Ozone layer faces record 40% loss over Arctic - The Economic Times: "GENEVA: The protective ozone layer in the Arctic that keeps out the sun's most damaging rays - ultraviolet radiation - has thinned about 40% this winter, a record drop, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.
The Arctic's damaged stratospheric ozone layer isn't the best known 'ozone hole' - that would be Antarctica's, which forms when sunlight returns in spring there each year. But the Arctic's situation is due to similar causes: ozone-munching compounds in air pollutants that are chemically triggered by a combination of extremely cold temperatures and sunlight..."
India won't succumb to pressure for cutting greenhouse gas - The Economic Times: "succumb to international pressure on any legally-binding commitments to reduce carbon emission and re-position itself diplomatically as a constructive problem-solver.
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said India should negotiate from its position of strength and take a leadership role on the issue instead of being 'lectured' by the West as it is 'moving along a low carbon growth path'."
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said India should negotiate from its position of strength and take a leadership role on the issue instead of being 'lectured' by the West as it is 'moving along a low carbon growth path'."
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