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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Concern over smuggling of ozone-depleting substances
A thriving illegal business in ozone depleting substances (ODS) into India from Nepal and Bangladesh as part of a wider international network is undermining India's efforts in phasing out its own
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The ozone threat
Alternatives to banned ozone depleting substances may jeopardise the effectiveness of the Montreal Protocol
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Ozone-eaters being dumped in India
Hundreds of tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are being smuggled into the country, undermining efforts to control the trade and phase out production of these harmful chemicals in line with
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India might not honour accord on CFC: NGO
India might not be able to honour the international agreement to phase out the Ozone layer depleting chemicals in time as truck-loads of these deleterious substances are being smuggled into t he
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Ozone policy
ozone remains one of the most perplexing air pollutants posing critical threat to human health. While stratospheric ozone 10 to 50 km above the earth's surface keeps declining, aggravating the
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Polluting fireworks
Fireworks that mark public leave the air pollutant ozone according to research conducted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University , in India. Ozone in the lower atmosphere works as a respiratory irritant,
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Linkages between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols – Enhancing synergies between protecting the ozone layer and the global climate
The international treaties for the protection of the ozone layer and the global climate are closely related. Not only has the Montreal Protocol for the protection of the ozone layer served as a useful
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Control of ozone in cities is beyond the power of local regulators
The most critical factor affecting ozone concentrations in cities is the amount drifting in from outside their boundaries, which means that it is beyond the control of local regulators, according to
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New scheme will assist voluntary ozone reductions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new guidelines which are designed to encourage state, local and tribal governments to make voluntary early reductions of air emissions that
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Industries urged to switch to non-ODS tech
Time is running out for industries dealing with zone depleting substances to register themselves with the authorities. The deadline for industries using ozone depleting substances (ODS) in their