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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Law on anvil to put CFCs into thin air
A law formally banning and penalising production and use of CFCs, the chemicals marked as ozone eaters, is likely to be in place in a few months. The regulations will be enforced under the
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Poorer nations key to saving ozone layer
The fate of the world's protective ozone layer depends mainly on the actions of developing countries and Russia, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says in a report. These countries
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International Ozone Day to focus on eco-refrigerants
A consumer-focussed awareness campaign is being launched here on Wednesday, the International Ozone Day, to push what is claimed to be the "right choice in refrigeration." A global countdown has been
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Fire, brimstone and cooling
Large volcanic eruptions contribute significantly to global cooling
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Hope for the planet
A recent report indicates that the production of CFCs has seen a drastic reduction, spelling hope for the Earth, even as the UN observes 16 September as Save Ozone Day.
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CFC-free regrigerant unveiled in Hyderabad
Premier Care, a CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) free refrigerant of the Secunderabad-based Rockwell Industries Ltd (RIL) was formally launched in Hyderabad on Tuesday by the State Chief Minister Mr. N.
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Montreal Protocol funds for 4 firms
The Montreal Protocol multilateral fund has decided to provide a grant-in-aid for four more Indian projects _ BPL Refrigeration Ltd, Sandeep Refrigeration, Prashant Refrigeration Appliances and
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Developing countries to take centre stage in the battle to save the ozone layer
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the international environmental agreement that "Ozone Day" on 16 September commemorates, is working-a cause for some celebration.
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No laughing matter
Nitrous oxide is steadily accumulating in the upper atmosphere, eating into the ozone layer and contributing to global warming
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It comes and it goes
Despite regulations against international trade and production of chloroflourocarbons, smugglers are doing roaring business. It is the Earth’s ozone layer that suffers. But who is to blame?