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.

December 04, 2015 04:17 IST
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who is presiding over the conference, issued a statement expressing his country’s solidarity with the affected people of Chennai.
Fri, Dec 04, 2015
December 04, 2015 01:32 IST
“The emphasis should be on the amount of money that is being raised and not on the number of countries in the donor list,” said Ajay Mathur, a key Indian negotiator.
Fri, Dec 04, 2015
December 04, 2015 00:40 IST
Climate change cannot be fought without an enormous monetary commitment by developed nations. And this is precisely what they are shy of doing.
Fri, Dec 04, 2015
December 03, 2015 13:58 IST
The G-77 plus China group, of which India is a part, took strong objection to the attempts by the developed world to expand the donor base of the countries for mobilising finance after the year 2020.
Thu, Dec 03, 2015
December 03, 2015 02:22 IST
Developed nations refuse to put figure on aid they will give for climate action after 2020 as per agreement at Copenhagen in 2009.
Thu, Dec 03, 2015
December 03, 2015 00:25 IST
Whether the climate agreement should be legally binding is among the most contentious issues in the talks.
Thu, Dec 03, 2015
December 02, 2015 02:24 IST
The formal negotiations began Tuesday morning with countries and negotiating groups making an opening statement in which all of them enunciating their long-held positions.
Wed, Dec 02, 2015
December 02, 2015 00:36 IST
Governments, businesses, NGOs and academics have welcomed the initiative, which is being seen as a major step in the fight against climate change.
Wed, Dec 02, 2015
December 01, 2015 14:02 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a very strong enunciation of India's position on climate change.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
December 01, 2015 03:21 IST
Obama said the US recognises role in the problem, embraces responsibility to do something about it.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
December 01, 2015 02:51 IST
Modi’s biggest moment in Paris will come when he will see his own idea coming to fruition.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
December 01, 2015 02:40 IST
Achchhi guftagu, says Sharif; Sushma invited to Islamabad for Dec 9 meet.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
November 30, 2015 15:52 IST
While the congregation in Paris is possibly the biggest ever of world leaders under a single roof, this is not the first time that PMs and Presidents have committed for a global agreement.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
November 30, 2015 02:30 IST
Modi will formally open the India pavilion which has impressed everyone — it is the first time India has put up a pavilion at this annual conference to showcase its philosophy and approach towards climate change.
Mon, Nov 30, 2015
November 30, 2015 00:13 IST
What negotiators from India will be pushing at the Climate Conference that begins in Paris today.
Mon, Nov 30, 2015
November 29, 2015 03:41 IST
17 days after terror attacks, world leaders will flock to French capital in bid to seal emission deal
Sun, Nov 29, 2015
November 25, 2015 00:59 IST
Pachauri, a two-time chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was accused of sexual harassment earlier this year by a junior colleague at the Delhi-based Teri.
Wed, Nov 25, 2015
November 24, 2015 01:49 IST
When the world first became conscious of the need to tackle global warming and climate change, in the early 1990s, it was considered fair that those who had created the problem be made responsible for cleaning the mess.
Tue, Nov 24, 2015
November 19, 2015 01:35 IST
More than 190 countries will gather in Paris later this month for a two-week annual climate change conference that is expected to deliver a global agreement this year.
Thu, Nov 19, 2015
November 19, 2015 00:15 IST
Indian Express explain the October-December northeast monsoon that brings rain to Tamil Nadu at this time — and how it became so deadly this year.
Thu, Nov 19, 2015
November 11, 2015 01:31 IST
Senior leaders of the BJP on Tuesday criticised party's debacle in Bihar elections saying no lesson was learnt after the defeat in Delhi.
Wed, Nov 11, 2015
November 05, 2015 00:16 IST
She said that despite the enquiry committee finding Pachauri guilty of misconduct, the organisation has "failed" to do the "bare minimum" to ensure that she is not impacted.
Thu, Nov 05, 2015
October 31, 2015 04:38 IST
Bharagava had also taken on the UPA government on the Kudankulam nuclear power station issue.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
October 31, 2015 01:52 IST
The report comes a month ahead of the climate change conference in Paris where countries are hoping to negotiate a global agreement to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, the main reason for global warming.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
October 31, 2015 01:08 IST
While steps were being taken in 2010 to cancel the agreement, communication scientist S V Kibe and Financial Advisor G Balachandhran had informed Radhakrishnan that Devas was in violation of the agreement because it did not own the technology it was planning to deploy
Fri, Dec 25, 2015



