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  Google announces Rs 113-cr grant to set up 80 oxygen plants, upskill rural health workers in India

  India | June 17, 2021 14:49 IST

  Google.org will support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in high-need and rural locations with new grants of about Rs 90 crore (USD 12.5 million) to GiveIndia and about Rs 18.5 crore (USD 2.5 million) to PATH.

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  850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts from PM Cares: DRDO

  India | June 14, 2021 19:18 IST

  As many as 850 oxygen plants are being set up in various districts from the PM Cares Fund, DRDO chief C Satheesh Reddy said Monday, as India emerges from the second wave of coronavirus which caused a major medical oxygen crisis across the country.

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  Oxygen Express: Indian Railways brings oxygen relief to 15 states in 50 days

  India | June 13, 2021 17:28 IST

  Oxygen relief by 421 Oxygen Expresses reached to 15 states namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and others. 

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  HCL provides 17 ready-to-use O2 plants in Delhi

  India | June 12, 2021 15:57 IST

  The plants were inaugurated on Saturday, in a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, and Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies.  

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  Smriti Irani inaugurates oxygen plant in Amethi

  India | June 12, 2021 15:35 IST

  Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday inaugurated an oxygen production plant at the district hospital in Amethi, her parliamentary constituency, officials said.

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  J&K gets technology that can supply oxygen to multiple patients at a time

  India | June 10, 2021 11:10 IST

  "To cater to the requirements of oxygen supply for multiple patients during the ongoing COVID pandemic, Tukroo PHC in Shopian district becomes the first in J&K to get multi-feed OMS technology," an official spokesman said.

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  Haqikat Kya Hai | Truth behind alleged mock drill in Agra hospital that killed 22

  Hakikat Kya Hai | June 08, 2021 21:43 IST

  A prominent private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Agra was closed by authorities on Tuesday after its owner was allegedly caught on audio bragging about how the hospital shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid what the owner purportedly claimed was an acute shortage of oxygen at his hospital during a raging Covid surge in the western UP town, and elsewhere in the state.

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  Milkha Singh admitted to hospital due to dipping levels of oxygen

  News | June 04, 2021 9:49 IST

  Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who recently contracted COVID-19 infection, was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a top hospital in Chandigarh due to "dipping levels of oxygen".

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  INS Airavat arrives at Visakhapatnam with 158 MT of oxygen, other COVID relief material

  India | June 04, 2021 6:32 IST

  Earlier, on May 10 the INS Airavat had arrived in Visakhapatnam with eight cryogenic oxygen tanks and approximately 4,000 oxygen cylinders along with other critical medical equipment/supplies from Singapore.

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  Rajasthan announces perks for private hospitals to set up oxygen plants

  India | June 03, 2021 22:53 IST

  The private facilities in the state can now avail the benefits of the government's special package, wherein the minimum investment criteria has been relaxed.

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  Delhi court grants bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in oxygen concentrator black-marketing case

  India | May 29, 2021 20:09 IST

  A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in the oxygen concentrator black-marketing case, saying that he has clean antecedents and will not tamper with the evidence. 

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  Four PSA oxygen plants installed in Gurugram hospitals

  India | May 28, 2021 19:43 IST

  These plants have been built under the Corporate Social Responsibility programme in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki India Limited.

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  Despite Cyclone Yaas, Odisha maintains liquid oxygen supply to nation

  India | May 26, 2021 19:00 IST

  Speaking to IANS, YK Jethwa, ADG Law and Order of Odisha police said, "Advanced planning was done and standard operating procedure was prepared for ensuring unhindered Oxygen movement, while ensuring the safety of oxygen production centres, tankers, drivers and other staff." Jethwa said that each tanker was moved under close supervision and escort of Odisha Police.

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  Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal to visit oxygen cylinder depot in Mayapuri Industrial area

  India | May 24, 2021 10:57 IST

  As per the report, the chief minister is scheduled to visit the Vinayak Oxygen plant here today at 11:30 am.

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  Samudra Setu II: Indian Navy warship reaches Mumbai with 40 MT liquid medical oxygen, cylinders

  India | May 23, 2021 16:08 IST

  INS Trikand is among the nine ships deployed for COVID relief Operation ‘Samudra Setu II’ for bringing LMO.

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  Delivered over 14K tonnes of medical oxygen to various states so far: Indian Railways

  India | May 22, 2021 20:56 IST

  So far, 224 'Oxygen Express' trains have completed their journey and brought relief to various states, while 8 others, loaded with over 563 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 35 tankers, are currently on their way, it said.

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  Maharashtra to give financial incentives for new oxygen-making units

  India | May 21, 2021 23:13 IST

  Maharashtra Government has approved a special financial incentives package for industries setting up new oxygen manufacturing plants, a senior official said on Friday.

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  COVID: This engineering-infra firm distributes 2.2 cr litres oxygen and 3,122 cylinders in 10 days

  Business | May 21, 2021 21:49 IST

  As the second wave of Covid -19 witnessed several Covid-19 patients dying due to the non-availability of oxygen, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has swung into action to address the oxygen gap in the system. 

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  COVID: Indian Railways delivers 1,118 MT of medical oxygen in a single day

  India | May 21, 2021 16:00 IST

  Railway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states. 

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  'We will chase you': Delhi High Court tells governments to set up oxygen buffer stock

  India | May 20, 2021 19:52 IST

  A bench comprising of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh emphasised that it is the duty of the Centre and the Delhi government to ensure that all the preparations are made against the backdrop of scientists predicting the virus may raise its ugly head again, hitting the people badly.