One year after Op Sindoor, India keeps gates of dams on Indus shut, maintains position on 'unjust' treatyOne year after the launch of Operation Sindoor, India has opted to keep the Indus Water Treaty suspended, marking a pivotal shift in its po...
07 May, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
King coal set to lose crown for electricity production: IEARenewables, particularly solar panels, are projected to surpass coal as the top source of electricity production globally by 2025, accordin...
24 Jan, 2024, 11.51 AM IST
View: Upper Siang hydropower project critical to counter China's plansSince people in both Arunachal and Assam are heavily dependent on the Brahmaputra river for their quotidian water needs, the diversion of l...
26 Nov, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
Modi, Bhutan King meet; India to step up supportThe assurance of assistance was extended when the visiting King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met PM Narendra Modi. While India ...
05 Apr, 2023, 07.22 AM 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
World's dams to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050: UN researchDam capacity is expected to drop from 6 trillion cubic metres (cu m) to 4.655 trillion cu m by 2050, and action must be taken to address th...
11 Jan, 2023, 10.39 PM IST
Indian company NHPC to develop Nepal hydropower plant left by ChinaNepal has opened its rivers, which it sees as having a combined potential to generate more than 42,000 megawatts of hydroelectric power, to...
18 Aug, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
China to construct 1,124-megawatt power project in PoK under CPECChina under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India's objection...
02 Jun, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
Nepal state firm to build $2.5 bln power project after China deal scrappedNepal's cabinet scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China Gezhouba Group Corp to build the Budhi Gangaki hydroelectric plant this month citin...
26 Nov, 2017, 02.09 PM IST
China to invest $50 billion to develop Indus River Cascade: ReportWith the signing of the MoU - which will be witnessed by Prime Minister Sharif - Beijing will emerge as the biggest financier of infrastruc...
13 May, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
GMR plans to export power from its Nepal plant to BangladeshGMR Group, which is setting up two hydel power projects in Nepal, is in discussions with Bangladesh government among others to export power...
30 Aug, 2015, 12.40 PM IST
India conveys concerns to China over Brahmaputra hydropower projectsUma Bharti said that India has urged China to ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in upstream a...
13 Aug, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
China offers $50 billion for hydroelectric projects in PakistanChina's CTG, is keen to participate in a financing consortium to fund up to $50 billion of hydroelectric power projects in Pakistan.
03 Jul, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
China's Three Gorges Power Plant claims new world record for hydropower generationWith a much smaller capacity, Brazil's Itaipu hydroelectric plant had long been the champion of world hydropower generation.
02 Jan, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh can take care of half of the country's power deficit: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki"If the government takes the potential of Arunachal’s hydroelectric power seriously, half of the power deficiency in the country will end,"...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
Centre aware of construction activity on Brahmaputra River on Chinese sideGovernment on India has stated that it is aware of the construction activity on Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River at Zangmu on the Chinese ...
17 Jul, 2014, 07.29 PM IST
- China signs power station deal in Tajikistan
China's Sinohydro on Wednesday signed a deal to build a new hydro-electric power station in Tajikistan in Central Asia worth up to 300 mill...
28 Aug, 2008, 12.12 AM IST