Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dinesh Prasad Chaurasia & Others Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 12/04/2024. The matter related to improper disposal of fly ash by the thermal power station run by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Kanti, Muzaffarpur, …
A team of international scientists has discovered large particles laden with nitric acid in the Arctic's stratosphere, or upper atmosphere--particles that may be contributing to the unusually low levels of ozone detected over the Arctic region in recent winters.
Traffic pollution, especially in Asia, is becoming so bad that most of the northern hemisphere will eventually be blanketed by ozone smog, triggering asthma epidemics and damaging crops and vegetation, UN scientists say.
wide variations of nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions over varying areas and time periods make estimation a tough proposition. A study published in Current Science (Vol 79, No 10) says n2o emissions from soils used for different crops and in different seasons in India can have wide variations. n2o is a …
a recent set of experiments has proved that exposure to excessive airborne ozone, one of the more noxious constituents of smog, can cause asthma. The experiments were carried out on young rhesus monkeys. One group of monkeys had ozone added to their air supply, while a second group breathed air …
A massive ozone-fighting grant, an increase in environmental expenditure, and more reliable and open reporting are among the developments announced in China.The United Nations has given China a $25 million grant to help phase out CFCs as the country is the largest producer and consumer of ozone-depleting substances in the …
The United Nations has given China a $25 million grant to help save the ozone layer by phasing out products that destroy the thin shield protecting Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation, state media said on Monday.The largest single contribution China has received from a special UN ozone fund would be …
the European Union has slashed the North Sea cod quota by nearly half for 2001. Fisheries ministers who recently met in Brussels also agreed on a 10 per cent reduction in quotas for many other species. "These are the most drastic cuts we've had since quotas were introduced,' said Franz …
The Global Environmental Negotiations (GEN) series provide information on environment-related treaties, negotiations and institutions. Poles Apart, the second in the series of books on the politics of global environmental governance (GEN). This book contains updates on the issues dealt within the first report, Green Politics . It contains new chapters …
global warming over the next century could turn out to be much worse than previously estimated, says the latest report of the uk Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. Even if greenhouse gas ( ghg ) emissions are stabilised (which would require an overnight cut of 60-70 …
Mexico is a country that does not believe in resting on its laurels. This is the first year in the past decade that Mexico city did not experience a smog alert. But that did not stop Mexico City's environment secretary, Aaron Mastache, to lower the threshold for smog alerts and …
Leading NGO TERI has launched a website to assess the fund requirements to the existing Indian industrial and commercial owners of chloro fluoro carbon (CFC) units. This exercise comes under the World Bank executed sector stratergy for the phase out of the Ozone Depleting Substances.
Experts concerned have stressed the need to produce necessary manpower to ensure that ozone-friendly chemicals are used in refrigeration and airconditioning in Nepal. The experts also expressed their concern over the fast depletion of ozone layer at a seminar organized by Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology to collect information …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a warning that a range of new chemicals, used in products ranging from fire extinguishers to cleaning fluids, and not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, are appearing on the market to the concern of scientists.
Early data show that the ozone hole that develops each year over Antarctica has reached about the same magnitude as those of the past several years. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) say that last year, the geographic area …
The problem of depletion of ozone layer surrounding the earth in the stratosphere, which filters certain ultra violet radiations harmful to man and other forms of life on earth is one of the foremost global concerns and it so happens that many people can do something about it, going beyond …
By mid September the ozone hole that develops each year over Antarctica was about the same size as those of the past several years, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA say. Last year, the geographic area covered by the ozone hole was one of the …
The impact of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) will be greatly felt on India's rice fields, Dr. G. Kulandaivelu, a member of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Environmental Effects Panel constituted in accordance with the Montreal Protocol, said today.The pane, which met at least once a year, met for the …
NASA soon will launch its latest ozone-monitoring instrument, which will allow scientists to continue their long-term measurements of global ozone levels.The QUIKTOMS or Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer is scheduled to lift off on September 21.
A new study confirms a long-held theory that large solar storms rain electrically charged particles down on Earth's atmosphere and depleted the upper-level ozone for weeks to months thereafter.New evidence from NASA and NOAA satellites is helping scientists better understand how man and nature both play a role in ozone …
The widening gap of Ozone layer day by day has become a serious matter and if immediate concerted steps were not taken the situation. The developed countries have greater responsibility than that of developing countries in tackling the problem. These views were expressed by Dr. Pramila Maini ,Director, Institute of …
