Ozone Hole Current Affairs, GK & News
Phase Out of Ozone Depleting Chemicals achieved by India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFoCC) recently announced that India has achieved the complete phase out of ozone depleting Hydro Chloro Fluoro Carbons (HCFC). The achievement has its route to the Montreal Protocol Highlights In order to move towards environment friendly technologies, the Ministry of EFoCC prohibited import of HCFC-141b. The order was ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change • Ministry of MSME • Ozone • Ozone Cell • Ozone Depleting Substances • Ozone Hole • Ozone layer • Ozone Layer Depletion
Ozone Hole: Smallest on record
NASA reported that ozone hole near south pole is in its smallest size since it was discovered. In 2006, the hole was 10.3 million square miles. However, recently it has reduced to 3.6 million square miles. Scientists say that the hole is smaller than it was found in 1985. Every year, the ozone hole reaches ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Global warming • Montreal Protocol • Ozone Hole • Ozone layer • Ozone Layer Depletion
China continues to use Banned Ozone-Depleting CFC: Study
According to a recent research published in journal Nature, China continues to use the banned ozone depleting chemical called CFC-11 in violation of Montreal Protocol. Key Findings of Report Despite being a signatory to Montreal Protocol, and agreeing to phase out the production of harmful CFC-11 in 2010, China continues to emit ozone depleting CFC-11 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: CFC-11 • China • Greenhouse gases • Montreal Protocol • Ozone • Ozone Hole • Ozone Layer Depletion • R-11 • Trichlorofluoromethane • WMO • World Meteorological Organization
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: September 16
The International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer (or World Ozone Day) is observed every year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. This year, the theme for the Day is ‘Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol’. The day was designated by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Topics: CFCs • Climate change • Days and Events • Environment • HFCs • International • Montreal Protocol • Ozone Hole • Ozone layer • Science and Technology
16 September: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed every year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. Significance of the Day: The day is commemoration of the date in 1987 on which the Montreal Protocol was signed on substances that deplete the ozone layer. 2016 theme: “Ozone and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Topics: Days and Events • Environment • International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer • Montreal Protocol • Ozone Hole • Vienna Convention
Antarctic ozone hole is starting to heal: Scientists
Scientists for the first time have found clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal. Ozone layer in the atmosphere’s stratospheric layer comprises of Ozone (O3), an allotrope of oxygen. It plays important role in blocking harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the Sun. The absence or thinning of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
Topics: Antarctic • Ozone Hole • Science and Technology