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.
January 11,2025 07:00:43 AM
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, 2025January 10,2025 09:20:05 AM
Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher.
Sat, Jan 11, 2025January 08,2025 17:49:33 PM
Narayanan has been the director of LPSC since 2018.
Thu, Jan 09, 2025January 07,2025 07:15:33 AM
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, 2025January 05,2025 03:55:24 AM
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, 2025January 04,2025 10:01:30 AM
Closely involved in the finalisation of the India-US civil nuclear agreement, R Chidambaram played a key role in India’s nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998.
Sun, Jan 05, 2025December 25,2024 06:55:47 AM
The hope of keeping global warming under the 1.5 degree Celsius limit is all but dead. The kind of emissions cuts required to keep this goal alive is unlikely to be achieved. But this is not the end of the world.
Tue, Dec 31, 2024December 21,2024 09:31:17 AM
The new target for 2035 has been disclosed in the updated Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC, that the US submitted to the UN Climate Change on Thursday night
Sat, Dec 21, 2024December 19,2024 08:00:59 AM
The report, the first of its kind looking at the interconnections between these multiple crises, has been produced by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a global group of scientific experts
Sat, Dec 21, 2024December 13,2024 05:15:17 AM
The main goal of the Paris Agreement — holding global annual average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius of pre-industrial averages, two degrees Celsius in the worst case scenario — seems more distant than ever.
Fri, Dec 13, 2024December 06,2024 22:29:35 PM
India’s submission came during the hearings of the ICJ, the judicial arm of UN, in a case that seeks its advisory opinion on the obligations of countries on climate change, and the legal consequences of these obligations.
Sat, Dec 07, 2024December 03,2024 16:27:07 PM
The case is expected to have significant implications for the increasing number of climate-related lawsuits being filed everywhere. It could potentially also influence the negotiations at the annual climate talks
Wed, Dec 04, 2024November 30,2024 07:45:06 AM
The study says that while greater renewable integration in power generation would improve the climate benefits of EVs in due course, government intervention is needed to ensure a shift towards day-time charging of EVs in the short term.
Sun, Dec 01, 2024November 27,2024 07:02:15 AM
The disappointing deal on climate finance at COP29 could be the beginning of the unravelling of climate talks. This is not a surprise as developed nations have been taking apart the climate system over the years
Wed, Nov 27, 2024November 24,2024 06:23:42 AM
“We are disappointed with the outcome which clearly brings out the unwillingness of the developed country parties to fulfil their responsibilities,” India’s Chandni Raina said.
Mon, Nov 25, 2024November 24,2024 03:20:00 AM
The groups of small island states and least developed countries said this in no way reflected their needs and decided to walk out of the meeting. More backroom negotiations were called for. The talks, scheduled to end on Friday, is headed into Sunday.
Sun, Nov 24, 2024November 23,2024 01:58:32 AM
The conference has now gone into extra time as developing countries made a concerted effort to extract a better offer.
Sat, Nov 23, 2024November 22,2024 04:20:00 AM
Several countries, including India and Saudi Arabia, objected to references being made to one particular paragraph in GST which had asked all countries to transition away from fossil fuels, triple renewable energy by 2030, reduce emissions of non-CO2 gases including methane, and phase-down coal, among other things.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024November 22,2024 02:38:44 AM
The study by researchers at Cornell University’s Cornell Atkinson Centre for Sustainability showed that the developed countries stood to gain 2 to 15 times return on their money over a 10-year period if they only financed the entire mitigation requirements of developing nations.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024November 20,2024 18:14:15 PM
Speaking on behalf of the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs), a group that also includes India and China, a Bolivian negotiator complained of “imbalance” in the discussions and the negotiating process.
Thu, Nov 21, 2024November 20,2024 06:50:12 AM
As the world’s biggest emitter, China needs to cut its emissions for global climate goals to be met. But if China curbed its emissions, that would create a whole new problem. Here's why.
Wed, Nov 20, 2024November 20,2024 02:27:58 AM
That could undo a very significant, though symbolic, victory that was achieved in Dubai at last year’s climate conference.
Wed, Nov 20, 2024November 19,2024 22:03:54 PM
The minister said the finance agreement being negotiated at COP29 must be founded on principles of climate justice.
Wed, Nov 20, 2024November 19,2024 22:03:28 PM
In the final agreement reached at COP28 in Dubai, countries had agreed to transition away from fossil fuels.
Tue, Nov 19, 2024November 19,2024 12:40:19 PM
The COP29 meeting here is trying to finalise a comprehensive agreement on climate finance to enable greater flows of money for climate action.
Wed, Nov 20, 2024