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Write an article on the topic ""Self-Healing"" of Nature and How the Mother Earth is Rejuvenating"" in about 120 words

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Nature in a healing mode

The temporary experience of cleaner air may offer lessons for the kind of the world we want to build after the pandemic

AuthorTelanganaTodayPublished: 10th Apr 2020 12:15 amUpdated: 9th Apr 2020 10:28 pm

Clear, blue skies. Clean air. Cleaner rivers. Wild animals taking a stroll on roads. In the midst of global gloom over coronavirus pandemic, there is a silver lining: Mother Earth seems to be rejuvenating itself. The wounds inflicted on Nature by relentless human activity appear to be healing. From cleaner air to liberated wildlife, the coronavirus lockdowns across the world have made a positive impact on the environment. Modern life has been virtually put in a pause mode with millions of people cooped up indoors as nations struggle to contain the spread of the deadly virus, which has infected over 15 lakh people and claimed more than 88,000 lives so far. Pollution levels have plummeted as lockdowns, aimed at slowing the viral spread, have shuttered businesses and trapped billions of people at home. Cleaner air has perhaps been the single greatest positive effect of the lockdowns on the environment. Reductions in particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide have been registered across several cities, including in India. As a consequence of the drastic reduction in carbon emissions from vehicular movements, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, sank to as low as 93 last month as compared with 161 during the same period last year. The data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed a 71% decrease in nitrogen dioxide levels in big cities, including Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru.