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Besides creating respiratory issues like asthma, bronchitis, the deteriorating <keyword id="13001" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pollution" source="Orion">pollution</keyword> level in the city is creating a slew of patients with watery eyes, itchy throat, doctors said here. Engulfed in thick toxic smog, the air quality index (AQI) on Friday plummeted to the "severe plus" category in several parts of the national capital. The air turned a dense grey as the AQI hovered around 500 in several parts of Delhi-NCR, which is a staggering 100 times higher than the limit considered healthy by the World Health Organization (WHO). "Of late in the OPD we are seeing almost a 50 per cent increase in the number of patients who are coming with watery eyes. Some also experience burning, itching and irritation in their eyes," Dr Anita Sethi, Director &amp; HOD ophthalmology, Fortis hospital Gurugram, told IANS. "Due to pollution we are getting several cases on a daily basis. As of now, we have 28 beds occupied, with 14 of those being in the ICU, and 2 patients on ventilators. These patients have reported a series of discomforting symptoms, which include itchy throats, burning eyes, and exacerbated allergies, along with congested lungs, added Dr. Ambarish Joshi Senior Pulmonologist, Primus Super Specialty Hospital. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed that pollution levels in <keyword id="66" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword> in October reached their worst since 2020, indicating a critical situation that demands urgent attention. The agency also states that prolonged exposure to <keyword id="55910" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-pollution" source="Orion">air pollution</keyword> can cause children to suffer from respiratory diseases. According to the doctors, the elderly, children and those with allergies are more vulnerable these days. Dr Sethi said the dry air of winter and the pollution increases the dryness of the eyes and makes them more sensitive to the particulate matter which is there in the air, causing a lot of burning, irritation and watering in the eyes. "Also, as this is a time of change of seasons so there is more pollen in the air. So those who are a little more prone to allergies are having a real increase in exacerbation of symptoms. "People with pre existing allergies, contact lens wearers, some of the young professionals who have very long hours at the computer and anyway have a little bit of a dry eye syndrome," could have a tough time. Doctors and authorities have urged Delhiites to take the necessary precautions, such as wearing masks and staying indoors whenever possible, to safeguard their health amidst this alarming pollution crisis. "The increasing levels of particulate matter in the air are negatively impacting respiratory health, making it imperative for individuals to remain vigilant and take steps to reduce their exposure to dust and pollutants to safeguard their well-being," Dr. Joshi said. "We urge everyone to wear masks when going outdoors and to avoid any strenuous exercise in open areas, especially those with COPD cases. Please venture outside only if it is absolutely necessary. Additionally, avoiding smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke is strongly advised, as it can exacerbate respiratory issues during times of compromised air quality," he noted. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/hp-omen-16-gaming-laptop-review/articleshow/104945732.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/hp-omen-16-gaming-laptop-review/articleshow/104945732.cms" target="_blank">HP Omen 16 laptop review – A powerful laptop with a fine display</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/india-q3-smartphone-shipments-apple-gains-34-pc-market-share-in-india/articleshow/104907807.cms">Smartphone shipments: Apple gains 34% market share in India as Samsung, Xiaomi decline</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-to-use-two-whatsapp-accounts-on-one-phone/articleshow/104641592.cms">How to use two WhatsApp accounts on one phone? A step by step guide</a>

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The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> Wednesday said it is a question of life and death of crores of people in Delhi-NCR region which is facing severe <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> and the authorities have to be held responsible for its failure to curb it. "Can you permit people to die like this due to pollution? Can you permit the country to go back by 100 years," observed a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. "We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked, "Why can't govt machinery stop stubble burning? Coming down heavily on state governments, the top court said that if they don't bother about people, they have no right to be in power. "You just want to sit in your ivory towers and rule. You are not bothered and are letting the people die," the bench said. "You (states) have forgotten the concept of welfare government. They are not bothered about poor people, this is very unfortunate," said the bench, also comprising Justice Deepak Gupta. It also questioned as to why the state governments cannot collect and purchase stubble from farmers. "We expect more from democratic government of the country to deal with issue of stubble burning and curb pollution," the bench said, adding that "it is a question of life and death of crores of people. We have to make govt responsible for this".

