Smog is really bad; for us, for our family, animals, plants and for the entire city. In my previous blog, we did go through its cause and its ill-effects to our health. (Haven’t read those already? Follow this link). This thing needs to be stopped and immediately. But we all Read more…
Well, I was just flipping through channels when I came across this news. Apparently, air pollution is not just making you sick; it is also decreasing your infant’s age by around 2.5 years. This made me thinking. So pollution can increase the overall infant mortality rate. Also, since we are Read more…
The other day I was discussing the effects of air pollution with one of my acquaintance,and she casually mentioned about growing trees. She said, “Buy some indoor plants for your home and try planting a few trees in your area; you should be fine!” That got me thinking. Is it Read more…
If you can’t Measure it, you can’t MANAGE it, and if you can’t MANAGE it, you can’t FIX it. -Michael Bloomberg Former Mayor, New York While our title might have sounded too mystifying, our title would have definitely helped you understand what we are getting at. So we know air Read more…
We can protect ourselves from things that we are aware of. But what about things we are not sure of? How do we protect ourselves from something which we don’t have a clue about? Air pollution during travel is one such thing. As summer vacation is right around the corner Read more…
Air pollution has become a hot topic of discussion and debate of late. Now with the latest unveiling of the long-awaited air pollution control program also known as the National Clean Air Program, things have started to look more promising. This program is expected to cut down around 20%-30% of Read more…
The air quality levels are deteriorating day by day and along with it there is a rise in the number of people afflicted with chronic respiratory and cardiac ailments. Almost 93% of our total population is breathing in toxic and polluted air and hence there is an absolute need to Read more…
We hear so much about air pollution, what it does to us, our family, our surrounding. But do we really understand it? Being one of the most serious problems in the world, air pollution undeniably deserves all the attention it can get. If you are rolling your eyes with that Read more…
I recently read a news article about five-star breathing experience. Well, the gist is that good air quality has become a luxury offering,and leading hotel chains like ITC Taj and Hyatt are offering them as elite services to their guests. Really? Have we come to that now? While these endeavors Read more…
IOT Enabled Air Monitoring Station Part 1: Overview Acknowledgement: My Colleague Madhusudhan Anand, co-founder and CTO of Ambee, came up with this project idea and guided me through its implementation. Humans are today exposed to air pollution of all kinds, and affected by the harmful effects of the pollutants in Read more…
