Guwahati’s unplanned expansion causes annual floods and fills its inhabitants with “anticipatory anxiety”
When cities grow into spaces reserved for rivers and lakes, floods are an obvious outcome. This means a lot of […]
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Roads and High-Rises Have Made Himalayan Towns Prone to Disaster
Recently, Dharali in the western Himalayas was swept away by floods. Darjeeling in the eastern Himalayas could suffer the same
Lament of the Brahmaputra riverbank
Assam is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Much of the state is in the basin of the Brahmaputra, a river that
Modi’s ‘gamechanger’ palm oil push raises concerns for Indian forests and women
By Chandrani Sinha and Isabelle Gerretsen Sisters Hnaingaiha, 23, and Sangi Masseli, 28, work at their father’s palm oil plantation in West Phaileng,
Grassland burning, clearing imperils birds of Brahmaputra’s river islands
Unprotected grasslands on the Brahmaputra river’s river islands need safeguards against clearing and encroachment to conserve the habitats of threatened
In Assam, a solar power scheme has failed to keep the lights on in rural areas
Two summers have gone by since Taslima* and her classmates last saw the fans in their classroom stir the air.
