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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Scientists think sunburst triggered ancient mass extinction
The second-largest extinction in the Earth's history, the killing of two-thirds of all species, may have been caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun after gamma rays destroyed the Earth's ozone
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Technology can check Ozone depletion'
Kamalakshan Kokkal, principal scientific officer, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), has stressed the need for technological conversions in the industrial sector
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Co-ordinated efforts required to check ozone layer depletion'
A Uttar Pradesh State-level seminar was organised by the Environment department at Ganna Sansthan on the occasion of World Ozone Layer Conservation Day. The seminar which was organised on the topic
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Speakers urge compliance with Montreal Protocol - World Ozone Day
The World Wide Fund for Nature in collaboration with the City District Government Karachi on Thursday held a training workshop for teachers and students to increase their contribution in preservation
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International Ozone Layer Day today
International Ozone Layer Day would be observed all over the world. A cell set up in the environment ministry and public sector organizations working for the environment would hold various programmes
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The US and the EU clash again
Europe and the United States have clashed again over international environmental standards, this time regarding controls on the use of methyl bromide, a pesticide that can deplete the ozone layer.
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Many loopholes
Illegal trade of ozone depleting substances is thriving
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Firm rages at EU ozone-depleter exemption plan
American industrial giant Honeywell has blasted the European Commission (EU) over a proposal to give almost 50 foam manufacturers permission to use an HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) banned under the
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Protecting the ozone layer
Manav school, New Rajedra Nagar organised various events on September 9 and 10 to coincide with the International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on September 16. The school
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Technology to sniff out ozone-depleting substances at border
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which is implementing the country's ozone-depleting substances (ODS) phase-out programme, is arming border enforcement agencies with hi-tech