December 2020 marks the completion of five decades of the inception of the US Environmental Protection Agency and its landmark decision of passing the Clean Air Act. President Nixon, on December 31, 1970, put the formal stamp on the act. It is arguably one of the most revolutionary and promising environmental decisions ever made. So…
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Many people around the world are not breathing clean air. People are dying of air pollution every year. Indoor air pollution is as dangerous as outdoor pollution. People in low and middle countries can’t access the clean cooking fuel yet at the maximum level. Women and children are affected mostly by indoor air pollution. Understand…
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Is Indoor Air Pollution a big problem? Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) gives the measure of air quality inside and around the boundaries of a concrete structure. IAQ affects the comfort, health, and productivity of the occupants of the building. The World Health Organisation (WHO) deems indoor air pollution as the world’s largest single environmental health…
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Who would have imagined that growing mushrooms gave farmers regular nightmares! Wait, you didn’t know? Want to know what makes mushroom farming so tough? Prana Air dug in, found out about the problems related to CO2 monitoring in mushroom farming, and formulated the solution. Read more to find out. Mushroom Farming: A roller coaster A…
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We spend almost 18-20 hours of our day indoors. Out of those, a substantial percentage belongs to the time we spend at our workplaces. Therefore, a healthy indoor environment is important to create a productive workspace. Read more to find out how indoor air quality relates to occupational health and safety. What is occupational health…
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Prana Air is the proud associate of a study undertaken by Ola and Microsoft. We built custom-made PM2.5 monitors with a live dashboard for real-time street-level air quality monitoring of the Delhi-NCR region via a fleet of Ola cabs. We managed the research, design, creation, and delivery of the devices in record-breaking time! Background The…
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Prana Air is the proud associate of the pioneering initiative by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to monitor the air pollution due to stubble burning on ground zero. We designed PM monitors for real-time monitoring of the particulate concentration released during stubble burning in a bid to seek trends of deterioration in air quality…
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Have you observed any changes in the visibility outside lately? Do you feel irritation in your nose and throat whenever you go out? Are you cancelling your outings and preferring to stay indoors nowadays? If the answer to all these questions is yes, then you are falling prey to the winter pollution that is steadily…
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Have you ever thought whether or not there is an association between air pollution and the brain’s degeneration? Air pollution is one of the top 5 causes of death globally. It causes a conspicuous impact on the respiratory tract as well as our hearts. But a new study claims that it is notably altering our…
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We come across the phrase ‘smart city’ a lot nowadays. How can a city be smart? What are the attributes of a smart city? What is the importance of air quality monitoring? How will the air quality monitoring in a smart city appear? Read more to find out. The emerging need for transition Cities hold…
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