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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some 17 years ago, I became allergic to Delhi's air.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My doctors told me that my lung capacity
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had gone down to 70 percent,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.00,0:00:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was killing me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.00,0:00:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the help of IIT,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.00,0:00:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TERI, and learnings from NASA,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.00,0:00:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we discovered that there are three
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.00,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basic green plants,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.00,0:00:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common green plants, with which
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can grow all the fresh air
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.00,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need indoors to keep us healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.00,0:00:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've also found that you can
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.00,0:00:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reduce the fresh air requirements
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.00,0:00:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the building, while maintaining
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.00,0:00:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,industry indoor air-quality standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.00,0:00:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The three plants are Areca palm,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.00,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The botanical names are in front of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Areca palm is a plant which
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need four shoulder-high plants per person,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.00,0:00:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in terms of plant care,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.00,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to wipe the leaves
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every day in Delhi, and perhaps
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once a week in cleaner-air cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had to grow them in vermi manure,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is sterile, or hydroponics,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.00,0:01:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take them outdoors every three to four months.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is again a very common plant,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we call it a bedroom plant,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.00,0:01:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.00,0:01:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third plant is money plant,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.00,0:01:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is again a very common plant;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.00,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,preferably grows in hydroponics.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this particular plant removes formaldehydes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.00,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other volatile chemicals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With these three plants,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can grow all the fresh air you need.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.00,0:01:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, you could be in a bottle
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.00,0:01:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a cap on top, and you would not die at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you would not need any fresh air.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have tried these plants at our
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.00,0:01:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own building in Delhi, which is a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.00,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50,000-square-feet, 20-year-old building.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it has close to 1,200 such plants for 300 occupants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.00,0:02:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our studies have found that there is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.00,0:02:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a 42 percent probability of one's blood oxygen
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.00,0:02:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going up by one percent if one stays indoors
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.00,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this building for 10 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The government of India has discovered
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.00,0:02:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or published a study to show
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this is the healthiest building in New Delhi.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.00,0:02:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the study showed that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.00,0:02:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to other buildings,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.00,0:02:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a reduced incidence of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.00,0:02:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eye irritation by 52 percent,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.00,0:02:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,respiratory systems by 34 percent,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,headaches by 24 percent,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lung impairment by 12 percent and asthma by nine percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this study has been published on September 8, 2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's available on the government of India website.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.00,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our experience points to an
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.00,0:02:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amazing increase in human productivity
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.00,0:02:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by over 20 percent by using these plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.00,0:03:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also a reduction in energy requirements in buildings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.00,0:03:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by an outstanding 15 percent, because you need less fresh air.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.00,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are now replicating this in a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1.75-million-square-feet building,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.00,0:03:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which will have 60,000 indoor plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.00,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is this important?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is also important for the environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.00,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the world's energy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.00,0:03:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requirements are expected to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.00,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by 30 percent in the next decade.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40 percent of the world's energy is taken
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.00,0:03:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up by buildings currently,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.00,0:03:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 60 percent of the world's population
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.00,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be living in buildings in cities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a population of over one million in the next 15 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.00,0:03:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is a growing preference for living
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and working in air-conditioned places.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Be the change you want to see in the world,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.00,0:03:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said Mahatma Gandhi.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thank you for listening.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.00,0:03:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)