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Nepal floods are a reminder: Don’t forget the reality of geography

September 16, 2026 1:21 am

Rivers are central to South Asia’s geographical imagination. They cannot just be seen as sources of water to be allocated, but they are also carriers of shared risks

Nepal floods demand a new disaster compact for the Himalayas

September 09, 2026 1:16 am

My perspective comes not only from studying disaster policy, but from fieldwork with disaster-affected communities in Nepal

I am from Nepal. This disaster has made preparedness personal

September 02, 2026 2:41 pm

Collecting data is not enough. It must arrive reliably and be analysed rapidly so that, when something abnormal is detected, we can ask within minutes: What is happening? What might happen next? Where could it go? Who and what are exposed?

Mountains bind India, China, and Nepal to a shared destiny. They need to honour it

September 03, 2026 8:23 am

Establishing a dedicated, transparent tripartite mechanism for environmental cooperation is an absolute necessity for survival in an age of climate crisis

Nepal did not create today’s climate crisis. Why should it pay the price?

September 01, 2026 12:15 pm

Without the support of neighbours like India, as well as the rest of the international community, Nepal may not have been able to handle the devastation caused by the August 26 floods

Nepal floods: The Himalaya are not a blank canvas for grand infrastructure

August 31, 2026 1:04 pm

Escaping the wrath of nature’s forces requires rethinking the role of the state, our definition of development, and our understanding of security

Shyam Saran writes | From Nepal to Uttarakhand and China, the mountains are warning us

August 28, 2026 1:51 pm

Despite mounting and compelling evidence, major hydropower projects continue to be pursued across the mountain zone, creating mounting risks to life and property. But these are being cynically ignored

Hindu Kush Himalaya region to face drier monsoon, but threats of climate-induced hazards remain: New analysis

June 11, 2026 5:23 am

Rising temperatures are also expected to accelerate glacier melt and snowmelt, driving short-term spikes in river discharge and heightening GLOF (glacial lake outburst flood) risk.

Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalayas is Anuradha Roy's first book-length work of nonfiction. (Express Photos)

'Today, we have limitless greed of oligarchs, dictators turning Earth into wasteland': Anuradha Roy

January 14, 2026 2:55 pm

The Ranikhet-based writer on her first book-length collection of non-fiction essays and the everyday signs of ecological crisis in Kumaon Himalaya

'Green bonus' for Himalayan states, ecological value evaluation changes: Ex-bureaucrats' proposal amid disasters

November 04, 2025 2:27 pm

Former bureaucrats under the banner of Constitutional Conduct Group highlighted that Himachal Pradesh's forest wealth is valued at Rs 9.95 lakh crore.