Vulnerable communities were told to seek refuge on higher ground as multiple rivers burst their banks after days of rain in ...

The Arunachal Pradesh government has renewed its push for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), positioning ...

Today, there are over 30,000 dams in the world. Most of them are created according to standard projects and are designed to ...

The Diplomat ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda ( @nktpnd) and Katie Putz ( @LadyPutz) discuss the recent ...

The Three Gorges Dam, located on the Yangtze River in China, is the largest and most powerful dam in the world, generating 22.5 gigawatts of electricity. With a reservoir spanning over 600 ...

The Northeast was battered by devastating floods this year, displacing thousands and claiming dozens of lives. Experts say it ...

Islamabad’s fearmongering is the desperate gamble of a state that has run out of options. But it does serve as a useful reminder that India must prepare for worst-case scenarios.

State governments, especially in Assam, have failed to implement long-term policies to alleviate people’s suffering.

Residents of Chiang Rai express strong opposition to the Pak Beng Dam Project, citing environmental and social concerns ...

Pakistan, facing the Indus Waters blockage, has hinted that China might retaliate on their behalf using the waters of the Brahmaputra (Tsang Po).

China pushes on with world’s biggest dam as work stops at Australia’s Snowy Hydro 2.0. Beijing has approved a mega hydropower project in Tibet, which would generate 27 times more energy than ...

Hundreds of decisions—how to build roads, where to send medicine, how to plan for natural disasters—depend on knowing where people live. Over the past few decades, population maps have become powerful ...