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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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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
February 22, 2025 08:29 IST
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
The dawn quake: How tremors in Delhi are different from earthquakes in the Himalayan regionSubscriber Only
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
February 15, 2025 10:31 IST
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
February 08, 2025 12:21 IST
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
‘Excessive preoccupation with temperature goal’: How India has signalled shift in approach to climate crisisSubscriber Only
February 07, 2025 04:04 IST
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.
Fri, Jan 31, 2025
Lack of financial support would force India to temper its climate targets: Economic SurveySubscriber Only
January 31, 2025 17:00 IST
As per the Paris Agreement, India, like other countries, has to submit its climate action plan for 2035 this year.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025
Why China’s recent nuclear fusion breakthrough is significantSubscriber Only
January 30, 2025 07:05 IST
The promise of fusion energy is alluring. If, and when, it comes through, other sources of alternative clean energy, like solar or wind, to tackle the climate crisis could even be redundant. This is why a recent breakthrough has grabbed attention.
Thu, Jan 30, 2025
Why Donald Trump’s Paris Agreement pullout could have worse consequences than in 2017Subscriber Only
January 22, 2025 07:00 IST
During his inauguration speech, Trump promised to reverse some of the climate-friendly energy policies of the last few years, and reiterated his commitment to extracting more oil and gas to meet America’s energy requirements.
Wed, Jan 22, 2025
Trump takes US out of Paris Agreement again, undermines global climate agendaSubscriber Only
January 21, 2025 07:33 IST
Trump had pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement during his first term as well, but his successor Joe Biden had got back in four years later.
Tue, Jan 21, 2025
Trump goes after Greenland: The long history of the US trying to take over the islandSubscriber Only
January 18, 2025 18:08 IST
Trump has said Denmark would be committing a 'very unfriendly act' if it did not allow the US to take over Greenland. What's behind the US President's increasingly aggressive bid for a snow-covered island?
Mon, Jan 27, 2025
2024 was the warmest year for India and the world. But why was warming lower over India?Subscriber Only
January 14, 2025 14:13 IST
The 1.2 degree Celsius warming over India is considerably less than the 1.6 degree Celsius, or higher, that has been experienced over the global land surface. But it does not mean that the threat of climate change is less in India.
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
What breaching 1.5°C warming threshold means for the Earth, in 2025 and beyondSubscriber Only
January 11, 2025 07:00 IST
It’s official: 2024 was the first year to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold. With global emissions continuing to grow, this was very much expected. The planet will only get warmer in the coming years
Sun, Jan 12, 2025
2024 was hottest year ever, breached 1.5 degree Celsius warming thresholdSubscriber Only
January 10, 2025 09:20 IST
Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher.
Sat, Jan 11, 2025
‘He’s like me, rose from poverty to the top’: Former ISRO chief K Sivan on new chairman V NarayananSubscriber Only
January 08, 2025 17:49 IST
Narayanan has been the director of LPSC since 2018.
Thu, Jan 09, 2025
Series of earthquakes hit Tibet near Nepal border; tremors felt in parts of north IndiaSubscriber Only
January 07, 2025 07:15 IST
Earthquake in Nepal: The most powerful of these, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, was the strongest in this region since the devastating April 2015 earthquake in Nepal that had killed about 10,000 people.
Tue, Jan 07, 2025
Dr R Chidambaram (1936-2025): LIGO to Ayurveda, ‘nuclear man’ believed in research to solve societal problemsSubscriber Only
January 05, 2025 03:55 IST
As Principal Scientific Advisor (2001-2018), Chidambaram, who died in Mumbai Saturday, set up the National Knowledge Network for high-speed connectivity to educational and research institutions, besides establishing rural technology laboratories at several engineering colleges.
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
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