4 May 2021
Mumbai's Coastal Road project has wiped out productive fishing grounds between Nepean Sea Road & Worli; The livelihoods of women, who pick oysters and shellfish by hand along the shore, are among the first to be hit
Government Priorities: Environmental go ahead for Central Vista project; PM residence, SPG HQ to be ready by December 2022; entire project worth Rs 13,500 crore cleared
Oxygen crisis: Oxygen tankers ‘held hostage’ at Haryana plant, taking 6 times longer to fill, Delhi claims; “We don't have enough medical oxygen, need more… medical oxygen allotted earlier to us was 300 tonnes per day, it was increased to 865 tonnes, but we need 1792 tonnes per day”, says the Karnataka Chief Secretary
Covid sweeps through India: Anger rises as coronavirus rages in Varanasi, Modi's constituency; "We are inundated with calls saying help us get a bed or oxygen," said a local medical professional; Mathematical models project a peak of 800,000 daily new infections over the coming weeks, double the current levels; New hotspots could be in Uttarakhand, Odisha, West Bengal
Everything is PR: Vaccines in the 18-44 years age group are funded by state governments; however, Prime Minister Modi’s photo continues to appear on the Covid vaccination certificates