Air pollution is a question of life and death for millions, says SC

A good school for the children, a bungalow in an elegant part of the Indian capital, a job as a freelance writer, a maid, a driver, an inverter for the power cuts, and a water purifying system. These were some of the items Indian expat Jyoti Pande Lavakare ticked off on her list as “done” as she prepared to leave the piercing blue skies of Palo Alto in California to return to New Delhi in June 2009 with her husband Ajay, a technology start-up executive. The move proved smooth. Within months, the household had settled into a new rhythm. They were returning to spend time with their elderly parents and ensure their son, Madhav, and daughter, Naina, both in their early teens, had some “connection” with India, where both Jyoti and Ajay had grown up. They hoped to make them more resilient by teaching them to cope with power cuts, water shortages, and similar hardships. What Lavakare, now in her early 50s, hadn’t bargained for was the poisonous air. The city had a “hidden” secret: its air was fouler than Beijing’s but hardly anyone knew. With every passing winter, the air quality was plummeting. Jyoti Pande Lavakare. “In 2014, I realised something was making us all sick. At my children’s school, children were falling ill constantly. My friends’ children were falling ill. I had a bad asthma attack. When we met other expats, the talk was about what was wrong with the air,” says Lavakare. She thought she was being hypersensitive. Indian friends teased her for having become too “American”. But Lavakare began reading about and researching the air quality and soon became obsessive about the pollution. When the American embassy in Delhi, which had been collecting air quality data but keeping it private, released the figures to the public in 2015, the secret was out. Lavakare was right to be obsessed: New Delhi’s pollution was off the charts, registering 222 during US President Barack Obama’s visit in January 2015. Readings from 151 to 200 are considered unhealthy, and any above that very unhealthy, meaning “health warnings of emergency conditions”. The Indian capital’s residents were living in a gas chamber. In January 2015, Bloomberg quoted David Spiegelhalter, a University of Cambridge statistician, as saying that, by visiting the capital and breathing its air for just three days, Obama might have cut six hours from his expected lifespan. New York Times correspondent Gardiner Harris (a neighbour of Lavakare’s in Sunder Nagar) wrote a quietly impassioned article on how he was leaving New Delhi after his young son suffered a horrifying asthma attack. Breathing the air was the equivalent of smoking 44 cigarettes a day, according to the independent Berkeley Earth science research group. “At first I was in denial. Had I brought my children back to India to breathe pure poison and harm their lungs? But when the data started coming out … I knew we were in a crisis,” says Lavakare. She bought face masks and air <keyword id="2029750" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="purifiers">purifiers</keyword>, but that was only dealing with her own patch. Angry at the horror of the city’s 20 million residents breathing filthy air, she co-founded Care for Air in 2015 with other professionals, as a platform to build awareness that the city was in the midst of a “public health emergency” and to lobby for clean air. With her colourful silk saris and long wavy hair, pushed back by her glasses, Lavakare is now well-known as an expert on air pollution; she is invited to join television debates. She is unimpressed with the measures the New Delhi government has just announced to “minimise” (no one is talking of eliminating) the pollution this winter that turns the capital into a kind of “air gulag”, thick with tiny particles known as PM2.5 which damage not just respiratory systems, as many seem to think – but many other human organs too. The quality of October’s air plunged to “poor” even before Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights when the bursting of firecrackers makes the “normal” pollution many times worse. On some days in late October, the state-run Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index stood at around 300 – six times the recommended level. The index has risen as high as 999 after Diwali for two consecutive years. This year, the government began putting tougher measures in place. Under its Graded Response Action Plan, drivers are allowed to use their cars every other day, depending on whether their number plates end in an odd or even number, to limit vehicle emissions; people found burning waste are fined; bus and metro services are increased; the use of diesel generators has been banned; and water sprinklers and mechanical sweepers will be used to deal with the construction dust and debris that is responsible for the bulk of the pollution. <h2 style="margin-top: 1.14286rem; margin-bottom: 0.428571rem; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.21429rem; font-family: