In Jammu, the Tawi river becomes one of the most polluted in Jammu and Kashmir, inspiring local clean-up efforts, but little government help

Packed inside tiny homes on metre-wide lanes, slum dwellers facing the Covid-19 pandemic wonder how they can distance themselves

Built under CPEC, Pakistan’s Orange Line Metro Train promised to reduce traffic and cut pollution in Pakistan’s second-biggest city, but is failing to draw commuters

Authorities blame India, though wind blows in other direction

Innovative methods are being used in cities across Pakistan to solve flood problems and restore depleting groundwater supplies

In a newly published book, scholars Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro provide a cautionary take on the consequences of coercive environmentalism

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is an enthusiastic backer of the Ravi River Urban Development Project, but the plan for a new city makes little economic or ecological sense 

A new study has proved that Nepal’s road-building boom is detrimental to frogs; researchers hope this will raise awareness of amphibians’ plight across South Asia

Unchecked encroachments, the apathy of authorities and erratic weather in Karachi have wreaked havoc upon citizens – a reality shared by many big cities in South Asia

The authorities target encroachments on the Jhelum’s floodplains, ignoring their own buildings or permits to mine the riverbed