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Making India Breathe

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14 November 2019, New Delhi

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C O U N CI L
IHW Council is a not for profit organization that works towards creating awareness and advocacy for
a healthier world. Set up in response to a strong call to bridge the gaps in preventive healthcare and
environmental protection, the Council advocate’s adherence to the highest standards accepted
internationally in healthcare. With the core belief that health is a human right and not only the
responsibility of the individual, the Council raises pressing concerns in the healthcare fraternity and
engages policy makers, key government officials, academia, industry, health care experts and civil
society.
 GOOD AIR SUMMIT
Making India Breathe

THE VISION
The Indian Council of Medical Research estimates that air pollution caused one in eight deaths in
India last year, besides lowering the average life expectancy by 1.7 years. With Indians breathing
poisonous air on a daily basis, incidence of lung cancers among non smokers has been rising. As
air becomes increasingly unbreathable, we need concrete action with urgency to reverse the health
catastrophe it is causing.
With the core belief that good air is essential for healthy living, the Good Air Summit is an initiative
by the IHW Council to find and advocate ways to ensure better quality of air and make the cities
across India breathable and livable. The forum engages various stakeholders, including policy
makers, regulators, environmentalists, community leaders, influencers, and thought leaders from
various industries and social sectors that directly or indirectly impact the quality of air and its
impact on our health. The Good Air Summit aims to unearth preventive solutions for controlling air
pollution and the challenges it poses to the country. It also aims to recognize the impact makers in
the field who are putting a greater value to public and national interest by working on clean air
solutions.

PHILOSOPHY
Our cities have practically turned into living gas chambers. Unfortunately, this issue concerns us
only for a few weeks every year when the air quality is at its worst. With the availability of clean air
becoming scarce, the need for finding coherent long term solutions to the pollution problem has
never been more pressing. Good Air is among the most fundamental element for life but the
recklessness of human activity has not only led to the deterioration of air around us but has also
precipitated climate change and negatively impacted life and biodiversity on earth. We believe it is
high time that we own the responsibility of cleaning up the environment and act on a war footing
to prevent human race from creating apocalyptic situation on earth.

CONTEXT
Every year, air pollution is estimated to cause 7 million deaths worldwide and 9 out of 10 people
breathe polluted air. With most of the Indian cities being repeatedly listed as the leading polluted
cities of the world, the health of one-sixth of humanity is at grave risk. New research and findings
are constantly indicating severe impact of air pollution on life and health, in addition to the larger
impact on the environment.
 AIR QUALITY CHALLENGES TO SOLUTIONS
PRESENT KEY THE
CHALLENGES STAKEHOLDERS BIG QUESTION

Industrial combustion in Can industrial activity continue

India contributes to fuel India’s growth in a more
49% of the PM10 emissions. Manufacturing eco-friendly manner?
Industry

31% of NOx emissions in the

What should India’s roadmap be
country are contributed by
towards a greener mobility
transport sector, more than
Transport Industry and transport system?
power sector and industry.

With 70% of the buildings that will

What will it take for the
exist in Indian cities by 2030
construction industry to
yet to be built, construction
Construction implement stricter pollution
industry has a bright
countering measures?
future, but darker consequence.

Over 75% of India’s energy Can India script its growth story
needs are dependent on with cleaner energy solutions
fossil fuels. Energy Industry and renewable alternatives?

The fight begins not only at

13 lakh people die due to home but at all indoor spaces.
indoor air pollution in India How can we prevent the indoor
air from killing us?
Indoor Air Pollution

India accounts for 25% of While we demand healthcare,

all air pollution deaths in why isn’t the demand for good
the world. air high on political agenda?
Policy Making, Governance,
Compliance and Regulation

As citizens of the country, how

PM10 Emissions from can we ensure collective
residential sector is over responsibility to reduce reckless
31% in India emissions and our individual
Human Action
carbon footprint?

