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Month: April 2021
** Engineers help to restart, maintain old oxygen plants
Around 1,500 engineers from industrial, processing, mechanical and other streams who are a part of Ather Energy — an electric vehicle start-up — are talking to companies and hospitals to restart or increase the capacity of existing oxygen plants.
** Manipal Hospitals completes acquisition of Columbia Asia
The ₹2,100 cr. deal got regulatory nod on Friday
Manipal Hospitals on Friday completed the acquisition of Columbia Asia hospitals in a ₹2,100 crore deal.
The acquisition makes Manipal Hospitals the country’s second largest multi-specialty hospital chain, as per a statement.
** Karnataka alters rules for issuing BU numbers
Patients with CT scan showing COVID-19 infection will get BU number even if RT-PCR test says otherwise.
Taking cognisance of such cases and false negative reports that are being increasingly reported in the city, the Karnataka government has tweaked existing protocols to ensure that such citizens are given BU numbers to enable hospitalisation and immediate medical attention.
** Japan to confer Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays decoration to Bengaluru teacher
Bengaluru teacher Shyamala Ganesh, the former director of the Japanese Language School, will be conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.
In a press release, Consulate-General of Japan, Bengaluru highlighted Ms. Ganesh’s contribution to the spread of the Japanese language and culture in Karnataka.
** DRDO to aid hospitals generate oxygen on site
The Medical Oxygen Plant (MOP) technology, developed by DRDO for on-board oxygen generation in the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas by DRDO’s Bengaluru-based Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), will now be employed in the fight against the current crisis of oxygen for Covid-19 patients.
The same technology generates oxygen for fighter pilots flying the Tejas at high altitudes.
** Czech, Ireland and the US fly in life-saving devices to Bengaluru amid surge in COVID cases
According to a senior Customs official, a total of 66 ventilators from Ireland valued at Rs 3.37 crore and 8 ventilators from the US valued at Rs 0.21 crore were cleared.
A total of 218 respiratory devices including high purity regulators and mouthpieces from Czech Republic a totally valued at Rs 0.58 crore were also cleared.
** Class 10 students from Bengaluru raise Rs 2 lakh to buy oximeters for underprivileged
Two Class 10 students of Greenwood High International School Sneha Raghavan and Shloka Ashok raised over Rs 2 lakh in 24 hours to donate 300 pulse oximeters to underprivileged sections.
They will donate the oximeters to a Bengaluru-based NGO, Sampark, that works with vulnerable groups. The oximeters will be distributed to slum-dwellers in Bengaluru and rural women in Koppal in North Karnataka.
** 1912 COVID-19 helpline now has 400 lines
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) COVID-19 helpline – 1912 – now has 400 lines. The helpline was launched mid-April with 30 lines with the assistance of Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom).
** Agri war room’ reopens in Bengaluru to help farmers
The war room would help farmers seek guidance on the price situation in different markets for their produce including vegetables, fruits, and flowers. They can also get information on availability of farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, farm implements, and subsidy schemes, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said.
Farmers can seek guidance from the department by calling helplines 080-22212818 and 080- 22210237 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two technical officers and a deputy director (agriculture) will monitor the helpline.