World Ozone Day is observed on 16th of September every year to mark the day back in 1987 when the Montreal Protocol was signed. The day is mainly intended to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for solutions to preserve it. World Ozone Day is also celebrated all around the world. Educators usually set aside this day to teach their students about the Ozone layer and many schools organize special events and activities to raise awareness. This is one event that everyone can experience and enjoy together.
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. As part of the anniversary celebrations, the Ozone Secretariat will launch a communication campaign ahead of World Ozone Day to be marked on 16 September 2017.
The #OzoneHeroes campaign to be launched on 14 September will seek to celebrate the major accomplishments of the Montreal Protocol in protecting the ozone layer and the climate, to increase public recognition of the success and impact of the Protocol, and to generate further support for the Protocol and its new mandate to phase down climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons under the Kigali Amendment, adopted in 2016.
(Source: http://www.un.org/)
Also See: Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
IIT(ISM)ENVIS Center, Center of Mining Environment and Department of Environmental Science & Engineering today organized a one day workshop for World Ozone Day Celebration and mark the 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol. Prof. A.K. Singh, HOD, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering and Prof. Gurdeep Singh, Professor (HAG), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering delivered a speech on World Ozone Day, the importance of Ozone and on Montreal Protocol. A Lecture on "The Science of Ozone Layer" was delivered by Dr. Suresh Pandian, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering. B.tech, M.Tech Students and Research Scholars participated in the workshop along with faculty members.
Some Glimpses from the workshop:
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