Climate Change

Near-term climate protection and clean air benefits: actions for controlling short-lived climate forcers

This report addresses the mitigation of short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and its key role in air pollution reduction, climate protection and sustainable development. SLCFs are substances in the atmosphere that contribute to global warming and have relatively short lifetimes in the atmosphere.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
UNEP
Tags:
Climate Change, Air Pollution, Methane, Ozone, Atmosphere, Global Warming, India, Global, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Mitigation, CFCs
Climate Change

HFCs: a critical link in protecting climate and the ozone layer

HFCs could be responsible for emissions equivalent to 3.5 to 8.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide (Gt CO2eq) by 2050, according to this new UNEP report.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
UNEP
Tags:
Ozone Layer, Climate Change, CFCs, Montreal Protocol, Green House Gases, Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, India, Global
Environment

Keeping track of our changing environment: from Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012)

The environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years are spotlighted in a new compilation of statistical data by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), released in a report entitled "Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20".

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Population, Urbanisation, India, Global, Economy, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Forests, Drinking Water, Biodiversity, Natural Disasters, Governance, Agriculture, Energy, Fisheries, Industry, Transport, Rio Summit
Air Pollution

Asthma patients battle as pollution level rises

Jaipur: Pollution due to firecrackers during the Diwali festivities has created a serious problem for asthma patients in the past two days.

Publication Date: 
29/10/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Asthma, Pollution, Atmosphere, Vehicular Pollution, Noise Pollution, Health Effects, Air Pollution
Science And Technology

First-of-its-kind weather satellite launched

The U.S.

Publication Date: 
29/10/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Space Technology, Weather Predictions, Climate, Storms, NASA, Atmosphere, Land, Environment, Science And Technology
Science And Technology

New planet with water ice: ‘Snow White’ May Have Remnants Of An Atmosphere

Washington: Astronomers have discovered a mysterious little dwarf planet which they believe is covered in ice and may sport the wispy remnants of an atmosphere.

Publication Date: 
24/10/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Resources, Astronomy, Atmosphere, Science And Technology
Science And Technology

ISRO gets ready for launch of ‘Megha-Tropiques' tomorrow

It was conceived as a scientific satellite experiment of India and France in the late 1990s.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Space Technology, India, France, Climate Change, Ozone, Atmosphere, Monsoons, Weather Predictions, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Agriculture
Climate Change

India wants contentious issues to figure in Durban climate talks

India made it clear on Monday that it wants contentious issues, including access to intellectual property rights (IPRs), to be a part of the upcoming climate change talks at Durban in South Africa.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2011
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
South Africa, India, UNFCCC, Sustainable Development, Green House Gases, Atmosphere, United States Of America (US), Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Climate Change, Climate Agreements
Air Pollution

What do epiphytic lichens of Guwahati city indicate?

Lichens are a major section of species that are sensitive to changes in atmospheric nutrient conditions and have been used as bioindicators of pollution
over a long period of time, especially sulphur dioxide (SO2). A study was undertaken during July 2010 to understand the epiphytic lichen diversity of Guwahati city.(Correspondence)

Publication Date: 
10/10/2011
Current Science
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Tags:
Atmosphere, Air Pollution, Guwahati, Flora, Urban Air Quality
Science And Technology

PSLV-C18 to put four satellites in orbit

It will be launched from Sriharikota on October 12; two satellites built by students

Publication Date: 
05/10/2011
T.S. Subramanian
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Weather Predictions, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Monsoons, Cyclones, Floods, Droughts, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Atmosphere, India, France, Carbon Dioxide, Science And Technology

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