Ozone layer News
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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.
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Union Cabinet has approved the Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol
India will phase out harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer
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Ozone in the lower stratosphere is slowly disintegrating, an international team of two dozen researchers warned.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The researchers estimated that the common chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will cause a 0.035 percent decrease in ozone by 2050.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday pitched for new research and technology to combat the affects of climate change.
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