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Fighting coronavirus pandemic, India lights a lamp

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New Delhi: India on Sunday heeded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for switching off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm, with the national power grid managing the unprecedented ramp down and build up of electricity load in a short time duration successfully.

This was the second such appeal by Modi, which leveraged his popularity among Indians to enlist them in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

The strategy resonated with people, with Indians across the country standing at their doors and balconies, and lighting candles, diyas, torches and mobile flashlights for 9 minutes.

It was also accompanied by bursting of crackers, blowing of conch shells and chants of ‘go corona go.’ “It seemed liked Deepawali came early, with many houses

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