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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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How India’s bioeconomy is faring, the road aheadSubscriber Only
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The India BioEconomy Report, released by the Department of Biotechnology, says there is ample opportunity for this sector to grow to about $300 billion by 2030, and to $1 trillion by 2047.
Thu, Mar 27, 2025
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Sun, Mar 23, 2025
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March 21, 2025 04:00 IST
Conversation on climate needs to be mainstreamed in other multilateral forums, says COP30 president-designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago
Fri, Mar 21, 2025
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March 19, 2025 06:55 IST
Now, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which carried four astronauts to the ISS on a routine assignment, is bringing back Williams and Wilmore on its return journey. Two other astronauts, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, who have completed their time on the ISS, are also returning with Williams and Wilmore.
Wed, Mar 19, 2025
NASA shuts down three departments: What does it mean for the space agency?Subscriber Only
March 13, 2025 07:45 IST
The world’s leading space agency has announced it would be shutting down at least three departments to comply with President Trump’s executive orders issued in January
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
COP30 host Brazil hopes for climate ‘turnaround’Subscriber Only
March 11, 2025 22:20 IST
A veteran climate negotiator and former Brazilian ambassador to India, Correa do Lago emphasised the urgency of proactive change.
Wed, Mar 12, 2025
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March 11, 2025 04:20 IST
As of now, water-ice on the Moon is understood to be present only in the polar regions, particularly under the craters where the Sun’s rays are unable to reach.
Wed, Mar 12, 2025
US exits fund meant to compensate poor nations for climate change damageSubscriber Only
March 07, 2025 21:44 IST
The US has already pulled out of the Paris Agreement, stopped the participation of its scientists in a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and cancelled previously committed money for the Green Climate Fund.
Fri, Mar 07, 2025
COP30 host Brazil calls for additional structures to ensure climate commitments are deliveredSubscriber Only
March 06, 2025 22:18 IST
Brazil’s Minister for Environment and Climate Marina Silva acknowledged that the US pull-out from the Paris Agreement would hurt progress on climate action.
Fri, Mar 07, 2025
Blue Ghost lands on Moon: Why more private players are flying to the lunar surface this yearSubscriber Only
March 03, 2025 15:41 IST
Firefly is the third private operator to have sent a Moon mission under a special NASA programme called Commercial Lunar Payload Services. What is CLPS, and what does it aim to achieve?
Tue, Mar 04, 2025
Why Amit Shah sought to reassure South: In most delimitation formulas based on population, the region loses outSubscriber Only
February 27, 2025 11:57 IST
In 1977, average population per constituency was 10.11 lakh. If this is doubled, for example, UP, including Uttarakhand, would have 126 seats, while Tamil Nadu would remain at 39 and Kerala drop by two to 18. News won’t be better in lower averages either.
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Why southern states are nervous about delimitationSubscriber Only
February 27, 2025 06:58 IST
The Constitution mandates delimitation after every Census. But the number of seats in Parliament, and the share of each state, have remained static since 1976. This is largely due to opposition from southern states. Here's why.
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Why Microsoft’s claims of quantum computing breakthrough matterSubscriber Only
February 24, 2025 10:28 IST
The company said it had been successful in creating a new chip that would fast-track the development of a meaningful quantum computer from decades to a few years.
Mon, Feb 24, 2025
The great tech rush: After DeepSeek wake-up call, how India plans to get a seat at AI high tableSubscriber Only
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With the recent arrival of DeepSeek setting off AI ambitions in India, including an audacious bid to develop its own large language model, The Indian Express meets some of the top AI researchers as they map the country’s road to a seat at technology’s high table.
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Doors open for US to return to Paris Agreement: UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell Subscriber Only
February 19, 2025 14:41 IST
UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell said the disintegration of the international climate change architecture would be a disaster for ‘every economy and population’.
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
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February 18, 2025 08:29 IST
Mostly, the tremors experienced in Delhi from time to time are from earthquakes that originate elsewhere. Monday’s magnitude 4 earthquake was located in Delhi itself. In fact, it was the strongest earthquake to have originated in Delhi in at least five years.
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
‘Biggest economic opportunity’: UN Climate Change chief urges India to accelerate clean energy shiftSubscriber Only
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Steil further stated that global clean energy transition was powering on, despite sub-optimal results on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sat, Feb 15, 2025
Microsoft executive and IIT-Madras alumni to head India’s top research funding bodySubscriber Only
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Scientific research, as of now, is confined mainly in the few centrally-funded research institutions like the laboratories of CSIR, IITs, IISERs, TIFR or the Indian Institute of Science.
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
New study calls for more reforms on mining regulations to develop critical mineral resourcesSubscriber Only
February 07, 2025 08:19 IST
The CSEP study pointed out that the market size of critical minerals required in clean energy technologies doubled between 2017 and 2022, with investments in development of these mineral resources showing a 20-30 per cent increase year-on-year.
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
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The recalibration of India’s position comes at a time when the international attention on climate action has tapered off a bit, despite 2023 and 2024 setting back-to-back temperature records. What is happening, and what is India's approach?
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
Nuclear energy will grow with private sector entry just like space did: Jitendra SinghSubscriber Only
February 07, 2025 02:02 IST
Underlining that it was very important to rapidly expand the nuclear power generation capacity, Singh said, “there are some additional concerns in the nuclear energy sector which have to be taken into account.”
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
India’s 2035 targets will ‘reflect the disappointment of COP29 outcome on climate finance in Baku’Subscriber Only
February 05, 2025 10:04 IST
The Paris Agreement requires its member countries to refresh their NDCs in five-year cycles. The existing NDCs, submitted in 2020, pertain to the 2030 period.
Thu, Feb 06, 2025
Govt sets up new nuclear mission, Rs 20k crore for small modular reactors R&DSubscriber Only
February 01, 2025 17:41 IST
Modular reactors are mostly still under development and have not been deployed commercially anywhere in the world. Just a couple of experimental SMRs are operational right now
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
No economic rationale to shut down coal-based power plants, says Economic SurveySubscriber Only
January 31, 2025 22:24 IST
The Economic Survey said it was imperative for the country to first try and become a developed country by 2047, and then pursue the goal of achieving net zero status.
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