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 10, 2009 12:55 IST
The leaked Danish draft with its sweeping set of tough conditions for countries like India underlined the gulf that needs to be traversed here before an agreement can be reached.
Thu, Dec 10, 2009
December 10, 2009 12:45 IST
Highlighting the desperate situation that some small island nations were finding themselves in,Tuvalu,a small country near Australia...
Thu, Dec 10, 2009December 10, 2009 09:11 IST
In the warm-up here,the maximum buzz and heat has been around two contrasting drafts,one proposed by Denmark and...
Thu, Dec 10, 2009December 09, 2009 08:46 IST
Two days into the climate change conference,the Indian negotiating team is trying to get its house in order though some members continue...
Wed, Dec 09, 2009December 09, 2009 03:25 IST
On the second day of the climate change conference here,the much-reviled Danish draft for the possible agreement was the subject of...
Wed, Dec 09, 2009December 08, 2009 11:18 IST
Encouraging signals in the last few days notwithstanding,the opening day of the climate change conference saw a tempering down of expectations.
Tue, Dec 08, 2009December 08, 2009 03:42 IST
The United Nations Climate Change Conference,2009 received a shot in the arm on its opening morning as an authoritative...
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
December 07, 2009 10:39 IST
India,China and the rest of the Group of 77 countries have decided to reject attempts to sneak in proposals through the backdoor in the climate summit.
Mon, Dec 07, 2009
December 06, 2009 12:24 IST
As the most watched international summit in recent times,the United Nations Climate Change Conference,begins in Copenhagen tomorrow,The Sunday express sifts through the issues and the jargon
Sun, Dec 06, 2009December 06, 2009 04:24 IST
A day after US President Barack Obama rescheduled his visit to Copenhagen,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put an end to speculation over his participation in the climate summit....
Sun, Dec 06, 2009
December 04, 2009 09:18 IST
India will reduce its carbon intensity by a minimum of 20 pct by the year 2020,a target that is quite conservative considering the trend observed in carbon intensity over the last two decades.
Fri, Dec 04, 2009December 03, 2009 09:16 IST
The government has decided to offer visa-on-arrival facility to citizens of a select group of five countries,something that New Delhi had been extremely hesitant to do so far because of security concerns....
Thu, Dec 03, 2009December 03, 2009 02:53 IST
In an attempt to fend off pressure from the international community,India is learnt to be ready to follow the Chinese example and announce a targeted reduction in its carbon intensity for the year 2020....
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
November 25, 2009 08:28 IST
There are at least 22 references to Vajpayee in the over 1029-page report but the most critical ones are in Chapter 14,titled Conclusions.
Wed, Nov 25, 2009November 19, 2009 02:29 IST
Taking a big step forward in its action plan to deal with climate change,India has decided to make targeted reductions in its energy intensity...
Thu, Nov 19, 2009November 19, 2009 02:14 IST
Though the actions being committed by the developed countries on climate change have fallen way short of expectations...
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
November 14, 2009 09:24 IST
In the clearest enunciation of what was being talked about in the last few weeks,the United States has said it will not make any commitments to cut its greenhouse gases.
Sat, Nov 14, 2009November 12, 2009 03:20 IST
With developed countries doing little to ensure that Copenhagen yields a comprehensive global agreement,the stalled climate change negotiations are likely to receive a big impetus later this week from China....
Thu, Nov 12, 2009November 07, 2009 04:37 IST
With the developed world almost dropping the idea of finalising a comprehensive climate agreement at Copenhagen....
Sat, Nov 07, 2009November 04, 2009 03:13 IST
The government is likely to defer its plans to bring a climate legislation showing possible emission pathways for the country...
Wed, Nov 04, 2009October 28, 2009 00:13 IST
In view of the repeated terrorist attacks in Pakistan,the Indian Government has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to that country till the security situation there shows improvement....
Wed, Oct 28, 2009October 26, 2009 03:36 IST
While the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Indian Air Force are engaged in a tug-of-war over who should send the...
Mon, Oct 26, 2009October 23, 2009 03:46 IST
While lauding the recent steps taken by India to deal with climate change,United Nations top official on climate change on Thursday...
Fri, Oct 23, 2009October 22, 2009 00:33 IST
In the run-up to the Copenhagen summit on climate change,India seems to be making the maximum number of concessions on its traditional stand on the issue....
Thu, Oct 22, 2009October 21, 2009 09:01 IST
Stewart David Nozette,the NASA scientist who has been arrested by FBI on charges of spying for Israel,was one of the lead scientists for the mini-SAR equipment that was carried by Chandrayaan-1.
Wed, Oct 21, 2009





