Air Purifiers

SC slams Delhi govt on Grap IV, directs CAQM to review school closure

Delhi air pollution: Parents request the reopening of schools as children loss access to midday meals and air purifiers

Senior living homes, air purifiers, stocks: Top personal finance stories

This week we report about why you must invest in a senior living home and how premium air purifiers help at home

Premium air purifiers that will bring relief as pollution crisis gets worse

Buy devices that can clean up large rooms and have filters to capture small particles

Businesses gasp as Delhi's bad air chokes demand; air purifiers sales rise

Malls go empty, open-air markets also hit

Indian firms tackle air pollution with flexible work, install air purifiers

The Delhi government has enforced GRAP Stage IV, banning diesel vehicles, restricting non-essential trucks, halting construction, and urging work-from-home to combat severe air pollution

Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Gen1 launches in India with dual function: Details

Apart from air purification, Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Gen1 offers thermal control for both heating and cooling

Versuni launches new range of Philips Air Purifiers: Check price, features

The new range of Philips Air Purifiers are now available for purchase on the official Philips Domestic Appliances website and at select retail and online stores

Govt to verify air purifier claims amid pollution concerns in Delhi

The government on Tuesday announced plans to conduct market surveillance to verify claims made by air purifier manufacturers, amid rising concerns about pollution in Delhi and other major cities. This move comes in response to Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday accusing some companies of making false assertions about their products. Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, stated, "We will try to see through market surveillance and check if the claims are correct or not." Khare also mentioned that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has taken note of the issue and will examine compliance with existing quality control orders on air filters. The announcement follows Joshi's remarks at a World Standards Day event, where he expressed concern over misleading marketing tactics. "Air purifiers make such false claims... We see air purifiers and so much is written but nothing is there in it. There is just a fan in it, ye

Secure Connection launches Honeywell-branded air purifiers: Check details

The newly launched Air Touch V1 and Air Touch V5 air purifiers from Honeywell brand licensee Secure Connection are now available in India on the e-commerce platform Amazon at discounted prices

Govt may review inverted duty structures in washing machines, air purifiers

The government is likely to consider addressing the issue of inverted duty structure for certain products like paper, furniture, washing machines, solar glass, and air purifiers to promote domestic manufacturing, an official has said. Inverted duty structure refers to taxation on inputs at higher rates than finished products that result in the build-up of credits and cascading costs. The official said the Commerce and Industry Ministry has shared a list of products with the Finance Ministry to look at the inverted duty structure issues. The list was shared after holding detailed consultations with industry associations and export promotion councils. "We have already sent the list to the Finance Ministry. The list includes products such as paper, furniture, washing machines, solar glass, air purifiers, and some cases in apparel and jewellery also," the official said. Inverted duty structure impacts the domestic industry, as manufacturers have to pay a higher price for raw materials

Mis-selling trap; air purifier basics: Top personal finance stories

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Breathe easy: Here is how to get the apt air purifier for your home

Buy a device that covers a large area of the room and removes dust, dander too

Cars equipped with air purifiers become latest draw for buyers In metros

Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Pune, which have been affected by higher levels of air pollution, are witnessing a strong demand for air purifiers

Air purifier sales surge as air quality worsens in national capital

Air purifier makers are witnessing a sudden spike in sales and customer enquiries amid air quality worsening in the national capital and adjoining areas. The makers said they are receiving queries from Mumbai and some eastern parts of the country, alongside the New Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), where air quality levels have also gone down substantially. Companies such as Philips, Kent RO, Xiaomi, Daikin and Havells expect a further uptick in demand in the coming days, as they anticipate air quality to be impacted by other reasons as well as from construction activities, along with rising health consciousness among consumers. Air purifiers are a relatively new, small and niche segment in the home appliances space, whose demand picks up after Diwali. However, this year has seen an early surge in sales due to a sudden surge in air pollution levels, companies said. "In the past 4-5 days, we have witnessed a 15-20 per cent increase in demand, as people anticipated the need for a

Air pollution scare fuels purifier sales in India as winter sets in

The stores, which usually sell five to seven purifiers a day, sold 50 air purifiers in a single day, earlier this week

Dyson unveils Purifier Big+Quiet for large spaces: Know price and features

Priced at Rs 68,900, the Dyson Purifier Big+Quite boasts a HEPA H13-grade filter capable of absorbing particles up to 0.1 microns in size

Dyson launches noise-cancelling headphones Zone with built-in air purifier

The Dyson Zone headphones come with an attachable visor that projects purified air streams

IIT Kanpur develops novel technology to turn ACs into air purifiers

This technology comes as a simplistic handy tool, which can be easily mounted atop regular ACs and utilised by switching on 'fan mode'

In season of pollution, here is what your air purifier needs to do

The device must clean up particulate matter, allergens and ultra-fine dust particles

Air purifier sales surge as Delhi grapples with 'severe' pollution

Once a luxury product, air purifiers have increasingly become a necessity as sales surge amid a rise in Delhi's pollution levels that are now just a notch below the 'Severe Plus' category. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 426 at 9.30 am on Friday. An AQI of above 400 is considered 'Severe' and can affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing illnesses. On Thursday, the 24-hour average AQI stood at 450 at 4 pm, just a notch below the 'Severe Plus' category. Demand for air purifiers have risen in the national capital, particularly after Diwali, which witnessed widespread bursting of firecrackers despite a ban. "The air quality in India is deteriorating due to many activities industrial expansion in cities, population density, improper waste management, crop burning, increased automobile use and a few natural causes. There is evidence that air pollution, both outdoor and indoor, is on the rise and is