Going against its own orders, the government in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the fast-tracking of environmental clearances despite manifest evidence of illegal sand mining

As India’s hydropower hotspot, Himachal Pradesh offers important lessons about the huge risks of building large dams in the Himalayas

India should rewrite outdated, colonial laws and empower local people so that embankments work for communities and nature

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

The country’s chief climate change advisor explains the package aimed at handling the pandemic-induced economic crisis, and go green at the same time

An initiative in China is rethinking the way that China invests in Asia, helping to expand China’s investment in the renewable sector, writes Feng Hao

Winding through many of the areas of conflict in Myanmar’s areas dominated by ethnic minorities, the China Myanmar Economic Corridor may spark off more fighting, writes Nicholas Lo

Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan hopes to prosper from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, but heavy traffic may also affect the sensitive ecology of the region

Authorities are struggling to meet the water needs of the fast growing capital, Thimpu, especially in the winter when there is little rain or snow and pipes freeze over.

In Kishtwar, a remote region of Kashmir, the Save Marwah Movement stiffens struggle against building of Bursar dam