, oxygen plant and many other items," it added.

Police plea for Navneet Kalra's custody in O2 concentrators case dismissed

A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea by Delhi Police seeking custody of businessperson Navneet Kalra in the black marketing of oxygen concentrators matter.

Govt agrees to priority vaccination for drivers operating O2 tankers: AIMTC

Apex transporters' body AIMTC on Saturday said the central government has agreed to its demand of priority vaccination for drivers operating tankers with liquid medical oxygen amid the pandemic

Secure health facilities, oxygen plants during upcoming monsoon: Home secy

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the national disaster management apparatus and "advised" concerned agencies to be better prepared