India Gifts Medical Oxygen Plant to Nepal for Tackling Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

India Gifts Medical Oxygen Plant to Nepal for Tackling Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

India on Thursday donated a medical oxygen plant to Nepal as part of New Delhi's continued commitment to the Himalayan nation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. India's Ambassador here Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the 960 Litres Per Minute medical oxygen plant to Minister of State for Health Umesh Shrestha at a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Population, as part of India's robust partnership with Nepal in tackling the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Embassy here said in a statement. Shrestha said that the donation of oxygen plant was a critical health infrastructure that would reinforce Nepal's efforts in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. India is only the fourth country in the world to develop the technology which utilises the pressure swing adsorption technique and molecular sieve technology to generate oxygen directly from atmospheric air The installation of the medical oxygen plant would help in avoiding the dependency of hospitals for scarce oxygen cylinders, according to the statement.

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Op India  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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India TV News  

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News 18  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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News 18  

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India TV News  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 8 months ago

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CNN  

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3 years, 8 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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3 years, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 8 months ago

Amid Shortage, India to Import Oxygen Generation Plants, Containers from Germany

News 18  

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3 years, 8 months ago

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Op India  

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Explained: How India Manufactures, Procures and Transports Medical Oxygen to Its Covid-19 Hopitals
4 years, 3 months ago

Explained: How India Manufactures, Procures and Transports Medical Oxygen to Its Covid-19 Hopitals

News 18  

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