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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Eco friendly refrigerant soon
A Rs 5-crore pilot plant for production of hydrogen fluoro- carbon (HFC-134A) with the technology developed by the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of chemical Technology (IICT) as a substitute for
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Institute finds CFC substitute
In a major development, the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has announced that it will release a new technology for the development of HFC-134A, a substitute for the
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Hole in the sky
The recent launch of new refrigerator models in India based on eco-friendly technology shows that Indian companies have finally begun taking some notice of the harm being done to be environment by
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Hope for Earth
We are producing less CFCs the main agent for ozone depletion. That, say experts, is a good sign
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India alleges bias in CFC phaseout aid
India has complained to the Montreal Protocol Fund (MPF) that while other sectors consuming ozone depleting substances (ODSs) have been sanctioned aid to implement the phase-out plan, the solvent
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Indonesian forest fires create ozone-busting cloud
Vast forest fires in Indonesia last year have produced a large cloud of an ozone-destroying chemical, an international team of researchers claims. The agricultural fungicide methyl bromide has
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NASA helps "hot" cities cool down
Environmental planning for the 2002 Olympic games, strategies to reduce ozone levels, focussed on tree-planting programs and identification of cool roofs are early spinoffs from a NASA urban study
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Ozone depletion sets new size record
NASA and NOAA satellites show that the Antarctic ozone thinning covers the largest expanse of territory since the depletion developed in the early 1980s. The measurements were obtained this year
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Depleting ozone layer
A NEW ozone-destroying chemical has been found in the atmosphere, muddying repair efforts of the ozone layer. Halon-1202, a firefighting chemical suspected of being used by the Russian military, has
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MInistry bans new units for aerosol products
As a first step towards meeting its international environmental obligations, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) banned setting up of fresh capacity to manufacture aerosols products using