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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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Before women’s quota in Parliament and state Assemblies, the issue of delimitation: What is it, why is it neededSubscriber Only
September 21, 2023 07:07 IST
It might be several years before reservation for women becomes applicable — mainly because it has been made contingent on the delimitation exercise. What is delimitation, and how does it work?
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 mission: Dawn breaks on Moon, all eyes on lander, rover to wake upSubscriber Only
September 20, 2023 19:55 IST
The chances of revival are not very high, but it is not a hopeless situation either. It is possible that the lander or rover module wake up but are unable to regain full functionality.
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
From neutrinos and Tb bacteria to quake-resistant buildings: How works of these young scientists have the potential to change the worldSubscriber Only
September 15, 2023 19:26 IST
These scientists received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for 2022 recently. Given in seven disciplines to outstanding scientists under the age of 45, the prize is India’s topmost science awards
Fri, Sep 15, 2023
G20 meet’s climate action promise of tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030, explainedSubscriber Only
September 13, 2023 07:30 IST
G20 countries have committed to work towards tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030. Several challenges make achieving the target difficult.
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
After 1-year pause, top science prizes announced: TB to astrophysicsSubscriber Only
September 12, 2023 04:45 IST
The Bhatnagar Prizes have traditionally been announced every year on September 26, the foundation day of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the organisation that gives away these awards.
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
After a year’s hold-up, Centre announces top national science prize for young talentSubscriber Only
September 11, 2023 14:48 IST
The awards are given every year in seven scientific disciplines — biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, medicine, engineering and earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
G20 Summit: Promise to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 a significant step, but with challengesSubscriber Only
September 11, 2023 14:02 IST
The tripling target cannot be achieved without the rapid growth in demand from other developing countries, mainly in Africa.
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
Members agree to triple green energy capacity by 2030, cut CO2 emissionsSubscriber Only
September 09, 2023 23:17 IST
The G20 also committed to making lifestyle changes to curb greenhouse gas emissions, agreeing on a cause being championed by India for the last few years.
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
Modi-Biden meet: Planetary defence to ISS to n-reactors, big push for space and energySubscriber Only
September 09, 2023 04:00 IST
Space cooperation had formed a very important part of the joint statement between the two countries during Prime Minister Modi’s state visit to the US in June this year.
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
As G20 drags feet, UN’s global climate stocktake flags large deficitsSubscriber Only
September 09, 2023 00:21 IST
The synthesis report of the Global Stocktake (GST), a Paris Agreement-mandated exercise at assessing the progress on climate action, notes that while headway had indeed been made, countries were nowhere close to achieving targets that would keep global warming under agreed levels.
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
Japan Moon Mission takes off, landing in four to six monthsSubscriber Only
September 07, 2023 07:26 IST
Dubbed the "moon sniper", Japan aims to land SLIM within 100 metres of its target site on the lunar surface. The $100-million mission is expected to reach the moon by February.
Fri, Sep 08, 2023
After large rainfall deficit in August, how India’s reservoir levels are falling considerablySubscriber Only
September 07, 2023 07:07 IST
India’s 150 large reservoirs are a crucial source of water for the rest of the year, for not just households and industry, but also power generation. Storage levels are about 10% below the last 10 years’ average for this time of the year.
Fri, Sep 08, 2023
Dr R Krishnan: ‘Tropical cyclones, especially in the Arabian Sea, are becoming more and more frequent’Subscriber Only
September 06, 2023 01:26 IST
Dr R Krishnan, Director, Centre of Climate Change Research at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, analyses the factors behind extreme weather events and predictive models.
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
Japan moon mission to kick off on Sept 7, will take at least four months to reach MoonSubscriber Only
September 05, 2023 07:43 IST
This is the first Moon-landing attempt being made by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Thu, Sep 07, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram comes up with a surprise, makes a ‘jump’ on the MoonSubscriber Only
September 04, 2023 12:01 IST
“Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment. On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30-40 cm away,” ISRO said in a statement.
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
Chandrayaan, Aditya have economic benefits as well: former ISRO ScientistSubscriber Only
September 02, 2023 08:48 IST
Annadurai said the key to maintaining this momentum was for ISRO to keep doing these kind of space missions at regular intervals.
Sat, Sep 02, 2023
Chandrayaan 3: Another payload detects sulphur presenceSubscriber Only
September 01, 2023 03:32 IST
ISRO released preliminary data from instruments called RAMBHA and ILSA, both installed on the lander module, and another called APXS which is on the rover. It had earlier released data from instruments called ChaSTE and LIBS.
Fri, Sep 01, 2023
Staring at driest-ever August: Breaking down El Nino impact on the monsoonSubscriber Only
August 30, 2023 07:30 IST
By Tuesday morning, the country had received 160 mm of rain this month. Never has the rainfall figure for August been less than 190 mm. What are the likely implications? What is the outlook for September?
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
Chandrayaan rover detects sulphur, other elements on Moon: ISROSubscriber Only
August 29, 2023 21:22 IST
The presence of oxygen, calcium and iron has also been detected, the space agency informed
Fri, Sep 01, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 mission: On Moon, very hot to very cold — separated by just a few millimetresSubscriber Only
August 29, 2023 07:00 IST
ChaSTE is meant to study the heat conductivity of the Moon’s surface and measure the differences in temperatures at different points on and below the surface, with the overall objective of creating a thermal profile of the Moon.
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
Rover moving on Moon, has already covered 8 metres, all payloads are performing: ISROSubscriber Only
August 25, 2023 20:57 IST
The Chandrayaan-3 lander reached the lunar surface on Wednesday, making India the fourth country to achieve soft-landing on the Moon. India also became the first country to land near the South pole of the Moon.
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
Rover takes walk on Moon, all systems normal, activities on schedule, says ISROSubscriber Only
August 24, 2023 20:51 IST
ISRO released a video, taken by the Horizontal Velocity Camera on the lander, showing the last two minutes of the descent, just ahead of the touchdown on Wednesday evening.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
After the Moon landing: K Kasturirangan explains what Chandrayaan-3 means for India as a space exploration playerSubscriber Only
August 24, 2023 17:49 IST
K Kasturirangan, during whose tenure as ISRO chairman the Moon missions were planned, speaks about the past and the future of India's moonshot moment.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
We were denied access to tech… Chandrayaan-3 landing changes that permanently: Former ISRO chief K KasturiranganSubscriber Only
August 24, 2023 04:33 IST
Kasturirangan, during whose tenure as ISRO chairman the Moon missions were planned, said space capabilities would be increasingly important in international affairs, and Chandrayaan-3 ensures India would be part of all decision-making process in matters related to space.
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
Learnings from Chandrayaan-2 have paid off: ex-ISRO chiefSubscriber Only
August 24, 2023 04:30 IST
When the Chandrayaan-2 project was being executed, Sivan had repeatedly talked about the “15 minutes of terror” referring to the heightened risks in the last phase of landing on the Moon. He said those “15 minutes of terror” were applicable in the case of Chandrayaan-3 as well.
Thu, Aug 24, 2023Journalism of Courage
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