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

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

The proposed largest dam on the Brahmaputra being built by China could be its strategy to weaponise water against India ...

China recently authorized the construction of the largest dam in the world, which is expected to cost about $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian border. Concerns about ...

The earthquake in Tibet not only caused significant destruction but also intensified concerns about the safety of the ...

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

Nobody knows where exactly the dam will be built or ... The Yarlung Tsangpo becomes the Siang river when it enters India; it becomes the Brahmaputra after it is joined by the major tributaries ...

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

China on Monday reiterated its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying the planned project has gone through rigorous scientific ...

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.

about three times that of the Three Gorges Dam. The Yarlung Zangbo River flows as the Brahmaputra in India and Jamuna in Bangladesh and is popularly known as Siang/Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh.