India's journey towards sustainable cooling
Sustainability, for long, has been at the core of Indian lifestyle and its indigenous knowledge and sustainable practices have played a crucial role in helping people be informed and make environmentally
Ozone Layer
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Ozone hole seen cooling antarctica
Most scientists blame people, at least in part, for global warming. Now, some researchers say people may be partly to blame for the cooling of antarctica as well. While average global temperatures
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Antarctica cooling due to Ozone hole
While most scientists blame people, at least in part, for global warming some researchers now say people may be partly to blame for the cooling of Antarctica as well. While average global
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India redoubles efforts to save ozone layer
A bold new initiative, aimed at accelerating the phase out of ozone damaging chemicals across India, was launched in Delhi today by the Indian Government and the United Nations Environment
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No laughing matter
West blames rising nitrous oxide levels for future depletion of northern mid latitude ozone
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Ozone Cell seeks govt.'s help in protecting ozone layer
The Ozone Cell set up under the Ministry of Environment and Forests has sought Goa government's cooperation in protecting the ozone layer by taking steps for phasing out Ozone Depleting Substances
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Fig leaf for the business world
That is what the Montreal Protocol, meant to do away with ozone depleting substances, has become. India's phase out programme under the protocol is only helping the big businesses in the country earn some quick bucks. About US $75 million of public money
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A case of myopia?
For manufacturers of ozone destorying substances in the South its time to make a tough call. The protocol brings the bigwigs of the North-based chemical industry to their doorstep. Will they fight by leapfrogging to the best alternatives and beat the comp
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Hush!
The refrigerant and air conditioning industry in India remains quiet about its moves post 2002 when it stops using chlorofluorocarbons. Is it also making plans to get "compensation" to do nothing? And in this carnival of big business what chances do the
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Damaged ozone
Piecing together clues from astronomy, paleontology and geology, some American scientists have proposed that an ancient supernova may have damaged the protective ozone layer around the Earth and
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Future volcanic eruptions may cause ozone hole over arctic
An 'ozone hole' could form over the North Pole after future major volcanic eruptions, according to the cover story by a NASA scientist in edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of