A new initiative to clean up the Bandra Talao was started by a group of residents. They collected over 600 kilos of plastic and garbage dumped in the pond.
In the second wave more people are going through a lot of grief and a sense of hopelessness, as the coronavirus crisis has been going on for longer than expected.
The State Mangrove Foundation has been asking to transfer the Panje and other wetlands of Belpada and Bhendkhal so that they can be conserved properly. But that has not happened.
Because of the shortage of medical-grade oxygen supply and high demands across India, a IITB team decided to work on a design which allows patients to breathe in unused exhaled oxygen, filtered to remove carbon dioxide.
Even digitally savvy people find it tough to book appointments for vaccination. The situation is worse for the economically weaker sections and senior citizens.