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, …
Rf1.47 million (US $ 115,000) is to be spent on the project of destroying materials that damages the ozone layer. Signing between the UNDP and the Ministry of Home Affairs for the "Awareness and Intensive Program", which is under the project of "Information of the Refrigerant Plan", took place. This …
The nation's second largest baker has agreed to pay a $5.25 million dollar fine for releasing ozone depleting substances into the atmosphere and to convert all of its industrial process refrigeration appliances to refrigerant systems that do not deplete the ozone layer. Earthgrains, a division of the Sara Lee Corporation, …
NASA satellite images show that ozone gas is disappearing less quickly from the Earth's upper atmosphere, a sign that the ozone depletion could be stabilizing, Agence France Press reported from Washington.
Desolate, cold, inhospitable, relegated to the backyards of exploration and knowledge. Antarctica did not emerge from this unfortunate fate till less than 100 years ago, before which, whalers and seafarers were its only visitors. Cartographers barely acknowledged its presence (or chose to ignore it altogether). And the first explorations, which …
It is the earth's final frontier. Antarctica, a gigantic mass of ocean-encased rocky islands south of the Antarctic Circle, is the earth's southern-most continent. There is no place colder or drier. Stark but majestic, uncompromisingly bleak but alluring, 98 per cent of the continent's 14 million kilometres (km) is sheathed …
A 1996 expert group report on the Indian Antarctic programme says: "The programme has so far been working in complete isolation with no substantial element of international cooperation. While actual attempts are being made by various countries through the aegis of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) to join hands …
On a hot June day in 1981 S Z Qasim, then environment secretary, reached out to answer a telephone. The caller was Indira Gandhi, the prime minister. The conversation was brief and to the point. "Can India reach Antarctica?' asked the prime minister. Qasim, who had only an academic knowledge …
The leaked hydrogen from fuel cells could cause as much as a 10% decrease in the ozone layer if it accumulates in the atmosphere, new research shows. According to conventional wisdom, cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells, are environmentally friendly because they only emit water vapour. However, a study …
While hydrogen is touted as a clean fuel waiting to replace fossil energy sources, a study concludes its widespread use could increase damage to the ozone layer that protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation. The report in the edition of Science magazine says such trade-offs shouldn't prevent development of hydrogen fuel …
The environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented awards to 23 individual and organizations form around the world for taking actions to protect the Earth's climate and stratospheric ozone layer. A press release says the award recipients, who were announced in Washington, D.C. April 22 as part of the national Earth …
A 2-day training workshop on Ozone Depletion Substances is being organised in Lucknow at the Central Excise Commisionerate from February 25 by the Regional Training Institute of the National Academy of Customs Excise and Narcotics jointly with the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Cutting particulate pollution could see surface levels of ozone unexpectedly rising in some parts of the world, according to a US study. Scientists from Harvard University and the Georgia Institute of Technology combined an atmospheric chemistry model with a global aerosol model to investigate the effect of dust, soot and …
Danish scientists have developed a method that could fine tune the process of using catalysts to remove sulphur from fossil fuels, while German scientists have harnessed nanotechnology that could rebuild the ozone layer. Scientists from the University of Ulm in Germany stumbled across a process that could help eliminate ozone …
The Union cabinet has ratified amendments to the Copenhagen and Montreal Protocols. The Copehagen amendment provides for measures for controlling hydrochloroflurocarons (HCFCs) hydrobromoflurocarbons (HBFCs) and methyl bromide. The Montreal Amendment established a licensing system for export and import of new, used, recycled and reclaimed ozone depleting substances.
The Cabinet on Tuesday decided to ratify two amendments to the Montreal Protocol on protecting the Ozone layer from depletion. The ratification of the Montreal and Copenhagen amendments would formally reiterate India's commitment to the Montreal Protocol on Ozone depleting substances and protecting the Ozone layer. A government spokesperson said …
A government report out shortly will show that overall, the UK's air quality is improving, although problems persist with ozone pollution in rural areas. Provisional air quality indicators for 2002 show that in urban areas air pollution was recorded as moderate or higher on 14 days on average per site, …
