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
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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Seasonal variation of cloud radiative forcing derived from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
The NASA Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), flying aboard multiple satellites, is providing new insights into the climate system. Monthly averaged clear-sky and cloudy sky flux data derived from
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Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests
The Government of India has entrusted the work relating to ozone layer protection and implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF). The MOEF has set up an Ozone Cell as a national unit to look after and to render necessary services to implement the Protocol and its ODS phaseout programme in India .
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is mandated to provide the nation with best possible services in forecasting the monsoons and other weather/climate parameters, ocean state, earthquakes, tsunamis and other phenomena related to earth systems through well integrated programmes.
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Indian Meteorological Department
The India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology, seismology and allied subjects.
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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new name as the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
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Turbines and turbulence
Some legitimate questions have been raised over the green credentials of wind turbines. Politics must not block research where it is needed. (Editorial)
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Watch out for light pollution
By Samarth Pathak Move over pollution in the forms of air, water and land. The latest menace reported to be affecting the environment is light pollution. Besides causing numerous health problems, it is also a major hindrance in the activities of night sky gazers. Delhi is now waking up to the harsh reality that visibility of celestial bodies in the city is reducing at an alarming rate due to luminous obstructions. Light pollution, which is a by-product of rapid industrialisation, poses a serious threat to urban people.
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Dioxin emissions and human exposure in China: A brief history of policy and research
<p>In October 2010, nine ministries and commissions of China jointly issued <i>Guidance on the Strengthening of Dioxin Pollution Prevention</i> [Ministry of Environmental Protection of People’s Republic of China (MEP) 2010], which requires key dioxin-emitting industries to carry out comprehensive actions to reduce dioxin emissions.
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S Satpathy
Dr S Satpathy is Director of Climate Change Division in Ministry Of Environment & Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.