In Bangladesh, tubewell owners are extorting desperate drought-stricken farmers
Millions of farmers are facing an irrigation crisis in Bangladesh’s 16 drought-prone but fertile northwestern districts.
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Nepal fails in ambitious attempt to revive wild water buffalo population
Questions raised about management after all 15 animals die in project to establish a second population of wild water buffalo in Nepal
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Nepal fails in ambitious attempt to revive wild water buffalo population
Questions raised about management after all 15 animals die in project to establish a second population of wild water buffalo in Nepal
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Joshimath: India's sinking town a disaster of ignored warnings
The Joshimath disaster is an outcome of ignoring warnings for years, and is just one example of governments ignoring risks in the Himalayas
Himachal Pradesh Dhauli Ganga River India General Puran Billangwal Dhauli Ganga Himalayasanjal Prakash
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Explained: Forest fires aggravate flash floods in the Himalayas
The two phenomena are more connected than we think.
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Explained: How forest fires worsen flash floods in the Himalayas
Intense wildfires damage soil, contributing to increasingly dangerous flash floods across the mountains of South Asia
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Bangladesh's sprawling textile industry is spewing toxic wastewater into its rivers
Out of a total of 2,220 factories in Gazipur, only 556 have effluent treatment plants on paper.
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Why India's Himalayan city Joshimath is sinking
Construction activity, natural phenomena, what is the exact reason for the development?
Andhra Pradesh New Delhi Swapnamita Choudhury Vaideswaran Aayush Sharma Anjal Prakash Wadia Institute Of Himalayan Geology
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Bangladesh's only coal mine is swallowing farmlands and polluting rivers
The Barapukuria coal mine has hollowed out adjacent villages, leading to incidents of land subsidence and cracked homes.
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Upstream dams are drowning Cambodia's protected flooded forest
High water levels during the dry season at the Stung Treng Ramsar site have been catastrophic for its unique ecosystem and residents
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