The COVID-19 or commonly referred to as The Novel Coronavirus has become the only concern now. It's quiet natural to get irritated at this Coronavirus mania but there are a lot of interesting facts, eveyone should know about. News Media, though neutral or biased (Although, neutral media hardly exist), have started covering just a bit of useful information. However, most of this information is presented in a depressing way so as to cause anxiety regarding this situation. Hence, it is essential not to panic in such a situation. Probably the only thing we've to do is what youngsters call 'chill at home'. No doubt, this virus resulted in massive economic collapses and forced even the most powerful countries to kneel. Even the country that is considered as the 'superpower'; The USA has not been able to take effective measures. Whether Democracy or Dictatorship, many have miserably failed to control this spread. As a result, we've seen dreadful deaths and horrendous accusations. Even India which had been performing aptly, is now gradually getting churned by this virus. Many Governments, leaders believe it to be a conspiracy of the Chinese Government.
However, do we really need to be a bystander listening to these conspiracy theories or random facts about this virus ? Do we really need to watch how the opposition criticizes the center for taking any harsh measures (as quoted by the opposition) ? There is nothing that can change the fact that we are under the threat of this Pandemic. Do we have to cry over everything going wrong with the Economy ?
Every coin has two sides. However, man sees one side at a time. This is called as Halo Effect. A single quantity portrays a positive or negative impression that outshines every other factor. Like the moon; we see only the bright side while we ignore it's dark side. But in this Coronavirus episode, a larger populace is looking at it's dark side. If we look closely, we will find the bright side to be more intriguing. This is where we are headed at, in our blog :The Bright Side of Crisis. We are going to mention some facts that assure this Coronavirus mania to be in humanity's favour. This is a place where you'll find most of the positive stories, elements and facts related to the Coronavirus happening and also, the 'flattening of the curve' as they say.
Many Governments have announced lockdown in order to control the spread. This has caused a total stoppage of activities in factories and production units which massively contribute to the rate of ever increasing pollution. Also, larger number of people are now using digital forms of payment. This would help in fulfilling the 'Cashless India' dream. Nobody must've ever assumed schools, tuitions and colleges to conduct lectures online. We can say that All of the educational institutions have started using digital platforms to conduct classes. Online Video Conferencing platforms recorded a huge surge in the recent months. Online conferences, summits are conducted largely. For eg, Recently the G-20 summit was held through video conferencing. Zoom had recorded 10 million users in December 2019, prior to the outbreak. This number hiked to 200 million in February 2020. Did we foresee Mumbai, called as 'city of dreams' or 'Mayanagri', to shut down it's activities partly ? Did we predict that all of the corporate sector would shut down and every employee would have to carry on the work by sitting at home ? However, it’s the truth and all these things are happening. The students who would face difficulties to reach coaching centre classes, can now take online classes. Meanwhile people are becoming independent as they carry on household activities on their own in absence of their maids or workers. Moreover, many engineering students are involved in creating robots to help doctors. International trade experts and diplomats speculate that many of the top corporate giants and multinational corporations may shift their production units from China and establish them in India. Due to widespread lockdown, there are no people on the streets to mug because people are confined to their homes preventing burglaries and house invasion. Secondly, street prostitution or sex slavery has been severely curtailed. Also reduced pollution level in the world's largest lockdown, India witnessed a sudden fall of pollutants and subsequent blue skies signal a dramatic shift for India which had 21 of the world's most polluted cities. According to a survey, the nitrogen dioxide levels dropped by 30-40% in all major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune after 3 weeks of lockdown. Also it is seen that The Ganges is about 10 times cleaner than it was in December 2019. The number of people suffering from fatal respiratory problems due to pollution was about 4 million in 2019, which is expected to reduce by 50% by the end of 2020. 'Work from Home' has resulted in reduction of use of plastic and paper to a huge extent. Also, the marine life which is endangered due to mixing of toxic chemicals in water, will rejuvenate. Paper, Rubber and Wood will be used conservatively. In short, this pandemic will benefit us by helping nature restore its original beauty that man has ruined to a great extent.
The world has also witnessed a sharp decline in the sale of illegal narcotic drugs due to a strain in supplies of those drugs. The most undisputed positive impact on India was its HCQ diplomacy. India is the largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine tablets, an anti-malarial and sold these to atleast 55 countries including the superpowers. Recently, Switzerland projected the Indian flag on the world's most photographed peak i.e. Mount Mattenhorn in the Alps, as a message of hope and humanity. This also depicts the growing stature and soft power of India in International politics.
Today, the world observes the acknowledgement of the heroics of those who were the unsung heroes yesterday. Doctors, Nurses, Sewage Cleaners, Sweepers, Security Personnel an all other essential service providers are now attributed greater importance. Human relationships will be stronger than ever, after the pandemic.
Mankind can always hope the future to be bright. This is what leads to development. It is true that the outbreak has disrupted economies worldwide. However, we see a gradual improvement in environment balance. Economies are social systems that are created by humans. Humans can create them, destroy them and even fix them using the neocortex. However, everything in this nature is an underlying component building this earth. Till date, mankind has caused lot of damage to these natural systems and despite a lot of efforts put in by environmentalists and leaders, mankind could hardly see any light coming through. However, this Coronavirus incident has resulted in rebuilding of these natural systems. Ozone layer healing, decreasing pollution levels, greater freedom for animals, suitable environment for birds and a lot more things are happening.
