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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China lauded for ozone layer protection
The Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) conferred a honor to the Chinese government for its contribution to ozone layer protection in an event marking this year's International
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Protocol may see ozone recovery by 2050
The Montreal Protocol (MP) is the only climate change treaty that has been ratified by every country in the globe and is testament to the fact that nations can achieve complete unanimity in fighting climate change. In a function held to celebrate 25 years of MP organised by the ministry of environment and forests, New York-based Dr Suely Carvalho, chief of the Montreal Protocol, pointed out that parties to the protocol have phased out 98 per cent of ozone-depleting chemicals.
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‘Unesco tag can help prevent rich natural resources in W ghats’
Save natural resourses to next generation, suggests Suresh Heblikar The rich natural resources available in the Western Ghats belt in the State could be preserved with the help of UNESCO heritage tag to the ghats, opined environmentalist Suresh Heblikar. Addressing media persons, in the town on Thursday after participating in an interaction programme on the environment and UNESCO tag, he said that UNESCO tag is important to preserve the rivers, water, food, minerals, timber and other natural resources in the ghat area and save it for the future generation. In the absence of the tag, the river sources would diminish and rivers would dry up.
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Ending the reign of fluorocarbons, answering the call on climate
An EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) report to the 32nd meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Residents switch to LED, solar energy for lighting options
Drawing from the sun to counter power cuts and hike in tariffs While unscheduled power cuts and hike in power tariffs may have residents seething, some with an ecological turn of mind have taken to experimenting with alternatives sources of energy. While few industries and educational institutions have taken the green energy route, homes in the city too are seeking solutions that burn no holes in either the ozone layer or the pocket.
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GEF pledges $8.3 million assistance to country
The government has got a commitment of $8.3 million (around Rs 720.93 million) grant under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). "Nepal has received a commitment of $2.7 million grant for biodiversity,
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Global CFC ban and unintended consequences
The Montreal Protocol led to a global phase-out of most substances that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). A happy side-effect of the gradual ban of these products is that the
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UN Environment agency becomes crunch issue in Rio talks
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is emerging as a hot issue in preparations for June’s Rio conference, styled as a once-in-a-generation chance to restore a sick planet to good health. The US is fighting
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UNEP year book 2012
<p><span id="itro1">The UNEP Year Book 2012 depicts the status of key environmental indicators, shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes and highlights the benefits
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Maldives at the forefront of ozone layer protection and achieving carbon neutrality
Government of the Maldives showcased its success story in ozone protection and achieving carbon neutrality in a side event organized by the Ministry of Housing and Environment of Maldives in cooperation