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Topic: Oxygen concentrators

SC agrees to hear Matrix’s plea against Delhi HC order in Oxygen concentrators seizure case

The Delhi HC had dismissed the company's plea seeking release of its seized oxygen concentrators, saying it sold 'untested' equipment to desperate people at exorbitant prices.

Modi govt caps trade margin of oxygen concentrators at 70%

Manufacturers and importers have been asked to report revised MRP within three days. Currently, the margin on oxygen concentrators at the distributor level ranges up to 198%.

Bengal woman whose mother was branded ‘witch’ now helps save same villagers with O2 delivery

20 years back, Churki Hansda's mother was nearly lynched and the family driven out of their home in a Birbhum village. Today, she drives an old van through the area, saving lives.

With over 150 donors, I was able to arrange oxygen concentrators for Rajasthan’s Kuchaman City

While Delhi and other metros were getting supplies and had the best medical facilities during peak of second wave, I realised the situation was much worse in smaller towns, writes Dhruv Mantri.

SC stays Delhi HC order declaring IGST on imported personal O2 concentrators unconstitutional

AG K K Venugopal said the GST council would meet on 8 June and deliberate on granting exemption to essential commodities related to Covid, including oxygen concentrators.

‘Had no criminal intent to cheat people’— Navneet Kalra on oxygen concentrator hoarding case

Kalra's advocate Vikas Pahwa told a Delhi court that the businessman cannot be kept in pre-trial detention as no more recoveries are to be made against him.

Will fix formula for pricing of oxygen concentrators in 7 days, Modi govt tells Delhi HC

The Centre’s affidavit was filed on a plea by Delhi resident Manisha Chauhan, who has raised issues of hoarding and black marketing of medicines and medical equipment.

How to spot a good oxygen concentrator? Drug regulator issues advisory with basic clues

In an advisory issued Sunday, CDSCO warns against 'misleading' brands that don’t meet the recommended specifications, lists out what buyers should look for.

Delhi’s Khan Chacha restaurant owner Navneet Kalra arrested for ‘hoarding’ O2 concentrators

Businessman Navneet Kalra had been on the run for over a week since the seizure of more than 500 oxygen concentrators from the three restaurants he owns in Delhi.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?