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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'Hole in ozone layer will shrink'
Scientists have predicted that the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica could be healed within 70 years. The prediction comes days after the hole reached its maximum size for this year, breaking
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Chinese firms selling CFC on the sly
A team of the London-based Environment Investigation Agency has uncovered the illegal sale of chlorofluorocarbons by Chinese firms throughout the world. CFC gases destroy the ozone layer, which works
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Ozone layer needs 15 years longer to recover
The Atmosphere will take up to 15 years longer than previously expected to recover from pollution and repair its ozone hole over the southern hemisphere, the United Nations' weather organisation
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UN releases ozone pack' for primary schools
Looking at your shadow (the shorter it is, the more dangerous UV radiation is), and covering up with hats, sunglasses and sunscreen, are among the practical tips for schoolchildren contained in a new
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Germans make recycling routine
India has achieved a 50 per cent target of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) production from 22,558 metric tonnes to 11,294 metric tonnes and consumption from 6,681 metric tonnes to 1,940 metric tonnes. The
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garlic safety: Researchers from UK's Liverpool John Moores University claim that a garlic supplement may reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with coronary problems. Led by Khalid Rahman
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US develops plan to tackle ozone pollution
The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published new guidance to help authorities that are failing to meet new pollution-reducing standards. The move comes as part of a US-wide
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EU tests ozone Impact over city sky
Three flights with scientific pay loads are flying over the Hyderabadi skies since Monday in an attempt to find out the atmosphere concentrations of Chloroflurocarbons and their effect on
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Ozone wrongly fingered as heat dodges death blame
High ozone levels and thick summer pollution are being wrongly blamed for deaths caused by straightforward heat, according to academics. The summer sun, not pollution, is responsible for most
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Ozone wrongly fingered as heat dodges death blame
High ozone levels and thick summer pollution are being wrongly blamed for deaths caused by straightforward heat, according to academics. The summer sun, not pollution, is responsible for most