Air pollution causes more than

pulmonary and respiratory How active is the healthcare
diseases, as 38% of the industry in providing respiratory
disease burden due to air Respiratory care to the victims of
pollution in India is from Care air pollution?
cardiovascular disease
and diabetes.
 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SESSIONS
1. The Policy and Politics for Good Air
Why isn’t the demand for good air high on political agenda for the government and opposition?
India desperately needs political intent and action to tackle air pollution challenges. It is high time
India plugs the loopholes and implements a strong roadmap to tackle these challenges on a war
footing.
2. Emergency Action Plan to Tackle Air Pollution: Too Little Too Late?
Only in few cities and only for some days, emergency action plan is initiated to counter air pollution,
whereas most days in a year, the population is exposed to high pollution levels. How effective is the
Indian emergency action plan? And is it all that we are left to do?
3. Growth or Air Pollution: Do We Have a Solution?
Being a growing economy, much industrial and development growth is yet to happen in India, with
huge energy consumption patterns in future. Unfortunately, we are at a time where growth cannot
happen at the cost of environment anymore. Is there a way for India to showcase to the world
sustainable eco-friendly growth?
4. The 21st Century Pollution Challenges of Making Indoor Spaces Safe
The indoor air pollution is a more imminent threat to our health than outdoor air pollution. The United
Nations Environment Programme stated that the contribution of indoor air pollution in total air
pollution can be as high as 52%. Also, it is estimated that indoor air pollution causes 13 lakh deaths
per year in India. What are the solutions to these modern day challenges?
5. Healthcare Industry Tackling Air Pollution Challenges: A Responsibility Beyond Treatment
Even as we tackle the twin challenges of non-communicable and communicable diseases, air
pollution causes an additional disease burden on our already overburdened healthcare system. It
therefore becomes essential to listen to the healthcare experts on how India can avert the current
crisis and build a preventive rather than a curative system.

GOOD AIR AWARDS

Categories of the Year
Good Air Brands Good Air Spaces Good Air Promoters Special Mentions

. Air Purifier . Workplace . Green Cover Initiative . Good Air Awareness

. Wearable . Home Space . Clean Energy Campaign

. Eco-friendly . Leader . Good Air Initiative

Community Space
Home Appliance . . e-Vehicle Manufacturer . Good Air Champion
Schools
. Car Air Purifier . . Clean Public Mobility . Good Air Icon
Healthcare Provider
. Industrial Solutions Leader . Good Air Innovation
Provider . Waste Management
. Respiratory Care
. Monitoring Devices Champion

. App . Green Lighting Leader

. Good Air Start-Up
 Good Air
Solutions that India needs to Breathe

RESPIRATORY
THE GREEN INDOOR AIR CARE
DRIVE PURIFIERS

THE GREEN AIR QUALITY

RIDE MONITORS

PAPER ORGANIC PLASTIC GLASS

 A unique exhibition space for all good air solution providers
to showcase their latest innovation, techologies & offerings.

INDUSTRIAL AND
OUTDOOR AIR CLEAN ENERGY
SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS

WASTE TO AIR MASK ECO-FRIENDLY

ENERGY GIFTING
SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS

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 INFLUENCERS AT OUR FORUM

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Shri Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways
Govt. of India Govt. of India

Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad Shri. Ashwini Kumar Choubey

Minister of Law and Justice Union Minister of State for
Govt. of India Health and Family Welfare
Govt. of India

Shri. PD Vaghela Mr. Tim Kelsey Dr. Indu Bhushan

Secretary Chief Executive of the CEO, Ayushman Bharat
Pharmaceuticals Australian Digital
Health Agency
 DIGNITARIES & SPEAKERS

Shri Suresh Prabhu Shri Prakash Javadekar Mr. Giriraj Singh

Former Minister of The Ministry of Environment, Union Minister of State for
Commerce and Industry Forest and Climate Change
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(MoEFCC)

Mr. Anbumani Ramadoss Shri Ramdas Athawale HE Melba Pría

Member of Parliament, Minister of State for Ambassador of
Former Minister of Health Social Justice and Mexico to India
and Family Welfare Empowerment

Mr. Alok Tripathi Mr. Gulbahar Taurani Mr. P K S V Sagar

Executive Director Marketing Director & MD, Camfil India
PCRA Business Head
Philips India
 DIGNITARIES & SPEAKERS

Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal Dr. Arvind Lal Mr. Pankaj M Munjal
Chairman Chairman, Dr. Lal PathLabs Chaiman & MD
Hero Enterprise Hero Cycles LTD

Mr. Rupinder Singh Sodhi Dr. Dharminder Nagar Mr. Suyash Gupta
Managing Director MD, Paras Healthcare Director General,
AMUL Indian Auto LPG Coalition

Dr. BS Ajai Kumar Mr. Apurva Bhandari Ms. Mandira Bedi

Chairman & CEO, HCG Founder & Chairman Actor and Social Activist
SankalpTaru Foundation
 PAST JURY

Dr. Randeep Guleria Dr. Kavita Narayan Mr. Anshu Gupta

Director, AIIMS FACHE Technical Advisor Founder
National HRH, MOHFW Goonj

Dr. Mahesh Gupta Dr. JVR Prasada Rao Dr (Capt) Sandeep Sharma
Chairman & MD Former Union Health Secretary Board Advisor
Kent RO Systems LTD Manipal Group

Dr Sanjay Sarin Mr. Ravi Bhatnagar Mr. Pankaj Pachauri

Head, Access Programme Director External Affairs and Journalist
Asia Pacific, FIND Partnerships at RB
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