Hydrogen Train Launched: Route, top speed, interior & exterior pictures, FAQs, and all you need to know about India's first alternative-fuel trainHydrogen train launched: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's first hydrogen-powered train from Jind. This train generates its own...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Blast in oxygen cylinder plant kills two in Punjab's MohaliA powerful explosion at an oxygen cylinder plant in Mohali, Punjab, resulted in the tragic deaths of two individuals and injuries to four o...
06 Aug, 2025, 02.55 PM IST
Two killed in oxygen cylinder blast outside UP hospitalThe impact of the explosion was so intense that it shattered glasses in the hospital and houses nearby, and the two bodies were badly mangl...
30 Dec, 2022, 02.48 PM IST
Ensure oxygen equipment at health facilities functional: Centre to statesUnderlining the challenge posed by a rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, with a focus on Omicron, the Centre on Friday emph...
07 Jan, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Medical oxygen output capacity rises to over 8,000 tonnes a day from 6,000 tonnes last year: OfficialPeople suffered massive pains during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that was marked by the lack of proper supply of medical oxyge...
21 Sep, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
Govt amends ammonium nitrate rules to curb pilferage; introduces fire-fighting provisionsNearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut's port for six years that detonated in August 2020, wreaking death and destructi...
21 Sep, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Delhi oxygen row: AIIMS director terms audit report interim, Arvind Kejriwal says corona will win if stakeholders fightThe interim report of the Supreme Court constituted sub-group to audit oxygen consumption in hospitals in the national capital during the s...
26 Jun, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Expedite customs clearance of cylinders, pressure vehicles for medical oxygen: CBIC to field officesThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had earlier this month eased norms under Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, to ...
26 May, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
Govt relaxes certain norms to fast track approvals for imported cylinders, pressure vessels for medical oxygenThe relaxations would be valid for six months or till further orders of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)...
16 May, 2021, 08.16 AM IST
Fearing India-like Covid collapse, Kenya scrambles for oxygenIn April Kenya registered a record 571 deaths, and the health ministry warned hospitals were overrun with fewer than 300 patients in the In...
13 May, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Govt eases procedure for import of oxygen cylinders, cryogenic tankersThe government has done away with the norm of physical inspection of global manufacturers and production facilities by the Petroleum and Ex...
05 May, 2021, 09.49 PM IST
Kerala has reserve of 510 MT oxygen, mulling to increase upto 1000 MT: GovtAs many states in the country continue to grapple with oxygen shortage, the Kerala government has said it has a reserve of 510 metric ton o...
28 Apr, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
Oxygen Inc battles huge odds as India gasps for airEarlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s top oxygen producers and urged them to increase supply and divert tankers mean...
24 Apr, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
COVID-19: Tender to be floated to import 50,000 MT of medical oxygen, says CentreIn view of a spike in COVID-19 cases, a tender will be floated to import 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of medical oxygen, while its sources and...
15 Apr, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
Centre asks states to make rational use of medical oxygen, ensure no wastageMedical oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of COVID-19 affected patients. An inter-ministerial Empowered Group (EG2) of office...
15 Apr, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Govt ensures uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitalsThe Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) has issued instructions to all its offices to ensure grant of licences for storage ...
27 Mar, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to examine operational preparedness of armed forcesThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, headed by BJP MP B C Khanduri, will also assess the procurement policy relating to defence...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.11 PM IST