India seeks transparency from China over construction of mega dam on River BrahmaputraIndia is concerned about China building a big dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. This river becomes the Brahmaputra in India. The p...
10 Aug, 2025, 09.22 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes TibetTibet experienced a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, following two other quakes earlier in the week. The shallow depth of these earthqua...
03 Aug, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
Tibet's Yarlung Zangbo Dam: China's new tool for environmental destruction, Brahmaputra dominationChina has commenced construction on the Motuo Hydropower Station in Tibet, raising concerns in South Asia. The project, estimated at USD 17...
02 Aug, 2025, 07.07 PM IST
China's Brahmaputra hydropower project raises alarm among Tibetan experts, downstream nationsConcerns are escalating among Tibetan experts regarding China's construction of a massive hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet....
02 Aug, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
‘I’ll keep promoting human values’: At 90, Dalai Lama doubles down on compassion while China looms amid succession stormAt 90, the Dalai Lama stands unwavering: a self-described simple Buddhist monk still committed to spreading compassion, human values, and h...
06 Jul, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
India stares at a 'water bomb' threat as it freezes Indus TreatyTensions are rising between India and Pakistan over Indus water sharing. India is considering stopping water flow to Pakistan. China's dam ...
26 Apr, 2025, 05.42 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
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
China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in IndiaThe structure will span the Brahmaputra River before the waterway leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world's longest...
12 Apr, 2021, 10.01 AM 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
28 killed in heavy rains and landslides in ChinaFloods from swollen rivers forced more than 12,000 people to relocate overnight, the Hubei provincial disaster relief headquarters said.
02 Jul, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
Entire Himalayan region vulnerable to earthquakesAn NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...
27 Apr, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
India agrees deal with China for flood data on BrahmaputraIndia will pay China over Rs 82 lakh annually for crucial flood data of the Brahmaputra to improve flood forecasting, said an official stat...
01 Jul, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
Tibet glaciers melting due to South Asian pollution: ChinaAbout 90 per cent of glaciers in Tibet are shrinking because of black carbon pollution "transferred from South Asia" to the ecologically fr...
25 Mar, 2013, 03.07 PM IST
- Tibet glaciers melting due to South Asian pollution: China
About 90% of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution "transferred from South Asia" ...
25 Mar, 2013, 02.21 PM IST
- Warming of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau bad news for India
With the glaciers on the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau receding at an alarming rate, North India could face the prospect of drought and water leve...
18 Aug, 2009, 06.53 PM 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