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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...
Eight Hantavirus cases reported; three dead, six confirmed Andes Virus: WHOEight Hantavirus cases have been reported, with three deaths. Six cases are confirmed as Andes virus. The World Health Organization assesse...
How a Volcano Can Cool the Entire PlanetExplosive volcanic eruptions can surprisingly cool the planet by injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. This gas forms reflective ...
Delhi Pollution: How Punjab farmers are outsmarting world's most advanced space agency NASA?Despite a decrease in reported stubble burning incidents in north-west India and Pakistan, experts have raised concerns over a possible shi...
Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: StudyTheir power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists on Monday revealed that some ...
New study detects coronavirus genetic material in air, but unclear if particles are infectiousWhether there is potential for SARS-CoV-2 to spread through the air has been less clear.
NASA to award $ 100k prize for designing aerosol sensorTiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, can contribute to a variety of health problems, such as asthma and respiratory tract irritation.
- Design lightweight aerosol sensor to win $100,000 NASA prize
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) You stand a chance to win a grand $100,000 prize for designing a lightweight and easy-to-use aerosol sensor that ...
- NASA space laser maps polar ocean plants key to life
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth that can see through fog, clouds and darkness has given scientists the...
NASA to undertake globe-spanning research campaignsNASA is sending scientists around the world this year - from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet to the coral reefs of the South Pacific - ...
Isro orbiter to scan India's air for pollutantsThe nano-satellite will monitor suspended particles and aerosols that have made the air of Delhi, Ahmedabad and Lucknow among the most poll...
Isro orbiter to scan India’s air for pollutantsThe Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and space flight laboratory (SFL) of University of Toronto...
Harsh Vardhan dedicates system of aerosol monitoring and research to the nationScience & Technology and Earth Sciences minister Harsh Vardhan on January 15 dedicated to the nation the system of aerosol monitoring and r...
IMD launches a system to monitor aerosols and black carbon in atmosphereThe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched a System of Aerosol Monitoring and Research (SAMAR) which will help the count...
INSAT-3D completes two years in orbitINSAT-3D is an exclusive mission designed for enhanced meteorological observations and monitoring of land and ocean surfaces for weather fo...
Corporates to deposit 2 per cent CSR budget with Gujarat govtAnandiben Patel today announced that state-based companies would have to deposit two per cent of their CSR budget to the state govt.
Even inside homes, Delhiites not safe from air pollution: CSESunita Narain said that the study by CSE proves that "President Pranab Mukherjee and the Prime Minister are breathing dirty air during wint...
Delhi's satellite towns bearing the brunt of increase in air pollution?Delhi's air pollution measures like introducing compressed natural gas, building the Metro and moving polluting industries outside city lim...
- Qatar to have West Asia's first Ozone layer monitoring centre
The West Asia's first centre to monitor the health of Ozone layer, which protects the environment from the harmful ultraviolet rays coming ...
- Centre & new satellites for climate change research soon
India is planning to establish a centre for climate change research and to have new low-orbit satellites to provide data for modelling and ...