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  May 10, 2019

  Opium cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh: Tracing impact of tradition and trafficking

  The first case against illegal opium cultivators in Arunachal Pradesh signals a new crackdown on the social evil that has destroyed vast areas of forest, and many lives, in this global biodiversity hotspot
  India Arunachal Pradesh Opium FWeekend long-reads opium cultivation Mishmi Hills
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  Apr 26, 2019

  In Varanasi and Kanpur, a polluted Ganga might have a part to play in 2019 poll results

  Water, air and soil are all polluted in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state; but no campaigner in this election season talks about it, and voters do only when reminded.
  Uttar Pradesh Environment Narendra Modi Ganga Varanasi Pollution River Ganga FWeekend 2019 Lok Sabha Election long-reads General Elections 2019 GangaProject The Third Pole GangaProject2018
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  Apr 07, 2019

  Atal Setu, a new bridge in Bihar over troubled Kosi, raises risk of higher flood surges

  Engineers have channelled the Kosi over a long distance before building the Atal Setu in Bihar, raising the risk of higher flood surges
  India Atal Bihari Vajpayee Flood bIhar Ganga Governance Floods Himalayas Kosi river FWeekend long-reads The Third Pole Atal Setu
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  Mar 17, 2019

  No water for a clean Ganga: River's reduced flow and declining health have caused much anguish

  The numerous dams limiting the flow of the Ganga and its tributaries, as well as the massive extraction of water from the river, makes the aspiration of a free flowing river a distant dream.
  Environment Ganga Kumbh Mela River Ganga FWeekend long-reads Kumbh Mela 2019 GangaProject The Third Pole Taming The River GangaProject2018
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  Mar 15, 2019

  Clean Kumbh, dirty Ganga: River's transformation during Mela was 'event management', not sustainable solution

  At the Kumbh Mela this year, the Ganga ran clean, but it was the result of temporary solution — not enough to keep the river basin pollution free, and one that only concealed the problem
  Environment Ganga Kumbh Mela River Ganga Ganga pollution Ganga clean up FWeekend long-reads Jal Nigam Kumbh Mela 2019 GangaProject The Third Pole Taming The River GangaProject2018 Cleanest Kumbh Mela National Mission to Clean Ganga
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  Mar 08, 2019

  Hindu Kush Himalayas witness growth in hydropower projects, despite climate change risks

  With growing warnings of the cascading impacts of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, the region’s hydropower sector ought to take note
  Environment Ganga River Ganga long-reads GangaProject The Third Pole Life Under Threat GangaProject2018
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  Mar 02, 2019

  Communities in China and South Asia fight for greater say over river management, but will officials listen?

  By forming cross border networks, civil society groups in China and South Asia hope to exert greater influence over government decisions, but will officials listen?
  India China Civil society Bangladesh climate change Bhutan Asia Ganga Brahmaputra Governance Rivers bridge long-reads Meghna TROSA
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  Feb 28, 2019

  Climate change poses risk to Hindu Kush Himalayas, but regional co-operation can offer hope

  The communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayas region are critically stressed, but their hope lies in each other, and a high degree of foresighted diplomacy
  Environment Ganga River Ganga long-reads GangaProject The Third Pole GangaProject2018
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  Feb 19, 2019

  Water dangers loom for South Asia: Report suggests countries have to start cooperating, or pay a huge price

  With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price
  India China Pakistan Bangladesh climate change Afghanistan Nepal Myanmar Bhutan South Asia Himalayas Glacier Hindu Kush long-reads The Third Pole HIMAP ICIMOD
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  Feb 12, 2019

  In the Himalayas, women are left behind in climate change conversations, policies

  When you look at climate change or disasters, the most affected are the poorest women in the Himalayas, because they don’t have access to resources, information, or the skills to adapt.
  Environment Ganga River Ganga FWeekend long-reads GangaProject The Third Pole Life Under Threat GangaProject2018