A special bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah issued notice on the plea and sought response from the petitioner, who filed a PIL before the high court.
New Delhi, May 17 State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said it will procure one lakh oxygen concentrators to aid India's fi..
"To address the growing customer demand and shortage of critical medical equipment, Amazon India is working with sellers on its marketplace to help them bring in about 9,000 oxygen concentrators for customers in India," it said.
The Supreme Court, late evening on May 2, ordered that the deficit supply of oxygen to Delhi must be rectified on or before midnight of May 3.
The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed only for a period till July 31, 2021, the official order stated.
The 500 new PSA oxygen plants sanctioned under PM Cares Fund are in addition to the earlier sanctioned 713 PSA plants under this fund, the statement added.
Customs authorities are running the extra mile to quickly clear emergency medical equipment to help stressed hospitals that are running out of oxygen supply. Clearance is much faster now, even though many importers say customs procedures remain very cumbersome.
As the demand for oxygen continues to soar, here is a lowdown on how oxygen is made and used in hospitals.