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Amitabh Sinha
Amitabh Sinha is Deputy Editor at The Indian Express. He writes on Environment, Climate Change, Water, Science and Technology, Space and Nuclear affairs, and related stuff. He has worked with PTI, Reuters, and BBC before joining The Indian Express in 2007. Amitabh has a PG Diploma in Journalism from IIMC, New Delhi, and a Masters in Public Administration from National University of Singapore.
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Looking at India-Pak ties through prism of Indus Treaty: insights from a new bookSubscriber Only
September 12, 2025 07:12 IST
A new book looks at the relations between India and Pakistan through the prism of the Indus Waters Treaty. What Pakistan desires is not more water, but control over flows. India ensured the Treaty survived for long; it has finally exercised the strategic advantage of the upper riparian. Here’s the bigger picture
Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Potential biosignatures: Why NASA says we may be closest ever to discovering life on Mars
September 11, 2025 18:29 IST
Biosignatures refer to an object or structure that may have a biological origin – that is, it may have been formed by a living organism.
Thu, Sep 11, 2025
‘Every civilisation has contributed to maths, we must own ours’: Mathematician Manjul Bhargava
September 06, 2025 07:10 IST
Manjul Bhargava, mathematics professor at Princeton University in the US and the winner of the 2014 Fields Medal, stresses the importance of making children aware of India’s past achievements in science and mathematics
Sun, Sep 07, 2025
India to enact law to protect its interest in high seas, following BBNJ agreement
September 04, 2025 04:36 IST
These international waters, which constitute about 64 per cent of ocean areas, are considered global commons and are currently free for any kind of activity by any country.
Thu, Sep 04, 2025
Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief
September 02, 2025 04:20 IST
Brazil is hosting COP30, this year’s edition of the annual climate conference, in Belem from November 10 to 21.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
$467 billion needed until 2030 to decarbonise four of India’s emission-heavy sectors: Study
September 01, 2025 04:20 IST
The study is the first-of-its-kind bottoms-up sector-specific assessment of requirements of climate finance in India.
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
$467 billion needed to decarbonise four of India’s emission-heavy sectors by 2030: study
August 31, 2025 17:34 IST
The power sector, already shifting rapidly towards renewable energy, would require an additional $47 billion, while road transport would need about $18 billion, the study said.
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Will launch over 100 satellites over next 15 yrs: ISRO
August 23, 2025 01:57 IST
This would be in addition to space exploration or science missions like those to the Moon, Mars or Venus, or the human spaceflight missions under the Gaganyaan programme.
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Over 2 dozen Indians among 650 experts picked to write next IPCC report
August 21, 2025 02:42 IST
The IPCC assessment reports, or ARs, are the most comprehensive contemporary scientific understanding of the planet’s climate system, the changes it is undergoing, and the impact it is having on the Earth and its inhabitants.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Dharali disaster: the complex, uncertain relationship between extreme rain, landslides & flash floodsSubscriber Only
August 09, 2025 10:02 IST
Not all cloudburst-like events result in a flash flood or a disaster. And not all flash floods are triggered by an intense spell of rain. The Uttarkashi incident demonstrates the rising risk of disasters in ecologically fragile regions, and the increasing uncertainty around their occurrence. This makes the task of installing early warning systems and taking mitigation measures even more difficult.
Sat, Aug 09, 2025
What the ICJ ruling means for the Kyoto ProtocolSubscriber Only
August 01, 2025 18:58 IST
After the Paris Agreement came into effect in 2016, it was understood that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol had lost its legal relevance. However, the ICJ has now said that the treaty remains valid, and countries have to comply with its provisions
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Why 8.8 magnitude Kamchatka quake is rare but not unusualSubscriber Only
July 31, 2025 06:45 IST
With a magnitude of 8.8, the earthquake in Russia’s far-eastern corner is one of the strongest on record. Its epicentre lies on the Circum-Pacific seismic belt, more popularly known as the ‘Ring of Fire’, which is the most seismically active belt on the planet, accounting for 80% of Earth’s largest earthquakes
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Why the launch of NASA-ISRO joint satellite NISAR mattersSubscriber Only
July 29, 2025 15:29 IST
Once deployed, NISAR will be the most powerful Earth observation satellite in space, producing data and high-resolution images that will facilitate research in a variety of fields
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
India’s 1st private test facility for heavy water upgrade opensSubscriber Only
July 29, 2025 04:20 IST
Mumbai-based TEMA India has been entrusted with testing the equipment required for upgrading of depleted heavy water, a crucial requirement at all Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors in India.
Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Vijai Sharma, Kyoto Protocol architect & India’s ex-chief climate negotiator, diesSubscriber Only
July 28, 2025 03:05 IST
A 1974-batch IAS officer, who served as the Environment Secretary and then as Chief Information Commissioner, Sharma died in the United States, where he was visiting his son.
Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Why increasing renewable energy alone can’t solve climate crisisSubscriber Only
July 26, 2025 17:28 IST
In recent years, the world has witnessed a boom in the growth of renewable energy capacity. However, this has not reduced the use of fossil fuels, which has led to an unabated rise of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sat, Jul 26, 2025
Why ICJ ruling on climate change is significantSubscriber Only
July 25, 2025 07:05 IST
The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling is not binding — but it could move the needle on international climate action
Fri, Jul 25, 2025
The Hague: Countries obliged to take climate action, liable for compensation if they don’tSubscriber Only
July 24, 2025 04:48 IST
The ICJ ruling is not binding on the countries, but sets an important precedent for the thousands of climate lawsuits that have been filed in recent years across the world
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
India reaches key climate goal 5 years ahead of target: The full picture, explainedSubscriber Only
July 23, 2025 09:51 IST
Less than 22 per cent of India’s total energy consumption is done in the form of electricity. The rest happens through direct burning of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Why merger of two black holes, 100 times bigger than the Sun, holds significanceSubscriber Only
July 17, 2025 16:28 IST
The detection of gravitational waves from this event has generated a lot of scientific interest. It has the potential to refine the current understanding of black hole formation, the evolution of stars, and, possibly, the current models of the universe itself.
Fri, Jul 18, 2025
What is the European Union’s CBAM, and why has BRICS condemned and rejected it?Subscriber Only
July 09, 2025 16:46 IST
Europe’s carbon border tax is an import duty on a product manufactured in a country that has more lax climate rules than the EU. The ostensible purpose is to check ‘carbon leakage’, but the tax makes items like steel or cement manufactured in countries like India more expensive, and thus less competitive, in European markets.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
Why the UNFCCC process must be reformedSubscriber Only
July 09, 2025 10:51 IST
In recent years, climate negotiations have failed to achieve sufficient progress in tackling climate change and its impact. Several ideas have been proposed to reform these talks but it’s unlikely that they will be implemented
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
BRICS nations ‘condemn and reject’ Europe’s carbon-based import dutiesSubscriber Only
July 08, 2025 11:47 IST
The BRICS nations called on the developed world to urgently increase their financial contribution to adaptation projects, at least doubling the amount in 2019 by 2025, as has been agreed in climate conferences.
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
How astronauts eat on ISS, how they defecateSubscriber Only
July 05, 2025 06:50 IST
While having a meal in space is not a piece of cake, astronauts enjoy fairly appetising and nutritious packaged food. With missions becoming longer, scientists are now trying to grow food in space itself
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
‘India must renegotiate IWT on its terms’: Uttam Kumar Sinha at explained.LiveSubscriber Only
July 05, 2025 03:54 IST
Uttam Kumar Sinha, Senior Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Delhi, on optimising the provisions of the treaty and on climate change impacting dynamics. The session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Science and Climate Change Editor
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
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