31 May 2021
The Sundarbans protected mangrove forests have been heavily battered by Cyclone Yaas and climate change in general
Even as Yogi and the UP Government have denied oxygen shortages, the in-charge of the oxygen plant at KMC hospital Meerut claims hospital admitted 190+ Covid patients despite being authorised only 50, and that he was asked to keep the oxygen level at low pressure which resulted in the 20-25 deaths daily
The Adani Group — which won bids to operate six Indian airports that were already privately run — has raised airport charges in Lucknow by 10 times; other Adani group airports may also raise charges; earlier, NITI Aayog had raised concerns over Adani Group’s clean sweep of the airports
While other democracies make their Covid planning deliberations public, members of India’s Covid Working Group are made to guarantee that they won’t reveal discussions of the meetings for the next 10 years
Owing to vaccine shortages, the government is studying whether Indians should just be given one dose of the Covid vaccine, and whether it is possible to mix and match vaccines