Concerns about hygiene on Indian Railways arise as wool blankets are washed monthly, risking allergen and pathogen spread due to infrequent cleaning. Passengers are advised to use provided double ...

Railways claim that the wool blankets are washed "at least once a month." However, a housekeeping staff said there is no monitoring of the cleanliness of the blankets. @josereports @AshwiniVaishnaw ...

An RTI query revealed that the Indian Railways washes bed sheets and pillow covers after every journey but that the blankets in air-conditioned coaches are cleaned only once in a month.

TIRUCHY: How often does the Indian Railways wash the blankets provided to passengers paying for AC coach travel? In an RTI response to TNIE, the Ministry of Railways said the linen provided to ...

Indian Railways washes white bedsheets and pillowcases in AC coaches after each trip, but what about the black blankets?

The city's overall score on an air quality index kept by India's top pollution authorities was 'very poor' at 384, the ...

Studies (like this one, published in the Americal Journal of Medicine) show that saunas may help lower blood pressure, ...

In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities ...

Delhi’s citizens woke up to smog blanketing the Indian capital and toxic foam floating ... usually leaving the city enveloped in a thick blanket of toxic haze. On Sunday, a day after Dussehra ...

In an RTI response to The New Indian Express, the Ministry of Railways said the linen provided to passengers is washed after each use but the wool blankets are to be washed “at least once a ...

Toxic foam blankets the Yamuna River in Delhi ... and use of all types of firecrackers in the Indian capital until the new year to try and combat the declining air quality. The ban came shortly ahead ...