Beijing’s mega-dam on Tsangpo River threatens Tibet as much as India and Bangladesh
When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...
National Herald6dOpinion
China’s bid to tame a ‘rogue’ river
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 ...
The Pioneer4dOpinion
Dangers of China’s mega-dam plans on the Yarlung Tsangpo
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
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Global Watch | Why Tibet Has Become A Hotspot For Natural Calamities
Geologically, the Tibetan Plateau ranks among the most seismically active areas worldwide, serving as a convergence zone for the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates ...
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Asia on alert for China’s megaproject: It’s about to slow down the Earth’s rotation
China is building the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh with potential impact on ...
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‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war
The $13.2bn Siang Upper Multipurpose Project will have a reservoir that can hold nine billion cubic metres of water and ...
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Tibet earthquake kills at least 126 people and leaves many trapped
China's Earthquake Networks Center recorded the magnitude as 6.8. Shallow earthquakes often cause more damage. The epicenter was in Tibet's Tingri county, where the India and Eurasia plates grind ...