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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicOzone layer

Topic: Ozone layer

Earth’s ozone layer on way to recovery, finds UN report, should mend by 2040

A panel examining the implementation of Montreal Protocol said decline in ozone-depleting substance emissions can avoid 0.5 to 1 degrees Celsius of global warming by mid-century.

Scientists create ‘concrete’ using blood, sweat, tears of astronauts for construction on Mars

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

This new video game by the UN teaches children about the ozone crisis

The ozone layer defends the planet from harmful solar radiation and damage to it could have major consequences for life on earth.

Proxima Centauri, nearest star to solar system, confirmed to have an Earth-sized planet

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Ozone hole shrinks to smallest on record but NASA says it doesn’t mean layer is recovering

Satellite images find that ozone hole now is smallest since 1985 but scientists are attributing it to warmer weather that limits the ozone depletion process.

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Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary Bangladeshis.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.