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

New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions

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

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

Land use on floodplains needs better regulation so that rivers have space to flood and contribute ecosystem services

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

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

The Parag Kumar Das Char Library and Research Centre provides storybooks, educational videos and official guidance to a poor and isolated community

An addendum to an existing agreement could open up valuable trade routes for small producers and marginalised communities along shared rivers

India’s top expert summarises his views on the need to factor in the Himalayas in the new water policy