{"id":525,"date":"2015-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/india\/uncategorized\/525\/greenpeace-india-launches-clean-air-nation-application-on-google-store\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T08:45:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:45:50","slug":"greenpeace-india-launches-clean-air-nation-application-on-google-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/press\/525\/greenpeace-india-launches-clean-air-nation-application-on-google-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace India launches \u2018Clean Air Nation\u2019 application on Google Store"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tThe Clean Air Nation app by Greenpeace India empowers users to find out the quality of air they are breathing and more importantly, how to protect themselves on bad polluted days and what actions government should take to protect public health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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India is home to 13 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world according to a World Health Organisation report.<\/p>\n

Using the app is simple, you can visit Google Play store and download it at:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=io.gonative.android.robzl<\/a><\/p>\n

Shivanandan L, Technology Manager at Greenpeace India, explained why he created this application,\u201c35% of school going children are affected by the dangers of the pollution they are living with every day: as a father myself, I wanted to do something to highlight these dangers. The obvious solution to this ever-mounting problem would surely be to tackle the problem of air pollution by reducing emissions at sources. But I\u2019m afraid that\u2019s not likely to happen quickly \u2013 and certainly not unless people show their expectations from the government, and demand an end to this exposure they suffer. I\u2019m a tech minded guy \u2013 so my response to the problem was rooted in a techy approach: I wanted to see if we could build a tech solution that would put more power into people\u2019s hands. I set out to design something that would allow people to register their concerns, check for new, current information about the quality of air in their cities, and if that data is missing, have a way to demand it!\u201d<\/p>\n

A web friendly version of the app is ready to use at: http:\/\/act.greenpeace.in\/cleanairnation\/p4\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Once the user downloads the app, they can go through the different cities\u2019 air quality data as provided by the NAQI (National Air Quality Index). Depending on the quality of the air, the app will give users precautionary measures for different various groups (children, elders and pregnant women).<\/p>\n

Notes to editors: As this is a new way of campaigning for Greenpeace India, and we are our first foray into the technology and innovation space, we invite you to test this beta version and provide us feedback so that we can continue to improve the product.<\/p>\n

Quick Guide to the App<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n