A huge shake-up of the Bangladeshi energy sector may be afoot, but the government must be clearer about its plans

Companies owned by the Indian government stop buying Chinese solar equipment, while private firms face higher tariff; domestic manufacturing too small to make a difference

The Baglihar dam in Jammu and Kashmir bears testimony to the enormous human costs associated with hydroelectricity projects

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

The pandemic has hit the economies of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region particularly hard, but will it be back to carbon intensive growth, or is this a chance for countries to go green?

Saif M Hussain, an expert on structural engineering with a focus on seismic risks, describes his concerns over Pakistan’s largest proposed dam

A National Commission for Human Rights report highlights the huge social and cultural costs of the massive coal project that no money can ever compensate for

Spiralling costs, long delays, earthquakes and landslide risks plague developers trying to build hydropower projects in the Indian Himalayan states

Largest dam on the river, in an earthquake-prone biodiversity hotspot, will risk one of the few habitats left for the endangered golden mahseer

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