Carefully monitoring Brahmaputra-related developments, including China's mega dam plan: GovtThe government is closely monitoring developments on the Brahmaputra river and China's plans to construct a massive hydropower project in T...
13 Feb, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
China's large and mysterious dam project on Brahmaputra is alarming not just India but also expertsChina is building the world's largest hydropower dam, the Motuo Hydropower Station, in Tibet near the Indian border. This project aims to m...
27 Jan, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Government experts to study 6 glacial lakes in Tawang, Dibang ValleyExpert teams have begun a critical survey of six high-risk glacial lakes in Arunachal Pradesh, part of India's GLOF Mission by the NDMA. Th...
21 Aug, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh govt tables Bill to curb irregularities and use of unfair means in public examinationsThe Arunachal Pradesh government has tabled a bill in the Assembly to prevent irregularities and unfair means in public examinations. The A...
19 Jul, 2024, 09.35 PM IST
BJP MLA raises concern over China's under-construction mega dam near ArunachalParticipating in the motion of thanks to the governor's address in the assembly, Ering, a former Union minister said, "We cannot trust our ...
19 Jul, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
China holds 65th-anniversary celebrations of its Tibet takeover in new villages along India and Bhutan bordersChina has been building villages in Tibet near its borders with India and Bhutan, and has recently held celebratory events in these new bor...
30 Mar, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
China's approach to water with lower riparian countries in South Asia threatens region: ReportThe report in Bangladesh-based daily further highlighted that Chinese investments in water-based resources is leading to adverse impact on ...
23 Sep, 2023, 03.24 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
China to operationalise first electric train in TibetThe 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway is expected to be inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the r...
24 Jun, 2021, 04.14 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
Decks cleared to build dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet as China's Parliament approves 14th Five-Year PlanThe National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature with over 2,000 members mostly drawn from the ruling Communist Party, adopted the...
11 Mar, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
China's Hydropower Strategy: Threats, challenges and responsesEring added that China’s proposed mammoth hydropower project in Medog county of Tibet will be a great threat to India and negatively impact...
07 Feb, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
China to build a major dam on Brahmaputra river: OfficialThe 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 were a...
29 Nov, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Medium-intensity earthquake in Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh also borders Myanmar and Bhutan. USGS estimated there was a "low likelihood" of casualties and damage from the quake.
24 Apr, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
China's rural poverty dips further to 100 million: ReportBy the end of 2012, there were nearly 100 mn rural residents still living in poverty, the report issued by the State Council said.
29 Dec, 2013, 04.53 PM IST
China to restrict tourists in Tibet county bordering Arunachal PradeshChina has said it would restrict the number of tourists visiting the area to protect its fragile ecology.
13 Nov, 2013, 06.48 PM IST