from nose filters to charcoal bags, bad air is good business | india news - times of india

by:Yovog     2023-08-27
The air quality index between 0 and 50 is considered good.
One day after the Lantern Festival, Delhi\'s air quality index was 390 and air pollution was serious.
But Lavanshi Jain, an asthma patient living in North Delhi Rohini, is not too worried.
She walked out of the house wearing a thin net every day.
Like a nostrils filter.
\"It helped me breathe better and my asthma attacks decreased,\" Jain believes . \".
Jain is using a product called Nasofilters, developed by Delhi-based startup Nanoclean Global in collaboration with researchers at IITDelhi.
These filters are made of a special cellulose.
Based on fiber, it is claimed to capture micro pollutants such as PM 2. 5 and 10. \"It\'s use-and-throw.
10 rupees per pair, 10-
\"12 hours a day,\" said Jatin Kewlani, global COO of nano lean.
The rise in air pollution has spawned a small anti-pollution industry.
Pollution products outside air purifiers and masks.
From small bags of activated carbon to larger outdoor equipment to clean indoor air
More and more polluting goods. Bengaluru-
Based on the startup Devic Earth developed a device, pure sky, that uses radio waves to scatter contaminants like PM 2.
5 and 10, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.
Just as a billiard player cleans the table by hitting the ball further to hit the other balls, the device issues waves to disperse the contaminants and clean up the air in an area, dr Srikanth Sola, CEO and founder of devic Earth, explained.
During the Delhi Half Marathon Race in October, the Delhi government used the device to control air quality.
It has two variants, one for indoor use and the other for outdoor use.
The device claims to raise the air quality index in its community, usually 33%.
International and domestic beauty brands (
Clinique, L\'Oreal, Shiseido, Kama Ayurveda, etc)
Increased pollution.
Sell raw materials for their products.
According to Mintel, a marketing and research firm, Asia-Pacific region (
Including India)
The number of beauty and personal care products claimed to be counter-increased by 40%
Pollution between 2011 and 2013.
Start-ups are also targeting indoor pollution.
Fresh air in Delhi has sold 30,000 units
In the past year and a half, purify the bag.
This bag, known as Vayu Natural, is the same size as the table calendar and contains activated carbon that absorbs indoor contaminants and allergens.
The bag can last for six months and then let it sit in the sun for an hour to charge.
Gurugram\'s Bonphul Air Products extend the range of purifiers, including oxygen optimizers.
\"ACs and poor ventilation can lead to lack of oxygen in the indoor air, which can lead to health problems such as fatigue and respiratory problems.
\"Our products optimize oxygen to the desired level of 21%,\" said Saloni Lohia, sales consultant . \".
While the smog is there for everyone to see and breathe, rush to buy every \"-
Polluting products may not be a good idea.
\"Technology may be useful, but it cannot exist alone,\" explains Anumita Roychowdhury, a senior expert in air pollution at the Center for Science and the environment.
In an article in \"down-to-earth\", Roy Chowdhury wrote: \"In addition to technical strength, it is important to follow the basic principles of public health protection, which requires the control of pollution sources, reduce the direct contact of millionaires until this happens, you can always take a sip of fresh air from the jar and feel better.
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