Independent economic intelligence for the Himalayan region.
HEF tracks the capital, energy, trade, and infrastructure decisions reshaping the region where Asia's two largest economies meet, turning six separate national stories into one coordinated, investable view.
Every tracked project, on the map.
Hover a point for the project and its headline figure. Click through to the full entry — sourced, cited, and kept current.
Six sectors reshaping the mountain economy.
Five signals investors should watch across the mountain economy.
Water
Severe−27.8% snow persistence
Exposed: Agriculture · Hydropower · Cities
Glaciers
Severe−12% glacier area since 1990
Exposed: Water · Energy · Tourism · Settlements
Landslides
HighElevated monsoon hazard
Exposed: Roads · Rail · Power · Real Estate
Extreme Rainfall
High12–20 cm / 24h, Uttarakhand
Exposed: Cities · Tourism · Logistics · Agriculture
Infrastructure
High>$6B disaster losses
Exposed: Public Capex · Insurance · Projects · Supply Chains
$245M
New Himachal climate-resilience programme.
Risk is rising. Capital is adapting. Source: HEF Risk Monitor compilation from regional hydro-meteorological and disaster-loss reporting.
Six domains. One connected system.
Water and climate, energy, trade, infrastructure and capital, technology, and geoeconomics — each carrying a live indicator, its most recent intelligence, and its linked projects. Not a topic list. The actual system HEF observes.
Latest Intelligence
View the Intelligence Desk →Hidden Trillions of the Himalayan Economy
Unlocking the trillion-dollar corridor
India's AI Ambition Needs 40–50 TWh of New Power
Himalayas have the answer
Earth's Third Pole is Melting
The glaciers that feed 1.4 billion people are retreating — and the region's economic model still assumes they won't
GEC-II: Green Energy Corridor
The world's first high-capacity power corridor built above 4,700m in Ladakh
Middle East Escalation
Economic implications for energy, trade, and the Himalayan Belt (IHR)
Go Deeper
- Regional Power Demand (AI-Driven)
- Himalayan Connectivity Investment Gap
- Himalayan Hydropower Utilization
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