The Himalayan state of Bhutan tackles its dog menace
On February 21 this year, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering of Bhutan urged every citizen to adopt a stray dog. This would be a “a gift to the king” on the monarch’s birthday. This is the latest in a...
View ArticlePortrait of a dying river
Marsyangdi means raging river. But the rage of this river in Nepal is slowly dying, captured in a series of hydropower projects. About 20 kilometres of Marsyangdi river is dry or has very little water...
View ArticleTibetans enhanced biodiversity, banning them degrades forest
Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve is one of China’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than five million visitors per year to the sparsely populated mountains of north-western Sichuan, on...
View ArticleA house of art by the river Betwa
There is a house, a singular and rather extraordinary house that sits along the river Betwa. A traditional house inhabited by multiple generations, that has been transformed into a living monument...
View ArticleThe glacier ‘marriages’ in Pakistan’s high Himalayas
Haider Zaidi cultivates wheat, potato and other vegetables to his lands to provide for his large family. He gives thanks to his ancestors, and especially his grandfather and fellow villagers, who...
View ArticleA cartoonist captures the biodiversity of Assam
A forlorn tiger, the king of the jungle, wonders how the same jungle has been sold off without his permission. The wry humour, sadness and perplexity at the strangeness of the world are all...
View ArticleThousands to attend Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir despite risks
As Covid-19 cases near 700,000 in India, the third-highest in the world, the government of Jammu & Kashmir has said that it is making all the necessary preparations for the Amarnath pilgrimage. For...
View ArticleIn Kyrgyzstan, community-based tourism shows a way forward
One of the countries hit hardest by the stoppage of tourism due to the pandemic is Kyrgyzstan, just as it was pushing to open up and strengthen its tourism sector. In January 2020, Maksat Damir Uulu,...
View ArticleTiny island library in Assam gives children a headstart
A group of children listened spellbound to a webinar on Zoom. Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, the director-general of the Assam Police, told them how to stay healthy and safe during the coronavirus pandemic. He...
View ArticlePakistan’s Diamer Basha dam will drown ancient carvings
“There is an open-air museum in the Chilas valley,” said Aftab Rana, president of the Sustainable Tourism Foundation Pakistan (STFP). He was referring to a mountainous area of Gilgit-Baltistan in...
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