India's journey towards sustainable cooling
Sustainability, for long, has been at the core of Indian lifestyle and its indigenous knowledge and sustainable practices have played a crucial role in helping people be informed and make environmentally
Ozone Layer
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State can’t handle calamities: Experts
Environment and agriculture experts have said that the state is least prepared to handle any more natural calamities if they arise. After the semi-drought last year and unseasonal rainfalls this year that
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Toxic ozone gas at double the safe limit in some Delhi areas
Environmental scientists say ozone, which is a particularly critical pollutant, has emerged as a concern in Delhi in the last few years. The prevailing high temperatures have contributed to a spike
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India's proposal on hydrofluorocarbon will reduce emissions to 64% by 2050'
India's amendment proposal to the Montreal Protocol for curbing green house gas emissions will help reduce the level of hydrofluorocarbon, one of the key pollutant gases, up to 64 per cent by 2050, a policy
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With heat, toxic ozone level is also rising in city
As temperatures soar in the national capital, levels of toxic ozone, responsible for causing a number of health problems, especially for asthmatics, have crossed permissible limits, the met department
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Global goals and the environment: progress and prospects
This report provides a comprehensive overview of progress on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7, Ensuring Environmental Sustainability, based on official indicators and data. Relying on statistical evidence,
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Europe calls for tougher limits on super greenhouse gases
The European Commission on Thursday called for a tougher U.N. Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer by curbing super greenhouse gases known as HFCs, that have a global warming potential thousands
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UN, Vatican team up for climate change agenda
The United Nations and Vatican joined forces Tuesday to warn about the dire effects of climate change, gathering religious leaders, Nobel laureates and heads of state to present a united front ahead of
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UN, Vatican team up for climate change agenda
The United Nations and Vatican joined forces Tuesday to warn about the dire effects of climate change, gathering religious leaders, Nobel laureates and heads of state to present a united front ahead of
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India proposes HFC phase-down amendment proposal to the Montreal Protocol
The Indian government recently took a leading role in global efforts to address climate change by proposing a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
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Indian proposal for amendment for phase-down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
HFCs have been widely used chemicals as substitute to Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs). HFCs being non-ODSs are not controlled so far under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer