China damming Brahmaputra river may prove disastrous for BangladeshBangladesh is the most riparian nation in South Asia and heavily depends on international rivers. Millions of people who depend on it for t...
15 Aug, 2023, 09.52 PM IST
Alarmed by likelihood of Chinese 'water war', India prepares to speed up dam-building in ArunachalAccording to govt sources, a 60,000MW Chinese project on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) planned at Medog on Arunachal Pradesh’s border co...
19 Jan, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
View: Brahmaputra mega-project is a new China threat that India facesChina knows its troops cannot fight and win decisively against the battle hardened Indian military on a force-on-force basis, as the Galwan...
17 Mar, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
Brahmaputra talks: China looks to play Bangladesh against IndiaBeijing may also try to use the Brahmaputra issue to push forward its One Belt, One Road or the Silk Road programme -that focuses on connec...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.13 PM IST
China downplays reports of sharing river waters with IndiaOn October 1, China announced the blockade of Xiabuqu river in Tibet as part of the construction of its "most expensive" dam.
10 Oct, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
India's efforts to exploit Brahmaputra waters may have harmed Bangladesh's interests: Chinese mediaThese statements from the government-run media come in the wake of reports that China is blocking a tributary of the Brahmaputra river.
10 Oct, 2016, 01.36 PM IST
Over 4 lakh hit by floods in AssamThe flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over four lakh people affected by the overflowing Brahmaputra.
11 Sep, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
China less than enthusiastic to Indian proposal on water issueIndia today elicited "less than enthusiastic" response from China on its proposal to have a separate mechanism to deal with water issues.
20 Aug, 2013, 07.09 PM IST
Floods claim one life, affect 68,000 people in AssamThe first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora.
01 Jul, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
India, China to discuss visa liberalisation, water issuesIndia and China will hold talks to liberalise the visa regime besides evolving a new mechanism to deal with river water issues to address N...
17 Apr, 2013, 09.58 PM IST
- China maps out source and course of Brahmaputra, Indus rivers
Chinese scientists have completed a comprehensive satellite study of cross-border Tibetan rivers determining their exact sources besides me...
23 Aug, 2011, 02.43 PM IST
- No immediate alarm on China dam on Brahmaputra: India
India today downplayed apprehensions that a dam being constructed by China on river Brahmaputra will affect the country, saying the project...
14 Jun, 2011, 01.58 PM IST
- No immediate alarm on China dam on Brahmaputra: India
India today downplayed apprehensions that a dam being constructed by China on river Brahmaputra will affect the country.
14 Jun, 2011, 01.45 PM IST
- India asks mission to do Brahmaputra study
Foreign minister S M Krishna on Friday said the government has sought a report from its mission in Beijing on TOI’s expose that China is co...
14 Jun, 2011, 11.46 AM IST
- China asked to clear air over diversion plans
Reacting to a report by TOI about China considering a new plan to divert Brahmaputra waters, foreign minister S M Krishna said on Monday th...
14 Jun, 2011, 04.19 AM IST
- Large dams pose threat to Brahmaputra dolphins
Construction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river...
22 Nov, 2010, 10.49 AM IST
- India now has to pay for Brahmaputra flood data
The crucial flood data of Brahmaputra river being shared by China with India will no longer come for free.
22 Aug, 2008, 11.02 AM IST