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, …
Prof Sherwood Rowland, recipient of the 1995 Nobel prize for his role in making the world aware of the danger of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), says he is waiting for the discovery of the next ozone hole. In the city to participate in the fifth
This spring's Arctic ozone hole may well be the worst ever, scientists warn. The severe loss of protective ozone in the upper atmosphere would increase the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching ground level, with possible damage to human health and the environment. The European Ozone Research Co-ordinating Unit in Cambridge …
There is increasing evidence that the grave warnings of climate change at the various World Summits on Sustainable Development are coming true. For one, even as the residents of Delhi were lamenting the absence of the familiar winter chill, cold descended as it has never done in certain parts of …
Bhutan will decrease its annual import of ozone depleting sub stances (ODS) from 150 kilogrammes to 75 kilogrammes in compliance with the Montreal Protocol ratified by the 82nd session of the National Assembly. The reduction will be based on a licensing strategy which member countries of the Montreal Protocol will …
The Bangladesh government with the financial support of Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund (MLF) will procure 9000 kits to convert the CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) running refrigerators in the country into HC (hydrocarbon) system as part of the National ODS Phase out Plan (NOPP). Department of Environment (DoE) will launch the drive for …
The winter hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica appears to have grown from last year but is still smaller than in 2003, when it was at its largest, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. The UN agency's top ozone expert added that seasonal depletion of the protective gas layer, …
The hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica has grown to near record size this year, suggesting 20 years of pollution controls have so far had little effect, the United Nations said. In a bulletin on the seasonal depletion of ozone gas, which filters harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause …
Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Prakash Koirala has said Nepal has made commitment for reducing the elements that destroy the ozone layer by 2010 as Nepal is a party to the Protocol on Protection of Ozone Layer. In a message given on the occasion of the International Ozone Day …
More than 350 phase out projects in various sectors using Ozone Depleting Subtances (ODS) are in different stages of progress in India, and Gujarat may bear the brunt in the services sector by not being directly involved with the manufacturing process. Textiles and garments industry and those which use Carbon …
alarming facts about the link between rise in ground level ozone due to increased air pollution and increasing death rates in us cities have come to light. A study conducted by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, says even a 35 per cent reduction in the …
High up in the sky, kit protects the Earth from getting torched. But closer to the ground, ozone seems to be adversely affecting productivity of several crops including rice and wheat. In a unique and painstaking research, spanning over almost a decade, botanists at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have …
Greenpeace is usually associated with direct action rather than dialogue. But sometimes one can change into the other, and that is what happened when the campaign group challenged Unilever to change its refrigeration technology. The result was a continuing relationship that has helped both parties achieve their goals. Geenpeace has …
increased ozone concentration at ground level is damaging crops worth millions of dollars in the uk. Lisa Emberson of the Switzerland-based Stockholm Environment Institute recently developed a method to calculate the amount of ozone that crops absorb, taking into account species-specific data and environmental conditions (such as the growing season, …
As part of its efforts towards educating technicians and service industry personnel towards phasing out of chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) along with chlorine and bromine-containing compounds, IT Power India Private Limited, an implementation agency for the Union ministry of environment and forests, has decided to expand its activities beyond south to other …
air stinkers: Harmful smog can form inside homes through reactions between air-fresheners and the ozone pollutant, indicates findings of researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The reactions generate formaldehyde, classed as a probable carcinogen, and related compounds that many experts believe are responsible for respiratory problems. touch and infect: …
the complete phase-out of methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting substance (ods) used as a pesticide, would now be delayed because the us will continue to use it for at least one more year. Industrialised countries should have phased out the agricultural chemical by January 1, 2005. But the us wanted a …
The 2nd Joint South East Asia Pacific and South Asia Customs and Ozone Officers Cooperation Workshop which concluded today has called for a strict control on illegal trade of ozone depleting substances (ODS). The Workshop, started in Agra focused on information exchange and training as key areas to be strengthened …
Even as there is strict international regulation on the trade in ozone depleting substances, consignments of CFC gases, apparently from the US, are being smuggled into Bangalore to be sold to local industries. This has come to light after Customs officers intercepted a lorry coming from Kolkata in February and …
Even as there is strict international regulation on the trade in ozone-depleting substances, consignments of CFC gases, apparently from the US, are being smuggled into Bangalore City to be sold to local industries. This came to light after Customs officers intercepted a lorry coming from Kolkata in February and recovered …
