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World Ozone Day 2022

16 Sep 2022

World Ozone Day 2022: Know all about theme, history and its significance

The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.

Ozone layer distruction

28 Aug 2018

Ozone depletion behind largest mass extinction ever: Study

Destruction of the ozone layer may have contributed to the largest mass extinction in the history of Earth, known as the End-Permian Extinction, a study has found.

World Ozone Day 2016

16 Sep 2016

World Ozone Day, 2016: Environment Ministry rolls out damage control initiative to restore Ozone layer

This new initiative is a collective work of Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) among others.

Antarctic ozone layer

01 Jul 2016

A silver lining: Antarctica's ozone hole is healing!

It's our major win against climate change. After almost 30-years, the thinning of ozone layer above Antarctica has finally started healing.

24 Oct 2015

Refrigerator coolants contribute to ozone depletion: NASA

The researchers estimated that the common chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will cause a 0.035 percent decrease in ozone by 2050.

08 Oct 2015

NASA says Antarctic ozone hole area approaches annual maximum

The Antarctic ozone hole, located above the South Pole, expands during every Southern Hemisphere Antarctic spring.

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