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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Too early for alarm, but states should track the clouds closely
The IMD's monsoon forecast though very preliminary evokes mixed emotions. At 93% of normal, it's less than the 96% level considered nor mal but higher than last year's 88% fig ure. Further fore casts will
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March was hottest month worldwide since 1880
Rising temperatures across the planet have set more new records, as the US government announced Friday that the globe experienced its hottest month of March since record-keeping began in 1880. The period
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India proposes HFC phase-down amendment proposal to the Montreal Protocol
The Indian government recently took a leading role in global efforts to address climate change by proposing a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
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Monsoon likely to hit Kerala 1 week earlier
Private weather forecaster Skymet predicts that the monsoon this year will hit Kerala coast five days to a week in advance from the usual date of June 1. Skymet forecast also suggests that the pre-monsoon
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Indian proposal for amendment for phase-down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
HFCs have been widely used chemicals as substitute to Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs). HFCs being non-ODSs are not controlled so far under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
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El Nino risks rising in India this year,to hurt food inflation
The El Nino risks for this year is rising in India and it could result in sub-par rains, hurting rural demand and food inflation in the country, says a report. According to the Japanese brokerage firm
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Emissions from biomass burning cross the Himalayas
The organic acids present in the aerosols serve as a unique fingerprint in identifying the source of pollution. Contrary to the general assumption that the southern slopes of the Himalayas act as a
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Proposed amendment to the Montreal Protocol submitted by India
India made a formal proposal to amend the Montreal Protocol to phase down the super greenhouse gas, HFCs, used primarily as refrigerants and to make insulating foams.
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El Nino affects the Gangetic plain from Bihar to west Uttar Pradesh badly, finds study
At a time when international models suspect that central and equatorial east Pacific is slowly drifting to El Nino conditions, a study on its likely impact on monsoon here has thrown up interesting results.
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Skymet forecasts normal rains for India this year
Even as global forecasters have upped the chances of 2015 to be an El Nino year to 70 per cent, private weather forecaster Skymet says that the country will receive normal rains during the June-September