Ganga |The Third Pole

A house of art by the river Betwa

May 22, 2020

Two designers reflect on a house aesthetic by the side of a river in north India, and the life of the woman who has made it into a charming example of upcycling
Cyclone Amphan decimates southern Bengal

May 21, 2020

The morning after the strongest cyclone ever to hit West Bengal there is immense devastation, and there is still no news from much of Sundarbans, no electricity in most of Kolkata
In multimedia: Will a resurrected Yamuna stay alive post-lockdown?

May 08, 2020

India’s second longest river is flowing clean in the lockdown forced by Covid-19; a grim reminder of how it was before may persuade all to keep it that way
Rajghat dam swallows fertile land in central India

April 29, 2020

Two researchers who walked along a 270-km stretch of the Betwa river found that, despite promises of rehabilitation, nearby villagers have lost agricultural livelihood due to the construction of dams
Nepal’s Marsyangdi now the portrait of a dying river

March 27, 2020

A photo essay shows how the Marsyangdi, a major river in Nepal, is slowly dying, caught in a series of dams and tunnels along its course
Hydro projects flout rules to maintain minimum Ganga flow

March 24, 2020

As a new government status report is published it has become increasingly clear that the minimum environmental flow mandated is too little, and even that is not being lived up to