Environment

The pace of deforestation has increased in line with the government's clampdown on environmental defenders.

Rampant illegal encroachment of land along with depleting forest cover has led to a perilous situation in Guwahati.

A pledge to curtail financing for coal projects has come amid a rash of new coal-fired power plant investments.

The fall in water levels has again raised questions about the activities of Chinese dam engineers upstream.

Between climate change effects and multiple hydroelectric power projects, the Himalayan Indian state could face an environmental catastrophe in the future.

Xie Zhenhua's return to the position of special envoy for climate is seen as a positive signal for U.S.-China cooperation on environmental issues.

The Sanakham dam is one of seven mega-dams that the landlocked country is planning, in defiance of environmental and economic sense.

Illegal logging is depleting forest cover in the region, aggravating the fallout from climate change.

But costs and competition could leave the putative "battery of Southeast Asia" running on empty.

The growing cost of sub-standard climate policies on Australia’s international standing may soon outweigh any domestic political gains.

Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have all suffered in recent months from shortages and blackouts, their citizens experiencing cold nights and darkened lights.