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World Ozone Day 2022

16 Sep 2022

World Ozone Day 2022: Know all about theme, history and its significance

The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.

19 Aug 2021

India to phase out harmful gases that deplete Ozone layer

Union Cabinet has approved the Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol India will phase out harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer

07 Feb 2018

Ozone layer above populated regions is declining, warns study

Ozone in the lower stratosphere is slowly disintegrating, an international team of two dozen researchers warned.

06 Jan 2018

Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASA

The ban on the CFCs resulted in about 20 per cent less ozone depletion during the Antarctic winter from 2005 to 2016, while chlorine levels declined by an average 0.8 per cent annually, the scientists said.

World Ozone Day 2016

16 Sep 2016

World Ozone Day, 2016: Environment Ministry rolls out damage control initiative to restore Ozone layer

This new initiative is a collective work of Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) among others.

30 Jun 2016

Signs of `healing` ozone layer over Antarctic: Study

The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has begun to shrink, signaling good news for the environment several decades after an international accord to phase out certain pollutants, researchers said Thursday.

18 Jan 2016

Fires in Africa causing high ozone layers in Guam : Study

A new study has found that fires burning in Africa and Asia are the main cause for the high levels of ozone in the tropical Pacific region.

24 Oct 2015

Refrigerator coolants contribute to ozone depletion: NASA

The researchers estimated that the common chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will cause a 0.035 percent decrease in ozone by 2050.

Prakash Javadekar

17 Sep 2015

New technology, research needed to fight climate change: Prakash Javadekar

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday pitched for new research and technology to combat the affects of climate change.

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