We have come up with this idea of writing Blog posts to acquaint you with the long term benefits of this ephemeral crisis requesting you to empathize and cooperate.
Writers - Ashutosh Gandhe, Sankalp Gharote and Tushar Saboo
Publisher - Yajnesh Gokhale
However, do we really need to be a bystander listening to these conspiracy theories or random facts about this virus ? Do we really need to watch how the opposition criticizes the center for taking any harsh measures (as quoted by the opposition) ? There is nothing that can change the fact that we are under the threat of this Pandemic. Do we have to cry over everything going wrong with the Economy ?
Every coin has two sides. However, man sees one side at a time. This is called as Halo Effect. A single quantity portrays a positive or negative impression that outshines every other factor. Like the moon; we see only the bright side while we ignore it's dark side. But in this Coronavirus episode, a larger populace is looking at it's dark side. If we look closely, we will find the bright side to be more intriguing. This is where we are headed at, in our blog :The Bright Side of Crisis. We are going to mention some facts that assure this Coronavirus mania to be in humanity's favour. This is a place where you'll find most of the positive stories, elements and facts related to the Coronavirus happening and also, the 'flattening of the curve' as they say.
Many Governments have announced lockdown in order to control the spread. This has caused a total stoppage of activities in factories and production units which massively contribute to the rate of ever increasing pollution. Also, larger number of people are now using digital forms of payment. This would help in fulfilling the 'Cashless India' dream. Nobody must've ever assumed schools, tuitions and colleges to conduct lectures online. We can say that All of the educational institutions have started using digital platforms to conduct classes. Online Video Conferencing platforms recorded a huge surge in the recent months. Online conferences, summits are conducted largely. For eg, Recently the G-20 summit was held through video conferencing. Zoom had recorded 10 million users in December 2019, prior to the outbreak. This number hiked to 200 million in February 2020. Did we foresee Mumbai, called as 'city of dreams' or 'Mayanagri', to shut down it's activities partly ? Did we predict that all of the corporate sector would shut down and every employee would have to carry on the work by sitting at home ? However, it’s the truth and all these things are happening. The students who would face difficulties to reach coaching centre classes, can now take online classes. Meanwhile people are becoming independent as they carry on household activities on their own in absence of their maids or workers. Moreover, many engineering students are involved in creating robots to help doctors. International trade experts and diplomats speculate that many of the top corporate giants and multinational corporations may shift their production units from China and establish them in India. Due to widespread lockdown, there are no people on the streets to mug because people are confined to their homes preventing burglaries and house invasion. Secondly, street prostitution or sex slavery has been severely curtailed. Also reduced pollution level in the world's largest lockdown, India witnessed a sudden fall of pollutants and subsequent blue skies signal a dramatic shift for India which had 21 of the world's most polluted cities. According to a survey, the nitrogen dioxide levels dropped by 30-40% in all major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune after 3 weeks of lockdown. Also it is seen that The Ganges is about 10 times cleaner than it was in December 2019. The number of people suffering from fatal respiratory problems due to pollution was about 4 million in 2019, which is expected to reduce by 50% by the end of 2020. 'Work from Home' has resulted in reduction of use of plastic and paper to a huge extent. Also, the marine life which is endangered due to mixing of toxic chemicals in water, will rejuvenate. Paper, Rubber and Wood will be used conservatively. In short, this pandemic will benefit us by helping nature restore its original beauty that man has ruined to a great extent.
The world has also witnessed a sharp decline in the sale of illegal narcotic drugs due to a strain in supplies of those drugs. The most undisputed positive impact on India was its HCQ diplomacy. India is the largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine tablets, an anti-malarial and sold these to atleast 55 countries including the superpowers. Recently, Switzerland projected the Indian flag on the world's most photographed peak i.e. Mount Mattenhorn in the Alps, as a message of hope and humanity. This also depicts the growing stature and soft power of India in International politics.
Today, the world observes the acknowledgement of the heroics of those who were the unsung heroes yesterday. Doctors, Nurses, Sewage Cleaners, Sweepers, Security Personnel an all other essential service providers are now attributed greater importance. Human relationships will be stronger than ever, after the pandemic.
Mankind can always hope the future to be bright. This is what leads to development. It is true that the outbreak has disrupted economies worldwide. However, we see a gradual improvement in environment balance. Economies are social systems that are created by humans. Humans can create them, destroy them and even fix them using the neocortex. However, everything in this nature is an underlying component building this earth. Till date, mankind has caused lot of damage to these natural systems and despite a lot of efforts put in by environmentalists and leaders, mankind could hardly see any light coming through. However, this Coronavirus incident has resulted in rebuilding of these natural systems. Ozone layer healing, decreasing pollution levels, greater freedom for animals, suitable environment for birds and a lot more things are happening.
We have come up with this idea of writing Blog posts to acquaint you with the long term benefits of this ephemeral crisis requesting you to empathize and cooperate.
Writers - Ashutosh Gandhe, Sankalp Gharote and Tushar Saboo
Publisher - Yajnesh Gokhale
Great work done by all of you !!
ReplyDeleteIts true which is ignored by the people
ReplyDeleteNice work in researching the positive side of this crisis . Keep the same attitude always !
ReplyDeleteMost of us forget 90 percent of the positive aspect and remain focused on the small negative part of it, making oneself miserable or feverish. Good efforts in bringing out the positive out of the greatest pandemic in the current scenario.
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