China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River (Chinese: Yarlung Zangbo), near the ...

The proposed dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, known as Brahmaputra in India, is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, about three times the ...

With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...

In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...

But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...

On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.

Chief Shekhar Gupta examines how the 2 lower riparian states face multiple risks from China's control of Brahmaputra's upper ...

Set to overshadow its predecessor, this behemoth is planned for construction across the mighty Brahmaputra river. The dam's anticipated power generation is a staggering 300 billion kilowatt-hours ...

India has also planned a dam on the Brahmaputra River that it hopes will help offset the impact of China’s hydropower project. “The Siang dam will be our counter to the Chinese mega-dam.

The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, ...

Experts believe that the dam-for-dam competition among China ... The 2,900-kilometer (1,800-mile) Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river system sustains millions of lives across three countries ...