Brahmaputra |The Third Pole

Golden langurs killed by people, roads and power lines in Bhutan

September 11, 2020

Habitat destruction has brought the endangered primate into increasing conflict with people and infrastructure, with dwindling numbers living in fragmented areas of Bhutan and India
Tiny island library in Assam gives children a headstart

August 05, 2020

The Parag Kumar Das Char Library and Research Centre provides storybooks, educational videos and official guidance to a poor and isolated community
India-Bangladesh expanded river trade opens up opportunities for locals

July 04, 2020

An addendum to an existing agreement could open up valuable trade routes for small producers and marginalised communities along shared rivers
Himalayan rivers must be lynchpin of India’s new water policy

July 02, 2020

India’s top expert summarises his views on the need to factor in the Himalayas in the new water policy
Locals use nature-based solution to tame river in Bangladesh

June 30, 2020

Bamboo fences are a cheap and natural way to prevent erosion in a transboundary river during the monsoon
Early monsoon floods show climate change impact in South Asia

June 29, 2020

Cloudbursts flood parts of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh; monsoon reaches Pakistan well ahead of schedule