Merriweather, serif; vertical-align: baseline;">At first I was in denial. Had I brought my children back to India to breathe pure poison and harm their lungs?Jyoti Pande Lavakare</h2> By getting the doctors on Care for Air’s board to appear on television to talk about its effects, visiting schools to educate children, and galvanising the media to cover the subject, the group has succeeded in raising public awareness and making people, even the poor, demand action. You can see the difference in the booming sales of air purifiers and face masks. “When people first began wearing masks a few years ago, people used to stare. It seemed odd. Or they’d cross the street, thinking the person was contagious. Now no one thinks twice about wearing a mask,” says Mukesh Nath, a chemist in Sarai Jullena. For Lavakare, the fight for the right to breathe clean air has become fused with her personal life. She’s not worrying about her children – Naina has gone to Barnard College in New York, where she is studying sociology, and Madhav, currently on a gap year, has been accepted by Yale University in Connecticut. It’s more that, while she was campaigning and lobbying against pollution, it sneaked into her family, devastating it. Jyoti Pande Lavakare (left), her late mother Kamale Pande and father Jagdish Chandra Pande. Photo: courtesy of Lavakare family She had returned to India to spend time with her parents. But over a year ago, her mother, Kamale Pande, a classical vocalist and non-smoker, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She had no family history of the disease and was otherwise in excellent health. Suddenly, all those abstract statistics were embodied in her own mother’s lungs. Specialists linked the disease directly to <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> and Lavakare has no doubt at all about the causal link. In her book Choked, published this year, Beth Gardiner wrote: “You see one person run over in the street and you’ll never forget it, but thousands dying from the effects of dirty air will never even faze you.” Lavakare’s mother died last year. Trying to process her grief is one reason Lavakare is working on her own book, called Breathing Here is Injurious to Your Health, to be published next year. It’s the story of her relationship with her dying city, with pollution, her mother’s suffering and on what can be done to spare Indians from pollution’s catastrophic impact. The fight for clean air is going to be prolonged. Misleading statistics have to be contested, for one. The Delhi government recently issued full-page advertisements to trumpet how air pollution had been cut by 25 per cent thanks to its efforts. <h2 style="margin-top: 1.14286rem; margin-bottom: 0.428571rem; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.21429rem; font-family: Merriweather, serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Sometimes, I wish we hadn’t given up our green cardJyoti Pande Lavakare, who returned to India with her family from Palo Alto, California, in 2009</h2> “Experts agree that there is no data available – at least in the public domain – that clearly validates the claim. It doesn’t mean the government is lying, but unless independent data analysts and scientists can access the data, no one can say whether this is just another piece of fake news or a manipulation of cherry-picked statistics,” says Lavakare. Sunita Narain, director general of the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, says the coming weeks will see pollution getting worse. “There are 14 ‘hotspots’ – areas where pollution levels exceed the average because of the burning of municipal solid waste and industrial waste. To reduce the remaining 65 per cent of pollution, these sources need to be tackled,” she says. Lavakare wants action on a “war footing”. The city needs an empowered and accountable authority whose sole goal is to reduce pollution. She is convinced that neither New Delhi nor the country – last year, 11 of the world’s 15 most polluted cities were in India – can afford incremental progress. Anger inflects her voice, mostly when she talks of how little has been done. “Take 2018 – there was not a single ‘clean air’ day in the city. Take the government’s Clean India (Swachh Bharat) campaign. “How you can have a Clean India without clean air?” Or the government’s other pet scheme, Make in India. “How can you Make in India if you can’t breathe in India?” Lavakare asks. The figures are not just dispiriting, they are apocalyptic. A report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in 2016 said air pollution was reducing the life expectancy of the average New Delhi resident by about 10 years. She and Ajay discuss whether they should become “pollution refugees” by leaving the city for Goa, a coastal state in India’s southeast. Friends have already sold up and fled. Many have had nasty health scares. Some have opted for crazy commutes, such as between Delhi and Toronto or Delhi and London. “Sometimes, I wish we hadn’t given up our green card,” she says.

