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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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After weathering the storm over the Womens Reservation Bill,the government is now preparing itself for another parliamentary battle,having decided to introduce the contentious Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill in the Lok Sabha....
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Jairam trashes his own panel,Manila swears by itSubscriber Only
March 04, 2010 03:33 IST
While Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh doesnt trust the Genetic Engineering Approval Committees green flag to Bt brinjal,Philippines has relied on the very same results to fast-track its own process to grant approval to the crop....
Thu, Mar 04, 2010Met Dept modernisation plan runs into rough weatherSubscriber Only
March 01, 2010 03:16 IST
Despite six panels,prodding by the Prime Minister and purchase of costly equipment,the plan has failed to meet every schedule....
Mon, Mar 01, 2010Manipur town on road to becoming gateway to S-E AsiaSubscriber Only
February 25, 2010 02:48 IST
About 120 km southeast of Imphal,on the India-Myanmar border,the first steps are being taken towards giving shape to the Indian...
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Ramesh said Bt will destroy brinjals ayurvedic value,experts beg to differSubscriber Only
February 24, 2010 03:31 IST
One of the claims Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would 'destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal'.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010Another member quits climate teamSubscriber Only
February 21, 2010 03:22 IST
The resignation of Shyam Saran from his position as Prime Ministers Special Envoy on Climate Change has triggered a chain reaction....
Sun, Feb 21, 2010Panel which cleared Bt brinjal to meet today to discuss banSubscriber Only
February 17, 2010 03:06 IST
A week after its decision on Bt brinjal was overruled by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh,Genetic Engineering Approval Committee...
Wed, Feb 17, 2010Another minister speaks up,CSIR chief says Bt brinjal 100% safeSubscriber Only
February 15, 2010 04:09 IST
Joining the growing number of voices within the government that are uncomfortable with the decision to put the introduction of Bt brinjal on indefinite hold....
Mon, Feb 15, 2010Sibals Bt signal: need to trust science,scientistsSubscriber Only
February 13, 2010 03:56 IST
Pointing to differences in the government over the way introduction of genetically modified Bt brinjal has been put on indefinite hold....
Sat, Feb 13, 2010JAIRammedSubscriber Only
February 11, 2010 23:49 IST
How the Environment Minister made a meal out of Bt brinjal....
Thu, Feb 11, 2010Govt overrules own experts, puts Bt brinjal in deep freezeSubscriber Only
February 10, 2010 02:59 IST
Citing a lack of scientific consensus and the absence of any over-riding urgency,the government today put an indefinite moratorium on the introduction of a genetically-modified brinjal developed after ten years of research....
Wed, Feb 10, 2010Code to check child abuse in tourist spotsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2010 00:59 IST
To prevent a repeat of incidents like the recent one in Goa in which a minor Russian girl was raped,the government has decided to ask all hotels...
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Nobody retires in UPASubscriber Only
February 02, 2010 02:08 IST
Well-connected and influential bureaucrats never retire in this regime. They just hop from one assignment to another.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010Emission: India ready with info on action planSubscriber Only
January 30, 2010 01:54 IST
After days of consultations,India is learnt to be ready to send a formal communication to the UN climate convention over the...
Sat, Jan 30, 2010
Choosing R-Day chief guest: Behind the warm welcome,a cold strategySubscriber Only
January 25, 2010 04:12 IST
In an innovation increasingly evident,the govt has been weaving strategy with hospitality to decide its R-Day chief guest.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010In the worst-affected Naxal areas,govt schemes are the hardest hitSubscriber Only
January 24, 2010 02:44 IST
As states get together to launch security operations,official data from the first-ever study done of the countrys 33 districts hardest hit by Naxalites...
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Chidambaram to review anti-Naxal ops todaySubscriber Only
January 22, 2010 00:04 IST
About a month into the joint operation,Home Minister is slated to visit Chhattisgarh to carry out a review of the police offensive against the Naxals.
Fri, Jan 22, 20102 Culture Ministry varsities in blacklistSubscriber Only
January 21, 2010 23:12 IST
In the entire episode regarding the withdrawal of deemed university status to some institutions,the Culture Ministry has been one of the biggest,albeit unintended,victims....
Thu, Jan 21, 2010Prasar Bharati probe: CVC gets documents from I&BSubscriber Only
January 21, 2010 22:49 IST
Decks have been cleared for initiating investigation into alleged financial irregularities by Prasar Bharati Corporation,with the CVC finally getting all relevant papers from the I&B Ministry last week....
Thu, Jan 21, 2010Glacier melt: IPCC issues mea culpa,procedures not followedSubscriber Only
January 21, 2010 04:36 IST
IPCC has accepted it made a mistake in concluding that Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035 if global warming continued at current levels.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010Didnt set glacier deadline,says man at centre of rowSubscriber Only
January 20, 2010 02:30 IST
Under attack from all sides,Syed Iqbal Hasnain the man at the centre of the latest controversy over global warming-induced glacial melting in the Himalayas....
Wed, Jan 20, 2010Glacier melt date hot air,Pachauri faces the heatSubscriber Only
January 19, 2010 03:32 IST
It has emerged that the high probability of Himalayan glaciers melting away by 2035 was based on unsubstantiated & speculative evidence.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010Ministries,govt departments cold to Farooqs green pushSubscriber Only
January 11, 2010 01:57 IST
Low carbon growth may have become the new mantra for development in the country,but the government is finding it difficult...
Mon, Jan 11, 2010I feel like a hostage,says ChamlingSubscriber Only
January 09, 2010 03:08 IST
Frustrated at frequent blockades of NH-31A the only road connecting Sikkim to the rest of India by protestors seeking a separate Gorkhaland....
Sat, Jan 09, 2010
‘Consult’ means review? Govt will face House heat todaySubscriber Only
December 22, 2009 08:38 IST
The govt will have to do some explaining in Parliament on some provisions in the Copenhagen Accord.
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