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.

July 23, 2015 19:43 IST
For most of the world, he was the face of IPCC, till he had to resign ignominiously in February, but the organisation which has been almost synonymous with R K Pachauri's name is the Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Fri, Jul 24, 2015
July 22, 2015 01:18 IST
The governing council has 10 members, including Pachauri, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, Naina Lal Kidwai of HSBC and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon.
Wed, Jul 22, 2015
July 12, 2015 01:28 IST
What is important in a study like this is that we should be able to ‘observe’ an event not just through the visible light, but also through ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma rays.
Sun, Jul 12, 2015
July 03, 2015 01:33 IST
India says countries could do much more if enabled by financial, technical help
Fri, Jul 03, 2015
July 01, 2015 01:55 IST
The phenomenon behind the unexpectedly good rainfall this June — and whose swing-away now is likely to allow the El Nino to have full play.
Wed, Jul 01, 2015
June 30, 2015 00:11 IST
The good rainfall this month — more than 25 per cent above normal till June 25 — was triggered by what is known as Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO).
Tue, Jun 30, 2015
June 23, 2015 01:17 IST
What is the ‘conference of parties’, and why you will hear more about it as the year-end approaches.
Tue, Jun 23, 2015
June 22, 2015 01:46 IST
France is also acutely conscious of the fact that the previous such move had backfired and Copenhagen meeting had ended in a failure.
Mon, Jun 22, 2015
June 09, 2015 03:43 IST
A soft-spoken officer, Sharma is described as a man of integrity and knowledge.
Tue, Jun 09, 2015
June 07, 2015 01:29 IST
In 2003, the last time a heat wave of comparable severity prevailed in India, almost 1,300 people were reported to have been killed in Andhra Pradesh, according to the IMD database.
Sun, Jun 07, 2015
June 07, 2015 00:00 IST
Researchers are trying to develop a circuit that can be integrated into the battery of a computer or smartphone and can help the device function for a longer time in one cycle of charging.
Sun, Jun 07, 2015
June 05, 2015 02:07 IST
Organisers want to make lasting Guinness mark, have already covered 40 nationalities.
Fri, Jun 05, 2015
June 03, 2015 01:10 IST
There is a strong correlation between an El Nino — the abnormal rise of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific off the coast of South America — and a weak monsoon.
Wed, Jun 03, 2015
May 31, 2015 00:00 IST
The IMTECH team is working on developing a fourth-generation of a drug busts blood clots.
Sun, May 31, 2015
May 29, 2015 03:17 IST
The committee has said that in its own tests during the investigations the vaccines had passed all the laid down criteria.
Fri, May 29, 2015
May 28, 2015 03:56 IST
This is the first time that air pollution and its associated health risks have been discussed at the highest forum of WHO.
Thu, May 28, 2015
May 27, 2015 00:31 IST
Latest data show more than normal storage, good sign in a dodgy monsoon year.
Tue, Jun 02, 2015
May 21, 2015 00:46 IST
Panjab University has in fact been consistently ranked high in many international ratings of educational institutions.
Thu, May 21, 2015
May 15, 2015 01:11 IST
Monsoon to come early, but El Nino almost certain to have an impact.
Fri, May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015 01:05 IST
Monsoon to come early, but El Nino almost certain to have an impact.
Fri, May 15, 2015
May 13, 2015 04:39 IST
Tuesday’s 7.3 quake was the biggest of them all but about five times weaker in terms of energy released compared to last month’s earthquake.
Wed, May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015 00:42 IST
Experts have been warning that a catastrophic ‘Great Earthquake’ is due in the Himalayas any time.
Wed, May 13, 2015
May 07, 2015 04:39 IST
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Sushma Swaraj had shown that she had the strength to speak the truth.
Thu, May 07, 2015
May 05, 2015 00:47 IST
We plan to introduce amendments this session, Environment Minister Javadekar says; he is optimistic about land bill too.
Tue, May 05, 2015
May 03, 2015 00:34 IST
What goes on inside the earth before it shakes? Scientists are establishing an underground observatory in Koyna to find out.
Sun, May 03, 2015