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<ul><li><keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">Air pollution</keyword> in the city has hit the severe plus category with several parts recording a 1,000 above Air Quality Index (AQI).</li><li>Right now, stepping out in the <keyword id="2620149" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-air">Delhi air</keyword> is equal to smoking 33 cigarettes a day.</li><li>A public health emergency has been declared in the national capital.</li></ul>India’s National Capital <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword> is choking. Air pollution in the city has hit the severe plus category with several parts recording a 1,000 above Air Quality Index (AQI). The Delhi government issued a public health emergency and has requested people to stay indoors as much as possible. Right now, stepping out in the Delhi air is equal to smoking 33 cigarettes a day. The visuals of the city paint a picture of helplessness and despair. <div type="Slideshow" msid="71888247" hostid="261" title="Shocking images of India's national capital Delhi breathing toxic air that is equal to smoking 33 cigarettes a day" firstImageMsid="71888248" slideCount="7"></div>

<ul><li>Delhi’s air quality has once again hit the severe mark after Diwali. </li><li>Here are the <keyword id="6362513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups">startups</keyword> that are working for clean air in India.</li></ul>India’s national capital Delhi is gasping for air as once again the pollution hits a high. Delhi has been ranked as the most polluted capital in the world and after Diwali, the danger has set in again. There were multiple steps taken to control it – like banning crackers and stubble fires in Punjab and Haryana to the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal organising a massive laser light show in central Delhi to offer people a different take on Diwali. But it’s not just the government working on possible solutions for this problem. There are several startups that are today working for clean air. Ambee Ambee, an environmental intelligence startup gives accurate hyperlocal air quality data to developers, consumers, health researchers and media companies. It is backed by Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and former Google India head Rajan Anandan. It is also one of the startups to be selected for Google Launchpad Accelerator Program. Blue Sky Analytics Another startup that offers real time data is Blue Sky Analytics. The startup uses satellite imagery to monitor air pollution in real time. Along with an app called BreeZo that offers data and creates awareness, they also have a product called Zuri which is a tool to measure and monitor farm fires and stubble burning across India. Nanoclean Nanoclean is another startup which promises to turn your air conditioner into an air purifier. The startup born out of IIT Delhi was also awarded National Startup Award by former President Pranab Mukherjee for its ₹10 nasofilters to deal with Delhi’s air pollution. They also sell anti-pollution masks. Kaiterra Kaiterra is a global company which is working on air pollution. It produces hardware products like air quality monitors. The Beijing-based company finds clients in India with corporations and factories that want to monitor the air around them. AirOK AirOk is an IIT Madras incubated startup that offers <keyword id="297063" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Purifiers">air purifiers</keyword> for commercial purposes. The startup has a variety of products – air purifiers, filters, masks, purifying bags etc. It even has a unique patented filter technology.

