Assam

Hydropower development in Bhutan has gained considerable ground as a sector capable of contributing to the development of the country. In 2012, Bhutan earned $177 million through energy export. However, these developmental activities are also prone to natural hazards like landslides since the region lies in a high risk earthquake prone zone and also registers heavy rainfall.

For more information on the organisers, Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP), please click here.

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Committee to investigate discrepancy in data on toilets

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Environment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'

Indian Ocean's "hope spots"

Gujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river

For further information on the Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), please click here.

Details on the Research Fellow vacancies may be viewed here.

No environment clearance in eight critically polluted areas

I began my latest journey in the land of the red river and the blue hills, Assam from Dibrugarh. The first time I saw the Brahmaputra at Guwahati many years ago, I was fascinated on looking at the mighty stream of water in its full glory after the monsoons.