About Special Report
Special Report carries longer reported pieces on one sector, site or problem. Healthcare is a recurring subject: manpower challenges in hospital housekeeping at Apollo Hospital and Narayana Hrudayalaya, how to win the war on healthcare-associated infections in India's hospitals, and how Viveka Hospital makes hygiene audible, visible and measurable.
Industry and public sites follow, with clean and green processing at Balaji Wafers, the biogas plant running a chips line at PepsiCo's Pune unit, green cleaning at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, cleaning principles at Express Avenue mall in Chennai, street sweeping solutions from Dulevo and cleaning at Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja festival, where mechanised cleaning is impossible. Railway coverage includes air quality sensors for trains and reports from Clean Rail Conference zonal meets.
The section is written for hospital administrators, plant and facility managers and anyone who wants a close look at how a particular site is run.
Start here
- How to Win the War on Infection in India’s Hospitals Why preventable lapses drive healthcare-associated infections in India's hospitals
- Challenging Issues in Hospital Housekeeping How Apollo and Narayana Hrudayalaya housekeeping heads deal with attrition and training gaps
- Viveka Hospital Where Safety Has Its Own Soundtrack How Viveka Hospital makes hygiene audible, visible and measurable
- Green Initiatives Kempegowda International Airport Green cleaning practices at the terminals of Bengaluru's airport
- Case Study Biogas Methane Plant at Pepsico Pune How PepsiCo's Pune unit turns food waste into biogas to run a chips line
- Lalbaugcha Raja: Where Mechanised Cleaning is Impossible Cleaning the Lalbaugcha Raja festival grounds where machines cannot be used
- Sensors to Monitor Train Indoor Air Sensors that measure CO2, VOC and particulates inside Indian Railways coaches
- Housekeeping in hospitality:Contributing to the bottom line How hotel housekeeping contributes to occupancy, guest satisfaction and profit
Questions readers ask
How many people do hospital infections affect in India?
Healthcare-associated infections cause an estimated two million cases and 80,000 deaths annually, driven by preventable lapses rather than unstoppable superbugs. Read the article
Why do hospitals struggle to staff housekeeping?
The healthcare industry faces heavy attrition and a shortage of trained housekeeping staff, with few takers for the job and steady job-hopping. Read the article
What do train air quality sensors measure?
The sensors ActiveBuildings designed for Indian Railways can measure CO2, VOC, PM2.5, PM10, humidity and up to 15 other parameters. Read the article
How does PepsiCo's Pune plant use food waste?
The PepsiCo Frito-Lay unit at Pune generates biogas from biodegradable food waste to run its Kurkure chips line. Read the article