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Tibet earthquake: CTA President says "damage could be much more", cites limited access to informationAn earthquake with a magnitude of 7 occurred in Tangnezong district, Nakchu, northern Tibet. Initial reports indicate that 16 people died, ...
Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked developmentThe Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides...
Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000Rescue teams continued searching debris-strewn areas along the Nepal-China border for thousands missing after catastrophic Himalayan floods...
Glare on construction activity across China-Nepal highwayRecent GLOF floods in Nepal highlight construction impacts on fragile Himalayan regions. Hectic building along China-Nepal highways has inc...
China's plan to build world's biggest dam on Brahmaputra near Arunachal Pradesh hits an 'Ice Age fault': ReportChinese scientists have identified an active fault line beneath the Yarlung Tsangpo dam construction zone. This geological finding raises s...
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....
Twin earthquakes hit Nepal, no casualties reportedNepal experienced three earthquakes on Saturday, with a 5.9 magnitude tremor recorded in eastern Nepal areas bordering Tibet, and two milde...
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...
Earthquakes in Tibet highlight vulnerability of area of proposed Chinese mega damA series of earthquakes in Tibet resulted in at least 95 fatalities and widespread devastation, affecting Nepal, India, Bhutan, and parts o...
6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet region near Nepal, at least 126 reported deadNepal Earthquake: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked the Tibet region near the Nepal border, causing at least 126 fatalit...
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...
Final bodies found after China's most serious earthquake in a decadeThe earthquake, whose epicentre straddled Qinghai and Gansu, was the most serious in China since a magnitude 6.5 temblor struck the southwe...
Realty boom a curse for Himachal's popular tourist magnetsExperts estimate that more than 98 percent buildings in Shimla are highly vulnerable to collapsing if there is a major earthquake. The mush...
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.
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...
China-Nepal rail link can be extended to India: ExpertsChinese experts say the project which may cost about $4 billion could be extended to India as well to improve Tibet's interconnectivity wit...
- Decoding mighty Brahmaputra’s DNA
Everything about the Brahmaputra is so grand it seems inevitable that the river’s fury would be larger than life. Experts say the river is ...
- Sikkim earthquake- A reminder to go for home insurance
Industry estimates show that less than 2% of India's homes are insured against natural calamities and disasters such as earthquakes.