Brahmaputra |The Third Pole

Indigenous people demand new home after exclusion from Assam national park

January 11, 2021

For over 20 years, Mising people have been victims of restrictive conservation policies in the same forest that is being opened up to industry and mining
Climate change worsens water crisis in Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basins

December 07, 2020

New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions
China’s plans for gigantic Brahmaputra dam strains relations with India further

December 04, 2020

Powerchina’s announcement it will build a mega dam could spur a dam-building race with India, with disastrous consequences for the ecology of the region
Opinion: An equation to restore river basins in South Asia

November 05, 2020

Non-profit organisation INTACH has developed a model of basin management that prioritises the flow of medium-sized and minor rivers in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins
Room for the river: Mitigating flood risk in South and Southeast Asia

October 08, 2020

Land use on floodplains needs better regulation so that rivers have space to flood and contribute ecosystem services
Victims of Assam gas explosion fear mounting health costs

October 01, 2020

Months later, residents of Baghjan village suffer headaches, nausea and anxiety with no idea of long-term health impacts or whether they will get proper compensation