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Protests rage in Arunachal: India’s answer to China’s mega dam faces resistance in Siang valleyArunachal Pradesh protests: The ambitious 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has sparked huge uproad among local tribes in the stat...25 Oct, 2026, 04.09 PM IST- China face-offs 'ongoing' along Arunachal Pradesh border, says ITBP Chief Shatrujeet Singh KapoorThe Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has raised a new combat unit, the Shaurya commandos, who have demonstrated their capabilities during ...23 Oct, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
- Nepal flash floods explained: Why the country is facing repeated disasters and should India be worried?Nepal Flash Floods Reason: Nepal has witnessed another flash flood after a landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district. He...12 Oct, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
- Indus Waters Treaty: The 1960 pact that refuses to leave the limelight of India-Pakistan tensionsIndus Waters Treaty Explained: The Indus Waters Treaty faces strain over India's hydropower projects and Pakistan's objections. Following a...22 Sep, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- China is building a 315-metre dam that could become the world’s tallest. 27 mirrors are helping engineers finish itChina is building the 315-metre Shuangjiangkou dam in Sichuan, which could become the world’s tallest completed dam. Engineers are using 27...21 Sep, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
- A British zoologist was denied an entomology job because she was a woman; in 1945, at just 24, she went alone to a landlocked African nation and helped transform the study of tropical tilapia, one of the world’s most consumed fishRosemary Lowe-McConnell's journey into ichthyology began when she was rejected for an entomology job, leading her to study Malawi's freshwa...19 Sep, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
- Early warning of the Gohna lake burst of 1894The 1893 Gohna landslide in the UP Himalayas created a 900-foot natural dam and a massive lake that later breached catastrophically in 1894...02 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequentRecent flash floods in Nepal and China killed over one thousand people. High mountain glaciers are melting, increasing flood frequency and ...02 Sep, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
- Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming HimalayasNepal’s devastating floods have damaged hydropower plants, roads, bridges and essential infrastructure, knocking out about 10% of the count...01 Sep, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
- Nepal floods damage 360 MW of hydro capacity, country may turn to India for powerNepal's hydropower generation capacity has been significantly reduced by recent flash floods. This disaster has damaged several key power p...27 Aug, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
- India seeks river data from China, flags concerns over Tibet mega-damIndia has asked China to resume sharing vital water-flow data. This request comes amid concerns over a massive dam project on the Yarlung T...07 Aug, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
- China's construction of dams sparks controversy as building river dams "results in irreversible modification of natural landscapes": ReportChina's construction and operation of dams has sparked controversy as building river dams and artificial reservoirs causes "irreversible mo...04 Feb, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
- ET Analysis: Chinese plans of hydro-project in Brahmaputra triggers concern in India and BangladeshThe Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, adopted the 14th Five Year Plan (2021-2025) and National Economic and Social Developm...29 Dec, 2020, 06.50 PM IST
- China-funded Diamer-Basha Dam in PoK an ecological disaster in the makingPakistan’s decision to go ahead with the Diamer-Bhasa Dam in PoK not only infringes upon India’s sovereignty but can be an ecological disas...18 May, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
- China begins construction of Tibet's biggest damChina has started construction of its biggest hydropower project in Tibet costing over US$ 3 billion, which will supply electricity to the ...30 Apr, 2016, 06.43 PM IST
- China to construct three more dams on BrahmaputraA document approved by the Chinese cabinet recently mentioned three dams to be built at Dagu, Jiacha and Jiexu on Brahmaputra, Indian offic...30 Jan, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
- No immediate alarm on China dam on Brahmaputra: IndiaIndia 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
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