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Topic: Oxygen

No need to panic as India has enough stock of medical oxygen, says MHA

The main issue is of transporting the oxygen from producing states to high-demand areas, which the govt is addressing, Goyal said.

Tamil Nadu govt to allow Sterlite to produce oxygen for 4-month period amid Covid crisis

Vedanta's Sterlite Industries in Thoothukudi was sealed by the state government in May 2018, after 13 agitators were killed in police firing during a violent anti-Sterlite protest.

How ‘oxygen langar’ at this Ghaziabad gurdwara is helping save ‘hundreds of lives every day’

Indirapuram Gurdwara in UP's Ghaziabad has started what it calls an 'oxygen langar', which can be used by severe Covid patients who have nowhere to go. The initiative began on 23 April.

IISER Bhopal develops affordable oxygen concentrator to tackle shortage amid Covid surge

According to the team, the device, called 'Oxycon', is estimated to cost less than Rs 20,000 in contrast to the current price of Rs 60,000-70,000.

IAF aircraft to bring 7 empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai

The IAF said the C-17 aircraft has already landed in Dubai and is likely to arrive in West Bengal at 5:30pm.

Waiting for daily oxygen supply, alerting in advance, says Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital

The Delhi hospital, where 20 Covid patients died due to oxygen shortage Saturday, said it hasn't received any response or dispatch note regarding its oxygen supply.

Hoarding of oxygen, medicines creates panic & causes shortage: AIIMS chief on Covid crisis

Top health experts from AIIMS also stressed that vaccines and Covid-appropriate behaviour together can break the chain of transmission.

From vaccines to oxygen, Centre-state volleyball needs to end

There can be inter-state inequity in accessing the vaccine; if some don't have resources to buy, or if competition results in some buying more than they need.

4 Covid patients die in hospital in Haryana’s Rewari allegedly due to oxygen shortage

Hospital authorities denied the allegations, saying the patients were critically ill. However, an official said oxygen supply was limited. A probe has been ordered into the matter.

8 oxygen generation plants being installed in Delhi from PM Cares Fund

Central govt sources claimed that the site readiness of some hospitals was delayed by Delhi govt. The installation is expected to boost medical oxygen capacity by 14.4 metric tonnes.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.