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Many loopholes

Illegal trade of ozone-depleting substances is thriving

Why are we begging for eco-clean technology?

If industrialised countries were legally barred from exporting anything considered eco-unfriendly, industries in the developing countries would …

Monsoon dates to be revised

Met department says monsoon activity has shifted in the past 60 years  

No lesser evil

Monsoon maps on trees

Growth rings allow for future prediction of drought  

Nature's forecasters

China announces major cuts in industrial production of ozone depleting substances

Move will eliminate over 93 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions

Pollution pangs

High ground-level ozone increases appendicitis risk

Science & Technology - Briefs

Inbuilt storage

Earth's mantle could be holding three times the water found in oceans

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

The difference is in the recipe

North rejects India's plea

India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …

The super cars are coming

With aerospace technologies set to revolutionise engine and body design, today's cars could become as obsolete as dinosaurs.

Spring brings sad tidings on ozone hole

Fresh data on dipping levels of atmospheric ozone add up to a grim scenario that can have serious implications for life on earth.

Global warming will increase ozone depletion

Simulated climate models show increasing carbon dioxide and chlorine emissions can drastically alter weather conditions and lead to the formation …

Freezing the Green fridge

Despite environment-friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.

Wars of the green kind

For a fistful of dollars

Arctic ozone depletion creats panic

Science backs the politically correct

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