What is Montreal Protocol ?

Explanation

Now a days, the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere by various greenhouse gases has been a matter of great concern to the scientists of the whole world. As a result of this the decision to prohibit the use of the chief greenhouse gas i.e., chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) was adopted in 1993 in a convention of scientists, arranged in Montreal in Canada. This is known as Montreal Protocol. India also signed this agreement.