Dam building in Tibet increasing earthquake risks
February 28, 2014
An increase in the number and severity of earthquakes on the Tibetan plateau raise fresh concerns about massive dam building plans in the region
February 28, 2014
An increase in the number and severity of earthquakes on the Tibetan plateau raise fresh concerns about massive dam building plans in the region
February 26, 2014
India is building a dyke on the shared river, and Nepalis fear all the excess water will flow to their side the next time there is a flood
February 26, 2014
India’s environment ministry has drafted a notification to reduce width of protected areas around forests to clear dams in a global biodiversity hotspot
February 24, 2014
China has taken surprising steps to cooperate with Kazakhstan over shared rivers, but is unlikely to extend such generosity to its neighbours in South Asia, argues Sebastian Biba
February 21, 2014
Rajendra Singh, known as India’s waterman, wants all parties preparing their manifestos for the coming elections to promise a water security act that he and other activists have drafted
February 18, 2014
A report commissioned by India’s Central Water Commission has recommended scrapping 15 of the 44 large hydroelectric projects planned on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Arunachal Pradesh
February 10, 2014
Experts propose a new approach for the world’s most endangered river in a new report from thethirdpole.net
February 06, 2014
Climate change and the hurried retreat of glaciers could add to the seismic risk in the Himalayas, one the most complex earthquake systems in the world
February 05, 2014
The base camp of the Chhota Shigri glacier – one of the few glaciers monitored regularly in the Indian Himalayas – stands amidst stones, where once ice flowed 50 metres thick
February 04, 2014
Around 40% of residents in India’s capital city suffer health problems from air pollution, yet in contrast to China, the political response is muted