Kerala startup develops device to sterilise coronavirus in air
Has a lifespan of up to nine years An incubator under Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has developed a pioneering electronic... Read More
Are you sure your air purifier kills coronavirus? Ask these questions before choosing a virus attenuation device
Ever since the CDC confirmed that Covid-19 is an airborne infection and can be transmitted through the air even beyond... Read More
Technology for building health
The present pandemic, and the possibility of another one in the future, have fundamentally altered the way facilities are designed... Read More
Warangal municipal office gets sanitisation machine
Combines ozone and UV technology The administrative office of the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) now has a safe disinfection... Read More
New self-sterilising technology in market
Applications in face masks and textile bags Osmotex Steriliser Technology is said to be able to make textiles and personal... Read More
Rebooting India: Unstoppable Pharma
Mankind Pharma’s Dehradun plant has around five hundred employees divided into three shifts, manufacturing tablets, capsules and injectables for export.... Read More
How to recycle PPE
Researchers are working to channel them away from incinerators At least four Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) institutes, along... Read More
CoronaOven, a novel way to cull Covid19
While it is advised to wash groceries with soap and water, and wash masks before reuse, practically, it is very... Read More
Time to relook at infection control practices for hospital linen
Shashi Balain, MD and CEO at Shubhram Hospital Solutions Private Limited, shares his insights into hospital linen and laundry management... Read More
Indian Budget 2019 – Synopsis
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech today and presented the... Read More
Akshaya Patra Kitchen Hygiene Practices
[box type=”shadow” ]Akshaya Patra Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has been working on... Read More
Cannon Hygiene : Curbing Washroom Contamination
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, in his very first speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, spoke of building... Read More
Stethoscope poses health risk
The potential risk of cross-contamination is very high in medical instrument especially stethoscope, if the hands are not disinfected between... Read More
Cleaning Techniques for Industrial Floor Maintenance
When it comes to cleanliness and hygiene, the most important and elemental aspect is to ensure that the floors and the environment at the workplace are kept healthy. Different floors in food processing, auto and pharma industries require different maintenance.
Healthcare Infection Control through Cleaning & Sterilization
It is now being widely accepted that efficient pre-washing / cleaning is essential in the sterilization process. Moreover, with the... Read More
Akshay Patra leveraging innovation and automation to deliver Hygienic Food
The Akshay Patra programme, the world’s largest school meal programme of a non-governmental organization, recently got an entry into the Limca Book of Records for providing hot meals to more than 1.3 million children at 800 schools, across 18 locations in eight states of India. The organisation owes a lot to its hi-tech and hygienic kitchens for the success.
Robotic Device to combat germs
Xenex, a mobile robotic device developed by the US based epidemiologists is said to combat germs in hospitals with blasts... Read More
Smart Washrooms : Hand Dryers
A wide range of bacteria survives through even hand washing, hence the need to find an effective way of drying... Read More
Tools are important too
Cleaning with sophisticated and state-of-the-art tools has replaced the traditional trademark of a cleaner crouching with a cloth mop and a broom, to a professional janitor holding a handle mop or a squeegee, carrying wipes in the pockets and dragging a trolley with chemicals and other accessories. Professional cleaning systems have necessitated the use of tools in applications where they complement mechanised cleaning. Mohana M
Medical Waste Management
Medical waste disposal has become a bigger problem with the advent of disposables like needles and syringes which cause contamination of land, air and water resources
