{"id":9162,"date":"2020-07-23T16:18:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2020-07-23T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:48:56","slug":"power-minister-launches-programme-to-improve-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/power-minister-launches-programme-to-improve-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Minister launches programme to improve indoor air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Indian Economy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Energy Efficiency Services Liited (EESL), a joint venture of public sector undertakings, has launched a national programme to improve indoor air quality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0The initiative is called the Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency (RAISE) national programme.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Poor air quality has been a concern in India for quite some time and has become more important in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. As people return to their offices and public spaces, maintaining good indoor air quality is essential for occupant comfort, well-being, productivity and the overall public health, the statement said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/power-minister-launches-programme-to-improve-indoor-air-quality\/#RAISE_initiative\" title=\"RAISE initiative\">RAISE initiative<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/power-minister-launches-programme-to-improve-indoor-air-quality\/#Pilot_project\" title=\"Pilot project\">Pilot project<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAISE_initiative\"><\/span>RAISE initiative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5V1LaZ4KHJQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"RAISE INITIATIVE 2020 #currentaffairs #upsc #uppsc - YouTube\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EESL has undertaken a retrofit of its office air-conditioning and ventilation system. This is a part of the larger initiative to RAISE developed for healthy and energy efficient buildings, in partnership with US Agency for International Development\u2019s (USAID) MAITREE programme. The pilot focuses on improving indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, and energy efficiency (EE) in EESL office\u2019s air conditioning system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pilot_project\"><\/span>Pilot project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As per EESL, the pilot project has shown about 80 per cent improvement in Air Quality parameters with almost no implementation hassles. Considering employee\u2019s occupational health and safety is paramount in any workplace amidst the Covid-19 scenario, EESL is keen to provide such solutions across the country with standardisation and demand aggregation approach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/atmosphere\/atmosphere-11-00122\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/atmosphere-11-00122-g001.png\" alt=\"Atmosphere | Free Full-Text | Novel Approaches to Air Pollution ...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Indian Economy Why in news? 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