Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Jaipur: Breaking a 14-year record, Jaipur received 781.2mm rain this year till Wednesday. Going by the Met department
After a torrid and unusually hot summer, the monsoon rains could not have been more welcome when they set in over Kerala at the end of May. But the progress of the rain-bearing clouds northwards was sluggish and, by the end of June, the nationwide rainfall deficit stood at 16 per cent.
A fine ranging from Nu 5,000 to Nu 10,000 will be slapped on Bhutanese entrepreneurs caught importing or producing appliances containing hydro- chloroflurocarbon (HCFC) gas, a colourless non-toxic gas used in electronic devices. The regulation is spelt out in the hydro-chloroflurocarbons management plan prepared by the national environment commission and approved by the Montreal protocol. Th
<p>On world Ozone Day, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said this was an “important occasion to re-dedicate ourselves to maintain the balance of nature”.
The ozone layer that shields life from the sun's harmful rays is projected to recover from harmful chemicals by mid-century, but it will take longer over the polar regions, a United Nations study said on Thursday. Ozone depletion -- blamed for higher ultraviolet radiation that causes skin cancers and cataracts and damages agriculture -- will continue for decades as several key damaging subst
Ahmedabad: Watch your usage of refrigerators and air-conditioners. As a byproduct, it releases cloro-floro carbon (CFC) that damages the protective ozone layer and inflicts ultra-violet rays that has side effects ranging from skin cancer to collapse of food pyramid. Gujarat Science City organised seminars and workshops to mark September 16 as the World Ozone Day on its campus.
Ozone layer in the upper atmosphere protects us from the sun
Bhopal, Sept 15: The Environment and Forest of Central Government, Zonal Office, ,Bhopal, Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal, Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization , Dainaver Institute Bhopal and Centre of environment education of MP on a joint venture organising World Ozone Day programme on 16th of September 2010 at 1.00 pm.
New Delhi: If you thought that the relentless rains in north India will abate in the coming days, you may be wrong, because as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) latest projections, withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the country will now start from September 30, a good one-month behind its normal withdrawal date. The IMD had earlier said that southwest monsoon will start withdrawin
AFTER a thorough assessment of rainfall during October in the last century, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that there was a 15 per cent chance of rain in the first fortnight of October when the Commonwealth Games will be held. IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi said,