1. Bangladesh struggles to fund controversial Sundarbans coal project
Norwegian investor pulled out of controversial India-Bangladesh coal power plant over concerns about impact on world’s largest mangrove forest in the Bay of Bengal
2. Photo story: The nowhere people
How the Farakka Barrage obstructs the natural course of the Ganga, has become a dumping ground for the silt, and created a new tribe of people who are environmental refugees
3. Nepal earthquake highlights dangers of dam building in Tibet
Hydropower development in Tibet is fraught with huge risks because of the danger of major earthquakes. What’s more, the projects might not be needed, say experts
4. China helps Pakistan build world’s largest solar farm
Chinese companies are building a massive solar power station in the Punjab desert, but is the project the most effective way of solving Pakistan’s escalating energy crisis?
5. Pakistan’s new plan to embrace floods
The Pakistan government is considering a new flood prevention plan that could transform the way the country deals with its devastating annual floods, by restoring wetlands, forests and floodplains
6. Drinking sewage in Varanasi
Leaky old pipes and a poisoned Ganga mean Varanasi residents fall prey to stomach ailments far too often; the eternal city is now pinning its faith on a central scheme
7. Brahmaptura dams hold back silt, not water
China announced completion of the Zangmu hydropower project in Tibet and assured India that water flows on the Brahmaputra would not be affected; but it said nothing about the silt flow
8. Photo story – Blockade and protests push Nepal to another disaster
Nepalis struggle to continue normal life as protests and an ‘informal blockade’ limits the import of basic necessities into the land-locked country
9. India’s solar dream: does the country have enough water?
Narendra Modi’s ambitious solar energy expansion may be scuppered by lack of water, particularly in arid regions where the biggest solar farms are planned
10. Weather fluctuations wreak havoc on Bhutan’s crops
Bhutanese farmers struggle as erratic rainfall and unprecedented weather patterns destroy their crops
