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Maharashtra Mission Oxygen
The State Government of Maharashtra has recently launched the “Maharashtra Mission Oxygen”. Under the mission, the daily production of the state is to be increased to 3,000 tonnes. The State Government has allocated Rs 200 crores to the mission. It will provide special incentives to the private players who are willing to being oxygen generation ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Maharashtra Mission Oxygen • Maharashtra State Government • medical oxygen • Oxygen • pressure swing adsorption plants
Operation Samudra Setu II
The Indian Navy recently launched Operation Samudra Setu II. The operation will aid in fulfilling oxygen requirements of the country. About the operation Under the operation, warships have been deployed to carry liquid oxygen filled cryogenic containers. Two ships INS Talwar and INS Kolkata have been diverted for this operation. INS Talwar will transport 40 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: biological oxygen demand • Cryogenic Engine • INS Airavat • INS Jalashwa • INS Kolkata • INS Shardul • INS Talwar • operation samudra sedu • Oxygen • Oxygen Express • Southern Naval Command
PM CARES Fund: 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently sanctioned the procurement of one lakh oxygen portable oxygen concentrators from the PM-CARES Fund. Oxygen Generation Plants Initially, 162 Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Generation plants were sanctioned under PM CARES Fund. Later this was increased to 551 Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Generation Plants. So far, 1,213 Pressure Swing Adsorption ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Oxygen • oxygen concentrator • Oxygen Generation Plants • PM CARES Fund
What is an Oxygen Concentrator?
The Government of India is to import 10,000 oxygen concentrators. What is an Oxygen Concentrator? An oxygen concentrator concentrates oxygen from the atmosphere. Working of Oxygen Concentrator The atmospheric air has 78% of nitrogen and 21% of oxygen. The Oxygen Concentrator accumulates air, filters through a sieve sending the nitrogen back in to the air ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: COVID-19 • medical oxygen • Oxygen • oxygen concentrator
What is Proning?
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently issued guidelines on proning for self-care for COVID-19 patients at home. Under the new guidelines, the ministry has advised the COVID-19 patients to practice proning if they are facing breathing difficulties. Background The number of COVID-19 cases in India is increasing rapidly. This has put hospitals under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: alveoli • Carbon dioxide • COVID-19 • Oxygen • proning • Respiration
MOXIE- Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment
The Perseverance rover of Mars 2020 Mission of NASA recently converted carbon dioxide into oxygen. This is the first time this has been achieved in another planet. This was achieved by MOXIE, an instrument placed in the front side of the rover. What is MOXIE? MOXIE is Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ingenuity Helicopter • Mars 2020 mission • Mars Mission • MIT • Oxygen • Perseverance • Space exploration