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India won't have to rely on foreign suppliers for new-gen refrigerant gases, says SRF's Ashish Bharat RamThe new refrigerants called hydrofluoroolefins, or HFOs, are quickly replacing older hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in the USA and Europe as ...
The Ozone hole has shown measurable long-term recovery following the Montreal ProtocolEarth's protective ozone layer is showing clear signs of recovery, a testament to the success of the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Scientists con...
Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks to Smallest Since 2019, Scientists SayThe Antarctic ozone hole has shrunk to its smallest and shortest-lived size since 2019, offering encouraging evidence that international ef...
India makes progress towards complete phase-out of Ozone-depleting HCFCsIndia has achieved significant progress in phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), exceeding Montreal Protocol targets by achieving 6...
Ozone layer on track to return to 1980s levels by mid-century, says WMO reportA new WMO report indicates the Earth's ozone layer is recovering, projected to reach 1980s levels by mid-century, thanks to the Montreal Pr...
Ozone layer on road to recovery despite volcano eruption, UN weather body saysThe World Meteorological Organization reports that the ozone layer is on track for long-term recovery, despite a brief depletion due to a v...
India has successfully phased out production, consumption of ozone depleting substances: MoS Choubey
India has successfully phased out production, consumption of ozone depleting substances, says MoS ChoubeyReferring to Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which was recently ratified by India, the minister said issues relating to minimisi...
2019 ozone hole is the smallest on record: NASAThe annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 16.4 million square kilometers on September 8, and then shrank to less than 10 million squ...
- Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASA
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) An international ban on ozone-destroying chlorine that contains manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) h...
Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASAWith the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone depletion. The findings show...
- Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASA
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) With the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone deple...
Antarctic ozone hole expands to record levels: NASAThe 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years, scientists from NASA and NOAA have said.
Montreal Protocol helped slow down ozone depletionThe researchers suggest that the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic would have grown in size by an additional 40 per cent by 2013.
New ozone-destroying gases on the rise: StudyThe ozone layer faces a new threat as certain chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to prevent ozone deplet...
India refrains from opposing UN discussion on hydrofluorocarbonsIn a significant move, India today did not oppose participation in a discussion on the issue of harmful greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbons (...
Ozone layer on track to recovery, says UN reportEarth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades according to a new UN report.
- Laughing gas largest threat to Ozone layer
A study says that laughing gas is present in the atmosphere in large amounts and is one of the greatest ozone depleting substances.
'India to become CTC free' by year endA NGO has claimes that India will become free of Carbon Tetra Chloride, an ozone depleting substance, by the year end.
- Help developing nations cut gas emissions: India
India demanded speeding up of global efforts to ban ozone-depleting chemicals and asked for adequate funding and transfer of related techno...