Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dinesh Prasad Chaurasia & Others Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 12/04/2024. The matter related to improper disposal of fly ash by the thermal power station run by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Kanti, Muzaffarpur, …
The latest assessment of the depletion of the ozone layer that protects life on earth from excessive solar radiation indicates that the recovery of damage to this layer is likely to the delayed by another 5-15 years from the previously anticipated period.
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 previous records for late September. The ozone "hole" opens up over the Antarctic every year in mid-August …
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 as a shield to prevent the ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth. In their report, Under the Counter, the London-based group …
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 said. Thinning in the ozone layer
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 guide on the ozone layer for primary school teachers. The OzonAction Education Pack, launched globally in English, …
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 most critical and important target of production and consumption of another ozone depleting substance used as a cleaning and …
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 and Gordon Lowe, the scientists found aged garlic extract decreases the chances of formation of blood clots. The extract targets …
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 effort to improve air quality and reduce ground-level ozone, a major contributor to smog that also damages crops and other vegetation. …
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 Ozone layer. European Ozone Co-ordination unit has embarked upon this exciting project to find out the present condition of ozone layer …
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 heatwave deaths. A new study from University College London (UCL) claims that while air pollution in various guises might be responsible …
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 heatwave deaths. A new study from University College London (UCL) claims that while air pollution in various guises might be responsible …
lowest ozone: Climate change and pollution together have severely depleted the ozone layer over northern and central Europe, which was thinner this season than it has been since measurements began 50 years ago. Preliminary analysis of ozone data collected from 35 places from January to March 2005 plus information from …
Several of America's largest corporations, two cities and three individuals were honored for their efforts to protect the Earth's climate and stratospheric ozone layer. American Electric Power, 3M, Cinergy, the California Energy Commission, and the cities of Boulder, Colorado, and Syracuse, New York, are among the 25 organizations, companies, individuals, …
A United Nations program has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for the first time in the 14 year history of the prize. The award will be presented tonight at a ceremony in Washington to a specialized branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) …
if you thought depletion of stratospheric ozone layer happens only over the polar regions, it's time you relocated your view tropically. For, scientists have found the ozone layer over the Indo-Gangetic (ig) basin is getting seriously compromised, due to, among other things, the increasing load of atmospheric pollution. Carried out …
if you thought depletion of stratospheric ozone layer happens only over the polar regions, it's time you relocated your view tropically. For, scientists have found the ozone layer over the Indo-Gangetic (ig) basin is getting seriously compromised, due to, among other things, the increasing load of atmospheric pollution. Carried out …
India has stopped producing halon, the ozone-depleting fire-extinguishing agent used in electronic installations, aircraft, military vehicles, ships, submarines and oil platforms. Union minister of environment and forests A Raja announced on March 7, 2005, that the decision has been taken as per the Montreal Protocol, a global treaty. "About 300...projects …
The ozone layer over northern Europe will likely witness a severe thinning in the coming weeks, predict scientists from the European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit, located in the Cambridge University, UK, campus. They have spotted unusual weather conditions over the Arctic, which is witnessing its coldest winter in 50 years …
Pakistan government is committed to protect environment and has planned to train 3,000 technicians throughout the country to control emission of Chloro Fluoro Carbons, which is depleting the Ozone layer and causing spread of skin cancer cases.This was stated by the Federal Minister for Environment Maj (R) Tahir Iqbal inaugurating …
