In the wake of the controversial Myitsone dam, Aung San Suu Kyi is demanding more from investors involved in high risk projects

Rare earth metals are essential for wind turbines and solar panels but highly toxic and in short supply

A coal based power plant just adjacent to a Hilsa sanctuary might adversely affect the Bangladesh government’s conservation initiatives

For the first time, civil society in Kashmir is trying to ensure that no one uses the ongoing turmoil to encroach upon ecologically sensitive areas

NGOs abandon civil actions against polluters because of exorbitant fees, reports Zhang Chun

National waterways, starting with the Ganga, are being pushed as eco-friendly transport; nobody seems to have thought about the effect on the endangered Gangetic River Dolphin or the other life in the river

There’s the Ganga, the fishermen who catch no fish and the dolphins that cannot be found in India’s only dolphin sanctuary

Chinese backed coal excavation and power plants will displace thousands of people and deplete groundwater in a region ravaged by drought

Lack of data prevents a planned response to climate change in the Karnali river basin

The river is toxic in West Bengal, where it collects almost half its total waste from towns and factories along its banks