Clean India Journal Monthly Magazine on cleanliness & Hygiene
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended by WHO, and could improve hand hygiene compliance. That’s according ... Read More »
Tag Archives: WHO
14 of 20 most polluted cities in world are in India: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its list of the 20 most polluted cities in the world on May 2, which features 14 Indian cities. The air in Kanpur, Delhi, Varanasi, Patna and 10 other Indian cities is considered the ... Read More »
Challenging Infection Control
Healthcare Associated Infections are a major contributor to increased malaise, fatality and hospital costs, even though they are often preventable. Because of the dimension of associated infections and antibioticresistance in hospitals, many States now mandate hospitals to publicly disclose data ... Read More »
WHO:Water contamination in Bangalore alarming
The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report warns that besides common people, those with impaired immunity or ... Read More »
Painted Walls might affect health
In a latest scientific study, test and analysis conducted by Italy-based Certottica laboratory, it has been found that a large number of enamel decorate paints have a very high level of lead-content violating the norms of the Bureau of Indian ... Read More »
Alumina nanoparticles better adsorb heavy metals in water
The methods to filter arsenic from drinking water are limited and costly. Commonly, alumina (aluminium oxide)-based materials like activated alumina are used to filter the contaminated water. As water passes through it, alumina adsorbs arsenic. But these materials have a ... Read More »
Beyond Pesticides –Breaking new frontiers in Pest Management
Cockroaches are unhygienic. There is demand for an effective and safe method without using synthetic pesticides to control them. Read More »
Controlling mosquitoes
Aquatic Entomology and Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Department of Advance Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College, Chennai, has successfully done experiments to create compounds from indigenous plant extracts which could be used for controlling mosquitoes Read More »