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The government expects to make 10,000 oxygenated beds available in a short period of time by making temporary hospitals near industrial units which produce oxygen of requisite purity to boost the supply of the life-saving gas to fight COVID-19. Following multiple meetings held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation, a statement said the government HAS also explored the feasibility of conversion of existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen, and various such potential industries where the existing nitrogen plants may be spared for production of…

The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the AAP scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30 per cent The Covid lockdown in Delhi – due to end 5 am Monday – has been extended by a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted Saturday evening. The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30…

The schemes run by IIT Delhi’s IRD wing are known as Students Startup Action Programme and Discover and Learn (1-2-3-4). The two research schemes aim to encourage the students to transform knowledge into “tangible products” at an early stage of their career. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has been running two internal research schemes for the students since 2016. The schemes run by the Institute’s Industrial Research and Development (IRD) wing are known as Students Startup Action Programme and Discover and Learn (1-2-3-4). The two research schemes…

Explaining the break-up of numbers, Mr Dass said the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) will suffer reverses and will have to settle with just eight seats. The BJP will win 70 seats, he said, adding the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), another partner, will win five seats. The BJP, along with its alliance partners in Assam, will win 83 seats claimed its state party chief, Ranjeet Kumar Dass, on Friday, two days before the election results. The projection is far below the 100 seats the BJP claimed to win but comfortably…

Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also appealed to people not to panic about the availability of oxygen as the country has a sufficient stock of the gas. The Centre has asked the states and Union territories to ensure a judicious use of medical oxygen and no wastage of the essential public health commodity amid a surge in coronavirus cases and the subsequent demand for the life-saving gas. Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also appealed to people not to panic about…