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With New Delhi <a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3036505/delhi-air-pollution-driving-tourists-away-and-spurring" class="link-text">engulfed in toxic smog</a>, a new establishment offering people a breath of fresh air is proving popular in the Indian capital.Over the past fortnight, the city has seen a public health crisis, with authorities twice declaring a pollution emergency and shutting schools while advising the elderly and infants to stay indoors. Concentrations of the most harmful airborne pollutants in the a city of 25 million are regularly about 20 times the <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/world-health-organisation" class="link-text">World Health Organisation</a> safe limit as industrial pollution and vehicle exhaust fumes – combined with smoke from crop stubble burning – cast a toxic pall over the metropolis. But at Oxy Pure customers can inhale 80-90 per cent pure oxygen infused with essential oils such as peppermint, cinnamon, lavender and lemongrass for 299 rupees (US$4.17) per 15-minute session. Nishika Waghela, 33, breathes in oxygen mixed with different scents at Oxy Pure. Photo: Reuters The <keyword id="1853846" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="oxygen-bar">oxygen bar</keyword> was launched in May by Aryavir Kumar and Margarita Kuritsyana, and supplies its scented air through lightweight tubes placed under the customers’ nostrils. Kumar said he gets between 30 and 40 customers per day, as well as providing “portable cans” of air that they can carry around with them. Some of those who have tried it after suffering the ill effects of pollution – itchy eyes, runny noses and throat infections – say they were unsure if the therapy had a psychological effect, but it did make them feel refreshed. A motorcyclist passes a worker sweeping a road shrouded in <keyword id="68139" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Smog">smog</keyword> in New Delhi. Photo: Bloomberg Others were less sure, however, with several taking to social media to criticise the very concept behind the bar and one declaring that Delhi “has officially gone mad”. Doctors say taking oxygen for a short while, even in high concentrations, has no benefit, and breathing extremely high levels can actually be harmful, including causing lung damage. Several Delhi residents, like Kapil Gulliya, who works with a financial services firm, described the oxygen bar as a gimmick, misusing the alarm over pollution for commercial purposes. “What use is 15 minutes of oxygen when pollution is many times the <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> safe limits here, equal to smoking 30 cigarettes a day?” Last week, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/india" class="link-text">India</a>’s Supreme Court criticised the government for making “little constructive efforts” to curb pollution. The court has ordered a new clampdown on stubble burning on farms surrounding the capital.Bonny Irengbam, a senior sales assistant at Oxy Pure, told The Indian Express newspaper that “some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who undergo the sessions regularly will get real benefits of the aroma.” Irengbam said he does not encourage back-to-back sessions and advises his customers to stick with one 15-minute session per day. “I was passing by and saw that they were offering pure oxygen. I thought I’ll give it a try and went for the lemongrass flavour. It was refreshing,” Manjul Mehta, an Oxy Pure customer, told the daily. Oxy Pure is located in an upscale mall in the south of Delhi, with a second outlet expected to be launched by next month at Delhi’s main airport, according to Irengbam.

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<ul><li>A recent report by Lancet on the impact of <keyword id="2411223" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-pollution-in-India">air pollution in India</keyword> in 2019 says that 1·67 million deaths were attributable to <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword>, accounting for 17.8% of the total deaths.</li><li>It also resulted in a total loss of $36.8 billion, which was 1.36% of India's gross domestic product (GDP). </li><li>India’s national capital Delhi, which has ranked as one of the world’s most polluted cities several times over the last few years, saw its economy take a big hit due to the crisis.</li></ul>India and its rising air pollution crisis has cost not just the country’s economy but also resulted in the death of 1.67 million people. A recent report by Lancet on the impact of air pollution in India in 2019 says that 1·67 million deaths were attributable to air pollution, accounting for 17.8% of the total deaths in the country. “The increasing death rate attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution reflects increasing pollutant emissions from rising energy consumption, accelerated urbanisation, rapid industrialisation, and growing numbers of petroleum-powered vehicles,” said the report. And if that were not enough, it also resulted in a total loss of $36.8 billion, which was 1·36% of India's gross domestic product (GDP). The loss was calculated according to the premature deaths and their impact on India’s economy, loss in human capital as well as healthcare costs incurred by the people due to air pollution. India’s national capital Delhi, which has ranked as one of the world’s most polluted cities several times over the last few years, with the air pollution crisis also becoming a point of political debate saw its economy take a big hit due to the crisis. “Delhi had the highest per-capita economic loss due to air pollution, followed by Haryana in 2019, with 5.4 times variation across all states,” said the report. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-buyback-offer-details-and-700-million-metro-ag-deal-drives-share-price/articleshow/79911875.cms">Wipro offers 10% more to buy back shares and signs a $700 million deal with Metro AG – everything that’s driving the IT services stock higher today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/there-are-one-of-only-17-indian-companies-out-of-500-that-aced-the-du-pont-test/articleshow/79911627.cms">There are one of only 17 Indian companies out of 500 that aced the Du Pont test</a>

Rising air pollution in India led to 1.67 million deaths and a loss of $36.8 billion in 2019, says Lancet report

<ul><li><keyword id="2370" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="hollywood">Hollywood</keyword> actor and an <keyword id="6356826" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ENVIRONMENT">environment</keyword> activist <keyword id="26566" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Leonardo-DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</keyword> shared images of the protest against <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> in Delhi. </li><li>India’s national capital Delhi has been gasping for air as Air Quality Index went beyond 1000 in several parts of the city. </li><li>Several celebrities in India like Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza – have spoken about the toxic air in Delhi on their social media pages. </li></ul>Hollywood actor and an environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has shared images of the latest protest held in Delhi against rising air pollution-- on his Instagram feed. DiCaprio reposted images about the protest on November 5 where 1500 people participated. Within 20 hours of the actor posting the image, there were over 7 lakh likes on it <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype=""><cdata><![CDATA[


