Why US stock market surging big today on final day of April? Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all in green as Dow jumps record 500 points — Nvidia, Intel and Meta Platforms stocks crashUS stock market surging big today. Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally as Dow jumps record 500 points. A powerful mix of blowout earnings, ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Tibet dam construction begins: How China's mega project could irreversibly change a fragile areaChina has initiated construction on a massive $167 billion hydropower dam in Tibet, raising concerns among environmentalists and neighbouri...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
China's $170 bn dam on Brahmaputra: Should India worry?China has commenced construction on a massive dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh about potential dow...
21 Jul, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
China constructing world's largest dam on Brahmaputra could reduce flooding in Assam every year: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said China's construction of the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra raises two scientific poss...
21 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
China kicks off controversial mega-dam project in Tibet, risking fresh tensions with IndiaChina has started building a huge dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The project costs a lot of money. A new company, China Yajiang...
19 Jul, 2025, 05.25 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 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
China okays mega dam in Tibet's high seismic zoneChina has approved building a mega dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. The project might red...
27 Dec, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
China turns on world's second-biggest hydropower damPlans call for the 289-meter-tall (954-foot-tall) Baihetan Dam to have 16 generating units with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts each. Tha...
28 Jun, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstreamBrahmaputra, also known as the Yarlung Tsangbo in China, flows from Tibet into India's Arunachal Pradesh state and down through Assam to Ba...
01 Dec, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
China's massive Three Gorges Dam to face largest-ever floodThe Three Gorges project is a multi-functional water-control system, consisting of a 2,309-metre-long and 185-metre-high dam, a five-tier s...
19 Aug, 2020, 08.29 PM IST
China offers to build dam in Gilgit-Baltistan that ADB, World Bank refused to fundPakistan claimed on Monday that China has offered to make a dam project on the Indus River that India objects to, a part of the China-Pakis...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
China operationalises biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet, India worriedChina today operationalised the $1.5 bn Zam Hydropower Station, which has raised concerns in India over the likelihood of disrupting water ...
13 Oct, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
China's biggest hydropower project Xiaonanhai Dam struck down by Environment MinistryConstruction work for the proposed Xiaonanhai Dam as well as other dams should be banned on the Jinsha River, the Ministry said in a stern ...
11 Apr, 2015, 09.49 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
- 'China has no plans to build dam over Brahmaputra in Tibet'
China has no plans to build a huge dam over Brahmaputra in Tibet and is sensitive to Indian concerns on the matter, according to a senior a...
27 May, 2010, 03.39 AM IST