safe disposal: Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp of Japan is all set to go green by deciding to phase out five types of ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for the government, at its cement plant in

Rays of the rising sun burn a hole in the ozone layer every morning, claims a new study

The main source of the illegal trade in ozone gobbling chemicals, the mafia in Russia is now in the line of fire

The Sri Lankan environment ministry has issued orders that would ban the manufacture of refrigerators, freezers and air-conditioners using chloroflurocarbons (CFC) after the year 2000. The move

Britain's Northern Telecom has become the world's first major electronics company to phase out ozone-depleting CFCs from its operations. The achievement was made possible by eliminating the need

human assault on the earth's atmosphere continues. Recently, the World Meteorological Organization ( wmo ), a un agency based in Geneva, revealed that the ozone hole measured over the

Joining international efforts for protection of ozone layer, China recently held its first national conference on ozone layer protection. Song Jian, state councillor and minister in charge of the

The latest meeting to decide upon funding for the ozone protocol ended up with the developed nations foiling the basic demands of the G 77 countries, adding more disputed issues in the square brackets