Draw a contrast between consumption of different sources of energy (petroleum, electricity, water)
before and during the lockdown. Write the inference you draw out of it.
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With India under lockdown, the country’s electricity consumption has fallen by nearly 19 percent as recorded on April 3. Coal-based power generation reduced by 26 percent in the two weeks after the lockdown was announced, compared to two weeks before.
The consumption of petroleum products in India decreased by 18 percent in March 2020 compared to March 2019.
India’s Central Pollution Control Board has reported that 78 percent of cities (where air quality bulletin is recorded) recorded “good and satisfactory” air quality in the lockdown phase as compared to an average of 44 percent seen in the pre-lockdown phase.
On April 21, NASA also released an image of northern India showing aerosol levels at a 20-year low for this time of year due to lockdown reducing human activities.
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