While the Americans became tight-fisted when it came to parting with funds for India, in a post-Pokhran scenario, there has been no change of heart in granting funds in return for India's assent to

the ozone layer over Antarctica has depleted severely, according to the World Meteorological Organisation ( wmo ), a un agency. "The latest satellite observations in the sunlight

The spate of amphibian deaths and deformities the world over has confused scientist for some time now. Among the various reasons

india is getting a grant of us $82 million, for gradually phasing out the production of ozone depleting substances (ods) such as CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). This is the

Restrictions have been imposed on running vehicles in Seoul after an air pollution alert was issued due to high levels of ambient ozone. According to a notification issued by Seoul City Hall ,

international efforts to restore the ozone layer are being threatened by a flourishing black market of chlorofluorocarbons (cfcs), said Paul Frasier, senior principal research scientist with the

A NASA spectrometer has detected an Antarctic ozone "hole" that is three times larger than the entire land mass of the United States-the largest such area ever observed. The "hole" expanded to a

Depletion of the ozone layer is likely to inflict lasting genetic damage to plant life through exposure to strong ultraviolet light, according to

Depletion of ozone layer is likely to inflict lasting genetic damage to plant life through exposure to strong ultraviolet light, according to research. High levels of ultraviolet B caused DNA damage

Chinese scientists have released the country's first ozone exploration balloon on the northern slope of Mount Everest to detect the ozone density around the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in