New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India has achieved a 67.5% reduction target in Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) production and consumption and the complete phase-out of HCFC-141b, an ozone depleting compound in 2020, Angela Lusigi, UNDP Resident Representative said on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Ozone Day.

She also underscored UNDP's support to MoEFCC in equipping 120 Industrial Training Institutes with advanced tools for refrigeration and air conditioning training, linking ozone protection with green skills, jobs, and livelihoods.

Bhupender Yadav, union environment minister said that under the Montreal Protocol, scientists and industry worked together to eliminate 99% of all ozone-depleting substances, due to which the ozone layer is healing. By ...