Monday Post

So last week India created records for number of Covid cases in  day. First mark of 79 cases in a day was breached and yesterday India crossed the mark of 80,000 cases in a day, when total number of cases registered yesterday reached the figure of 80,092.More alarming is death rate and total number cases shooting up during last week, as compared to earlier weeks of August 2020. With  over 76,000 fresh cases being registered daily for five consecutive days, the growth rate this week was 13.1%, which was almost three times more of last week’s 4.1%.. Similarly with 1000+ deaths recorded on four consecutive days during last week gave fatality rate of 3.9%, as compared 1.7% during earlier week. India’s death tally of Covid patients now stand at 64,550.Total  umber of Covid cases in India has now crossed 36 lakh, with recovered cases at 26.68 lakh, the number of active cases is now around 8   lakh mark. Slowly the overall situation looking grim, is it because the cases being tested are increased in all the states. Now Govt is talking of Unlock 4 process where more things will start opening, what will happen then, Nobody knows.

Now coming to my other topic of the day:

Friends, you all aware that air pollution is increasing day by day, and there is not much we can do about the air purity outside, within the homes, we can definitely take few steps to keep the air as pure as possible. There are home air purifiers available in the market, however  there are of course natural ways also, which can PURIFY AIR at homes. Here are few ways which can be tried at homes to purify the air within the house.

Beeswax Candles

Paraffin candles are actually said to be very toxic and will pollute the air in the home to some extent. The beeswax candles usually release negative ions that help in neutralising the air. This is because most air pollutants are positive ions and hence the negative beeswax ions helps in the neutralisation process. Also, the neutral ions are sucked back in to the burning wax, making the air fully safe for breathing. It is said that these can actually help in reducing asthma, and other allergies a lot. Please ensure that wick of the candle is made of cotton, as any other material may add on  to air pollutants.

Charcoal

Most people are aware that charcoal is a purifier, has been used for this purpose for ages. In fact charcoal has water purifying properties also. Charcoal are highly absorbent and can remove most pollutants from the indoor air. You can use active charcoal or bamboo charcoal for this purpose. Just place it somewhere in the living rool or in some corner.

Salt Lamp

Himalayan Salt Lamps are a great way purifying the air as they do the same job like beeswax by releasing negative ions, when they are lit up. This type of salt is said to be natural air purifier that pulls all the pollutants in the air and neutralise them in the air . Even though you can light the salt lamp for this, it works even when it is off. Some people even put a bowl of salt bowl, to ward off negative energies.

Plants

As you know plants give out oxygen by taking carbon dioxide, and that is why it has been said the greenery is important for the environment. However there are some specific indoor plants that can help in purifying the air. The plants are namely Golden Pathos, Snake plant, Chrysanthemums,  Peace lily, Boston fern, Dracaena, Bamboo Palm, Dragon tree, Lady palm and Spider plants. These can help in purifying the air by removing pollutants.

Essential Oils

Certain essential oils do a great job of purifying the air. The ones that you could try out are Eucalyptus, Lemon, Pine, Thyme, Peppermint, Tea tree and White Camphor. These can be used with a plug in diffuser or as a spray, mixed with water, just like how we use Air fresheners.

So these were the few tips, which will help you in purifying your home air quality. I hope this information will be quite helpful for everyone.

Awaiting you comments/views/feed backs.

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

31^st August 2020.