IAF rescues 13 fishermen stranded on Brahmaputra island in Assam, 3 dead in Mizoram landslidesIn Mizoram, a landslide resulted in three deaths, including a four-year-old girl, after heavy rains caused the partial burial of a tin-roof...
02 Jul, 2024, 09.20 PM IST
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in northeast kill at least 16 peopleFloods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India's northeast, displacing more...
02 Jul, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Assam flood situation remains grim with rivers flowing above red markAs per an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, till Saturday 37,535 people in 10 districts of the state have been affe...
18 Jun, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Flood situation remains grim in Assam, more areas in Guwahati inundated;PM Modi dials CMThe toll in the current second wave of floods and landslides in the state has increased to 63 as two deaths each were reported from Barpeta...
19 Jun, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
Centre sanctions Rs 180 cr for restoration of Assam's railway networkAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday confirmed the allocation of Rupees 180 crore by the Centre for the restoration work. "Th...
23 May, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
China builds key highway through Brahmaputra Canyon in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh borderChina has completed the construction of a strategic highway through the Brahmaputra Canyon, stated to be the world's deepest, close to the ...
20 May, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
China builds key highway through Brahmaputra Canyon in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh borderConstruction of a highway costing USD 310 million passing through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, known as the world's deepest gorge with ...
20 May, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
China again alerts India about possible floods in BrahmaputraThe alert of a landslide and subsequent formation of an artificial lake was informed to India late Monday evening separately through diplom...
31 Oct, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
No flood threat now in Arunachal, Assam: China on formation of artificial lake in BrahmaputraIndia and China have established Expert Level Mechanism (ELM) in 2006 to discuss various issues related to trans-border rivers.
22 Oct, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
China, India on alert as landslide blocks river flow in TibetThe Chinese side will closely monitor situation of the barrier lake, and continue to notify the Indian side the follow-up developments thro...
20 Oct, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
Six districts in Assam put on high alert following landslide in ChinaAssam and Arunachal Pradesh has gone on alert after the formation of an artificial lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo river after a cliff fell at ...
20 Oct, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
China shares with India information on Brahmaputra landslide"On the early morning of October 17th, a landslide took place near Jiala Village in Milin County in the lower ranges of Yaluzangbu River in...
19 Oct, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
Tibet earthquake caused Brahmaputra's turbidity: ChinaSome media outlets quoted reports of formation of barrier lakes in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh which has sparked concerns of a possibl...
27 Dec, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
India hasn’t received flood data from China: MEA spokesperson Raveesh KumarChina has also blocked a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet as part of the construction of its hydro project, which is causing con...
19 Aug, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
Brahmaputra Board to be restructured: Union Minister Uma BhartiEarlier, addressing the meeting, Bharti said that people in Northeastern states have demanded for revamping the Brahmaputra Board.
19 Jun, 2015, 08.13 PM IST
Brahmaputra Board to be revamped and rechristened: Uma BhartiUma Bharti announced revamping and rechristening of the Brahmaputra Board to improve its efficiency and functioning to control floods, eros...
11 Feb, 2015, 05.51 PM IST
China builds hydroelectric dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet, India fears flash floodsChina has routinely responded saying its plans were restricted to run-off-the-river dams focussed on generating electricity, which posed li...
24 Nov, 2014, 08.57 AM IST