PM Modi's review meeting on availability of oxygen underway
Jul 09, 2021, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently chairing a high-level meeting to review the availability and augmentation of medical Oxygen across the country with all stakeholders.
PM Modi to hold review meeting on medical oxygen availability today
Jul 09, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Friday hold a high-level meeting on medical oxygen availability in hospitals of the country, to better prepare ahead of the COVID-19 third wave predicted by doctors, media reports said.
Can we work if our fight over oxygen done? Arvind Kejriwal's COVID-19 third wave message to Centre
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed his wish to join hands with the Centre to take steps to tackle the third COVID-19 wave, amid a bitter tussle between the city government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the oxygen crisis.
Jun 25, 2021, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has raised questions about the existence of a Supreme Court panel report which has reportedly claimed the oxygen requirement in the peak of COVID-19 in the national capital was manipulated.
Delhi govt exaggerated oxygen requirement by 4 times, says SC panel
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government had exaggerated the oxygen requirement by four times at the peak of COVID-19 crisis, a Supreme Court panel said.
Citizen driven ‘Oxyzone’ steps up to provide free Oxygen to Covid patients in Kolkata
May 19, 2021, at 01:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amidst widespread shortage and a growing prices of medical oxygen in Kolkata, a citizen-led non-profit initiative by Prameya Foundation, known as ‘Oxyzone,’ has stepped forward to ensure availability of free oxygen to patients gasping for air.
Delhi's oxygen demand has dipped, Centre can give surplus to other states: Manish Sisodia
May 13, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's oxygen crisis is finally over as Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that the demand for the life-saving gas has dipped and the Centre can supply to other states where shortage prevails.
Oxygen supply tripled compared to last Covid-19 peak : PM Modi
May 13, 2021, at 08:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS:Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level meeting on Wednesday that the supply of oxygen in the country is over three times compared to the level at the peak of the first wave of coronavirus.
Karnataka appeals the Centre to allow utilisation of home produced Oxygen in the state
May 12, 2021, at 12:15 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K Sudhakar on Tuesday urged the Centre to allow utilisation of locally-produced oxygen to overcome the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
11 patients die after disruption in oxygen flow in a govt hosp in Andhra Pradesh
May 11, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Tirupati/IBNS: Eleven Covid-19 patients have died in the ICU ward of a government hospital in Tirupati allegedly after the oxygen supply to these patients was disrupted for some time, reported media.
Japan joins hands with UNDP to boost oxygen supply in Northeast India
May 11, 2021, at 05:01 pm
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rages in India, Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide eight oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region (NER) in India.
Jammu and Kashmir: KPDC enhances supply to keep oxygen concentrators running
May 10, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar: As hundreds of home quarantine patients require electricity to keep the oxygen concentrators running, the Kashmir Power Development Corporation (KPDC) has enhanced supply to ensure uninterrupted power at this time of crisis.
3 police officers deployed for securing oxygen supplies from outside Jammu and Kashmir
May 10, 2021, at 03:37 am
Srinagar: J&K Home department Saturday deployed three Police officers for securing oxygen supplies allocated to J&K from the designated locations in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Supreme Court sets up 12-member National Task Force to distribute oxygen
May 09, 2021, at 12:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Saturday constituted a twelve-member National Task Force (NTF) to streamline the scientific allocation of Liquid Medical Oxygen across the country to deal with the shortage of life-saving gas amid virulent second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Only 487 MT oxygen reached Delhi yesterday: Sisodia
May 08, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the national capital received only 487 MT of oxygen gas on Friday, much less than the Supreme Court's direction of supplying 700 MT daily.
No shortage of oxygen supply in Jammu and Kashmir: Govt tells HC
May 08, 2021, at 01:24 am
Srinagar: J&K government has informed the High Court about the steps it has taken to deal with the second wave of Covid-19.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sends a letter to PM, stating oxygen requirement
May 07, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying with the surge in Covid cases, Bengal’s oxygen requirement is going up and at such a time, the Centre is diverting its oxygen supply to other states.
Delhi govt opposes O2 use audit: Report
May 07, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the oxygen crisis, the Delhi government has opposed the Centre's plea for auditing the oxygen utilisation in the national capital, media reports said.
Odisha dispatches 345 tankers with 6354.742 MT medical oxygen to 10 states
May 06, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A total of 345 tankers/containers carrying 6354.742 MT medical oxygen have been dispatched with a police escort to as many as ten states across the country facing shortage of oxygen in treating the covid patients.
Supreme Court asks Centre to be ready for third wave of Covid-19
May 06, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to be ready for the third wave of Covid-19 at a time the country is devastated by the second wave of the pandemic, media reports said.
Karnataka writes to Centre to allow utilisation of oxygen produced in state
May 06, 2021, at 01:01 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Large & Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar said on Wednesday that he has written to the Union Ministers for permission to utilise oxygen produced in the state to meet local demand.
Putting officers in jail won't bring oxygen: SC as Centre moves top court over HC's contempt notice
May 06, 2021, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said putting officers in jail won't be a solution to the prevailing oxygen crisis in Delhi, after the Centre moved the top court over Delhi High Court's contempt notice, media reports said.
May 05, 2021, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi: In a significant development, two medical oxygen plants funded by PMCARES have been installed at AIIMS, New Delhi and RML Hospital within a week.
May 03, 2021, at 03:17 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi received 120 MT of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) on Sunday through the second Oxygen Express while third has already begun its journey from Angul to Delhi carrying 30.86 MT.
Oxygen Express with five loaded tankers begins journey from Angul to Secunderabad
May 02, 2021, at 04:27 am
Hyderabad/UNI: The Oxygen Express, loaded with 5 tankers, has commenced its journey from Angul in Odisha to Secunderabad.
'Water has gone above head': Delhi High Court to Centre on Oxygen crisis
May 02, 2021, at 01:52 am
Delhi/IBNS: Amid rising Covid-19 deaths due to lack of oxygen support, the Delhi high Court on Saturday told the Centre to ensure supply of 490 MT of liquid medical oxygen every day, its allocated share, "by whatever means", according to media reports.
North Kashmir gets oxygen generation plants
Apr 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar: Two high-capacity oxygen generation plants having 1000 Lpm each capacity were inaugurated at SubDistrict Hospital (SDH) Kupwara and SDH Sopore on Saturday.
Apr 26, 2021, at 01:06 am
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting immediate cancellation of oxygen supply from its plants to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the State is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, media
Enough stock of oxygen, production to be started : Manipur CM N Biren
Apr 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Imphal/UNI: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday said there is adequate stock of oxygen in the state. He was speaking during handing over 15 basic life support ambulances to different CMOs in a function held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
Twenty patients die overnight due to Oxygen shortage in Delhi hospital
Apr 24, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: At least 20 critical patients succumbed overnight at the Jaipur Golden Hospital, here in the national capital Delhi due to the shortage of Oxygen gas.