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Chinese geologists question safety of Brahmaputra Mega-Dam in Tibet being built over active seismic fault lineIn a startling revelation, geologists from China have identified an active fault line beneath the Brahmaputra hydropower project, prompting...- Assam hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake; tremors felt in DarrangAn earthquake of magnitude 3.8 shook Assam's Darrang district on Saturday. This tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km. Earlier, a 2.9 ...
- Myanmar and Tibet hit by series of quakes; NCS reports multiple tremorsMyanmar and Tibet were shaken by earthquakes today. A shallow magnitude 3.3 quake hit Myanmar, raising concerns about aftershocks. Earlier,...
- 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....
- Why China's neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam projectChina has commenced construction on a massive $170 billion hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River, raising concerns among downstrea...
- Multiple earthquakes jolt Myanmar, Tibet, and AfghanistanMyanmar, Tibet and Afghanistan experienced a series of earthquakes between July 17 and 19. Myanmar was hit by three quakes. Tibet was jolte...
- India’s earthquake time bomb: A Himalayan quake could hit 300 million people — Here’s which cities could be most affectedA series of devastating earthquakes across Asia—including a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake in Myanmar—has reignited urgent warnings about the l...
- After Myanmar horror, Japan warns of "megaquake" that could kill over 3 lakh, experts say India faces even greater riskJapan has warned about a potential megaquake along the Nankai Trough. Experts say a similar or even more severe earthquake is overdue in th...
- The Great Himalayan Earthquake: A matter of 'when' not 'if'A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly 2,400 injuries. Experts warn that the...
- Earthquake 6.1 magnitude jolts Nepal, another quake of 4.5 magnitude strikes Pakistan hours laterEarthquake Today: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal early Friday, with its epicenter in Sindhupalchowk district. Meanwhile another ea...
- 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...
- 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...
- Earthquake flattens over 3,000 homes in Tibet; 400 rescued, more than 30,000 relocatedMore than 400 people have been rescued from the aftermath of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tibet, while over 30,000 residents have been rel...
- Why does western Nepal face threat of a bigger earthquake?“There has been a collision between Indian and Eurasian plates going on underground for a long time which has accumulated tremendous energy...
- Assam quake: Experts from IIT Guwahati proposes Seismic micro zonation of urban areasThe high-intensity earthquake early Wednesday has caused damage to houses and buildings with people running out of their homes and other pl...
- Is planet Earth on 'quake mode' again? Experts watch closelyExperts find it difficult to draw a quick conclusion as predicting the quakes more accurately in time and space still remains a task for th...
- Quake-hit Nepal at high risk of landslides in coming weeks: ReportThe threat of landslides and mudslides remains high in Nepal in the coming weeks, and the risk is likely to increase during monsoon rains, ...
- 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...
- 9000 people evacuated as water level rises in China reservoirMore than 9,000 people were evacuated on Sunday from Golmud City in northwest China's Qinghai province as water level continued to rise in ...
- Strong aftershock rattles China quake survivorsA powerful aftershock rattled China's southwest early Sunday, hampering frantic efforts to find earthquake survivors and help nearly five m...
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