The Brahmaputra River is one of the mightiest and most beautiful rivers in the world. It is frequently referred to as the ...

The Himalayan Mountains tower over some of the most rugged terrain and harshest climate conditions on the planet. Melting snows from Mount Everest, K2, and hundreds of other snow-capped peaks carve ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation geneticist Adarsh Man Sherchan is one of the leading experts keeping track of the impacts that Nepal’s dozens of dams are having on ...

If one were on the lookout for the region with the most meagre potential for cooperative management of its transboundary river basins, South Asia would be a strong contender. Merely to mention the ...

Figure 1: Overview of main Asian river basins and their projected changes in precipitation and temperature. Figure 2: Present-day and future ice thickness for the Baltoro and Langtang watersheds.

India has a lot of rivers flowing through it; some are Himalayan rivers which originate from perennial glaciers, while peninsular rivers are largely rain-fed and seasonal. These rivers define ...