Recovery tracker: Workplace visits dip; nitrogen dioxide emissions down

Power generation holds steady compared to previous week

A surge in Covid-19 cases and worries about a second wave have caused some indicators of economic recovery, which Business Standard tracks on a weekly basis, to slip.

All data is as of March 21, except for Google’s location data, which is released with a lag and is as of March 16.

Traffic congestion is 15 per cent below normal in New Delhi, according to data from global location technology firm TomTom International. It is down around 37 per cent in Mumbai with Covid-19 cases increasing in the financial capital (see chart 1).

Emissions of nitrogen dioxide have also