Page 20 - Oxygen

Covid-19: India gas maker shares jump amid shortage of life-saving oxygen

Supplies of medical oxygen, essential in many cases to treat seriously ill patients, have been depleted as hospitals around India have been overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases

Nashik tragedy: Pune hospitals asked to conduct oxygen supply system audit

In the wake of the oxygen leak tragedy in Nashik that claimed 22 lives, the authorities in Pune have asked all the hospitals to conduct a third-party safety audit of the oxygen supply system

Oxygen crisis: 25 Covid-19 patients die at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Lives of another 60 such patients are at risk, officials said on Friday amid a serious oxygen crisis unfolding in the national capital

Uttar Pradesh: Prescription now mandatory to buy, refill oxygen cylinders

The Uttar Pradesh government has now made a doctor's prescription mandatory for buying oxygen or refilling cylinders

Oxygen crisis: Hospital in Varanasi shifts 9 patients to BHU Trauma Centre

As many as nine Covid-19 patients were shifted to the BHU Trauma Centre in Uttar Pradesh Varanasi on Thursday due to the lack of liquid medical oxygen at a private hospital

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi sends SOS; only 2 hours of oxygen left

Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday sent an SOS to the Arvind Kejriwal government, saying the lives of 60 sickest patients are in peril due to dwindling oxygen in the hospital

Covid-19: India to import oxygen generation plants, containers from Germany

Amid reports of shortage of oxygen in hospitals during the second wave of Covid across the country, India will be importing oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater the shortage

Even record death toll may hide extent of India's Covid-19 crisis

On Thursday, India blew past the global record of daily new infections with 314,835 new cases. With nearly 16 million cases in total, it is the second-worst affected nation in the world

Oxygen Express coaches start journey for Maharashtra from Visakhapatnam

The first 'Oxygen Express' carrying liquid medical oxygen departed for Maharashtra from Visakhapatnam on late Thursday night

Best of BS Opinion: Mismanaged coronavirus crisis, oxygen supply, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet

The growing list of "firsts" for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen

Govt steps in to counter oxygen crisis; MHA directs free movement

India has floated a global tender for procuring 50,000 tonnes of oxygen

Gasping for breath

Govt must take responsibility for oxygen supply chain

Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen

The Indian steel industry has the capacity to supply about 3,000 tonnes a day of medical oxygen

Delhi HC directs strict compliance of Centre's oxygen allocation order

HC directs Centre to provide adequate security to lorries transporting oxygen and form dedicated corridors

India battles Covid surge amid oxygen shortage: Key updates you should know

In this podcast, we take a look at all the major updates as India battles oxygen emergency. Listen in

SC wants national plan on Covid-19 situation, including on oxygen supply

As the country grapples with the current wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the prevailing grim situation

Delhi needs more oxygen, facing tough time in meeting hospitals demand: CM

Amid sharp spike in Covid cases and high demand of Oxygen supply in the hospitals, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the capital is still facing oxygen crisis

Making efforts to airlift oxygen from Odisha: Arvind Kejriwal on O2 supply

The Delhi government is making efforts to airlift its enhanced quota of oxygen supply from Odisha, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday

5 Covid-19 patients die at UP hospital, families allege oxygen shortage

Five coronavirus patients died at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh allegedly due to a shortage in oxygen supply