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 ...

India and China began implementing what was touted as a landmark pact to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan ...

Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and ...

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

Water security: The SUMP will ensure a steady water supply for the region, especially in times of water scarcity caused by upstream activities in China. The dam will act as a buffer, storing water ...

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

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 ...

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...

INDIA is investing $1 billion to accelerate the construction of 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, aiming to ...

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