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 India’s national capital Delhi has been gasping for air as Air Quality Index went beyond 1000 in several parts of the city. As air turned hazardous, schools closed down, corporates offered work from home options and Delhi government implemented the odd-even scheme. Several celebrities in India like Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza – too have spoken about the toxic air in Delhi on their social media pages. Last Sunday, a Citizen Mass Meet was organized in Gurgaon to demand corrective measures to fight air pollution. The protestors were hoping to find an amicable solution to stubble burning, unauthorized construction, and burning of coal and wood. They were also suggesting options like improving public transportation – and expanding green cover. Recently, Indian ride hailing unicorn Ola and global tech giant Microsoft too inked a partnership to measure real-time street air quality index in Delhi. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/makemytrip-ceo-deep-kalra-to-protest-against-air-pollution-in-gurgaon-on-sunday/articleshow/72065559.cms">MakeMyTrip CEO is one of 10,000 people planning a protest against air pollution in Gurgaon on Sunday</a>

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<ul><li>On Sunday (November 3), <keyword id="2578389" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AQI">AQI</keyword> levels went beyond 1000 in multiple places in Delhi. </li><li><keyword id="6369698" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="corporates">Corporates</keyword> in Delhi have been facilitating work from home as well as providing flexible timings to help employees stay indoors.</li><li>Many have also installed advanced level air purifiers to control air quality inside office premises.</li></ul>Delhi’s severe <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> levels has everyone worried. Schools are shut, odd even scheme is announced, and masks are selling like hotcakes. On Sunday (November 3), AQI levels went beyond 1000, and just then, Monday blues for professionals took a serious turn. But corporates too have taken steps to protect their employees from Delhi’s toxic air Work from home Almost all major companies urged their employees to work from home and stay indoors. Companies like H&amp;M, Coca Cola, KFC and offered flexible work timings as well as work-from-home option. H&amp;M India <a href="https://www.latestly.com/india/news/delhi-air-pollution-hm-kfc-coca-cola-others-allow-employees-flexible-timings-work-from-home-options-1315079.html">reportedly</a> gave its employees the flexible timing option till November 15. Securing the workplace Many companies are securing their workplaces, making way for a sustainable approach. <keyword id="51757" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="TIMES-INTERNET">Times Internet</keyword> in its Delhi offices of Noida and Gurugram installed “electrostatic precipitators/chemical filters in the centralized air conditioning plant”. This ensures that the air quality inside the office premises ranges between good and satisfactory levels. Startups like <keyword id="44033" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="hike">Hike</keyword> too installed the same in 2016. Hike’s advanced Oxidation system based on Ionized Hydro Peroxides. “The system is based on Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) i.e., Hydrogen Peroxide to reduce microbial contamination and gaseous contamination . Hydro-Peroxides are very effective at destroying harmful microbial in the air and on the surfaces.It does not require the pollutants to travel to the unit for treatment or filtration. These oxidizers produced are friendly which means that revert back to oxygen and H2O after the oxidation of the pollutant,” explained the company. With this, the average AQI at Hike has been at 89 throughout October. <div type="image" title="AQI Level at Hike - 6th November 2019" msid="71940067" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;AQI Level at Hike - 6th November 2019&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

AQI level at Hike on November 6, 2019 No surge pricing Ride-hailing companies Ola and Uber both announced that they would cancel surge pricing as the Indian capital suffered. Uber started a campaign called #Leaveyourcarbehind, to promote shared mobility. Meanwhile, Ola announced that there will be no peak pricing on rides during the period of the odd-even scheme which is between November 4-15. “The implementation of the odd-even scheme offers an opportunity to further unlock the potential of shared mobility. We are ensuring that all our services across cabs, autos, bikes and shared cabs, will be available to serve citizens,” said Arun Srinivas, chief sales and marketing officer at Ola.

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