China is building the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh with potential impact on ...

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 ...

Experts say China’s ‘strategically smart’ move is aimed at leveraging more diplomatic influence & more China-Bangladesh ...

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 ...

To quote former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale in India Today, “There is no guarantee that peace and tranquility will ...

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 ...

Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...