This article is authored by Mahesh Ganguly, teaching assistant and research fellow, IIT Bombay and Amaan Siddiqui, independent researcher.

Conventional flood-risk assessments may no longer capture the risks facing mountain communities and downstream infra

Nepal's flash floods highlight urgent ecological concerns, prompting calls for sustainable infrastructure development in the vulnerable Himalayan region.

The August 26 disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed hundreds of people and left thousands missing, including hundreds of Indians, on Nepal-China border.