The scientist who played a key role in the making of the First Transistorised Indian Computer called ISIJU-1, and one of the first to learn to use computers in India, Prof. Dwijesh Dutta Majumder passed away on 27 June 2020.

It was on the evening of 4 August 2020, that Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, witnessed one of the largest industrial accidents amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis.

In the current scenario, the biological exhibits cannot be processed as routine cases as examined earlier pre-COVID.

With much of the time spent inside homes studying, watching TV, reading, or even playing games – all the while sitting – there must be a heavy price to pay.

The sudden lockdown made the situation of the aged more vulnerable as they were not prepared, just as no one else was.

The article presents a brief overview of mathematics embedded in various aspects of the situation created by the pandemic COVID-19.

While the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic shut down museums throughout the world, the Nehru Science Centre Mumbai snatched the opportunity to restore a hundred-year-old steam engine and a major attraction with visitors, to its pristine glory.

Pillow height can impact the pressure exerted on the various body parts like head, neck, chest, waist and the hip while at sleep. 

The tubifex worms provide a livelihood opportunity to poorer local people. Sewage-fed Adi Ganga water becomes enriched with organic matter, favouring the natural production of tubifex worms.

The next time you pick up products from the shelves, remember to read behind the label – it could make you ‘nuts’ or even prevent you from becoming a ‘vegetable’!