CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Budding scientists of Indian Institutes of Technology, Ropar and Kanpur and Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University have developed a living-plant based air purifier “Ubreathe Life” that amplifies the air purification process in the indoor spaces.

Detailed explanation-2: -PATIALA: Budding scientists of Indian Institutes of Technology, Ropar and Kanpur, and Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University have developed a living-plant-based air purifier that amplifies the air purification process in the indoor spaces.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1860s, John Stenhouse filed two patents applying the absorbent properties of wood charcoal to air purification (patents 19 July 1860 and 21 May 1867), thereby creating the first practical respirator.

Detailed explanation-4: -World’s first Plant-based smart air-purifiers called “Ubreathe Life” by the scientists of Indian Institutes of Technology, Ropar & Kanpur, and Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University.

Detailed explanation-5: -IIT, Ropar, Professor Rajeev Ahuja claimed that the AQI (Air Quality Index) for a room size of 150sq. ft. drops from 311 to 39 in 15 minutes after using ‘Ubreathe Life’ air purified.