Pallava Bagla is an Indian science journalist, communicator & photojournalist with over 25 years of experience, and during this time he has come to be respected for showcasing Indian science & technology to the world throughout almost two decades of writing for Science, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He became the science editor for India's highly respected private television channel NDTV (New Delhi Television) about seven years ago. His reporting on India's nuclear issues has been critically appreciated having traveled to locations forever hidden from cameras because of national security. His recent work includes giving an insider's look into India's little known but highly developed missile development program. He is author of several books, the most recent being "Destination Moon: India's quest for Moon, Mars and Beyond." published by HarperCollins in 2008. Another book ,"Trees of India," is a large format pictorial book was published by Timeless Books in 2000. In 2010, he was awarded the David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism given by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Washington DC, for his landmark writings which exposed the Himalayan glacier blunder by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He can be reached at pallava.bagla@gmail.com.
IPCC Finally Acknowledges Its “Himalayan Blunder”
BANGALORE, India--Amidst the doomsday scenario presented by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) there is one silver lining, at least the glaciers in the Himalayas are not disappearing for at least a couple of centuries.