Priyanka alleges govt increased export of oxygen by 700% in 2020Gandhi said, "The (Narendra) Modi government increased its oxygen exports by over 700 per cent in the year 2020, a pandemic year. Most of t...
29 May, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Goondas Act for hoarding Remdesivir, says Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterThe CM's direction to the police comes in the wake of arrest of a number of persons for allegedly selling Remdesivir vials in the black mar...
15 May, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
Modi govt firm to help West Bengal fight COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan to Mamata BanerjeeReferring to her letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "further requirements for COVID-19 management in West Bengal", the minister said...
07 May, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
Kerala government warns of stern action against illegal hoarding of medical oxygenStating that stress has been laid on the rational use of oxygen, they said artificial scarcity of cylinders should not happen owing to unet...
07 May, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
In home isolation in Delhi? You can now apply online for oxygen"From 06-05-2021, all persons/individuals requiring oxygen for home isolation patients will apply on delhi.gov.in/ with a valid photo id, A...
06 May, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
COVID-19: Govt permits oxygen concentrator imports via post, courier for personal use under gift categoryAn official press release from the ministry of commerce and industry stated that oxygen concentrators have been added to the list of exempt...
01 May, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Covid-19 patients with hypoxaemia & rising cases: Why is India facing a deadly oxygen crunch?The country is hit despite producing oxygen over 7,000 tonnes a day.
30 Apr, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
History of medical oxygen: How the key to Covid fight once used to be a feared thingOxygen’s history in medicine begins in the 1770s, when the Swedish pharmacist Karl Scheele and the British scientist Joseph Priestly indepe...
27 Apr, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Online sales of portable oxygen cylinders soar, demand up 4 timesAlmost every online platform from Indiamart to Amazon and Flipkart have run out of stock and even when stocks are available, delivery is li...
20 Apr, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
Hit hard by Covid, Indians flood social media urging for ventilator beds, plasmaPeople were posting pictures of relatives, friends and common people in dire need of ventilator beds, oxygen cylinders, plasma and life-sav...
18 Apr, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Maharashtra: Oxygen cylinders demand goes up 3-fold in AurangabadWith the number of active COVID-19 cases reaching 15,341 in the district, the demand for oxygen supply has also gone up in hospitals and by...
04 Apr, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
India’s hospitals are struggling for oxygen supply as pandemic surgesEarlier hospitals had supplies for six days, now they are reportedly only able to maintain four days of stock. Those needing oxygen increas...
30 Sep, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
States told to monitor, ration use of oxygen amid rising demandThe health ministry has asked the chief secretaries of all state governments to monitor and rationalise the use of oxygen and has issued gu...
29 Sep, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
NPPA caps price of liquid medical oxygen, medical oxygen cylindersThe Empowered Group 2 also requested NPPA to consider a cap for ex-factory price of oxygen in cylinders in order to ensure supply of oxygen...
26 Sep, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Drug regulators crack down on illegal trade in medical oxygenThe rising number of Covid-19 cases has led to high demand for oxygen cylinders, leading to black marketing of the critical life-saving equ...
05 Sep, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
Fearing shortage, people rush to buy oxygen nowDemand for oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators has suddenly seen a sharp increase in metros, especially Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Wh...
24 Jun, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
- A healthy tree worth Rs 24 lakh per year: Report
The economic value of a healthy tree with respect to its oxygen producing capacity is roughly Rs 23.72 lakh per year, claims a report by NG...
20 Aug, 2013, 05.17 AM IST