China begins construction of a mega dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River: a colossal project that is raising fears downstream in ...

NEW DELHI As China pushes ahead with its ambitious plan to build a $16.7 billion mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo, known as the Brahmaputra in India, concerns have inevitably surged about the possible ...

Yarlung Tsangpo dam, the world's largest hydropower dam being built by China on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which is known as the Brahmaputra in India, in Tibet, could pose a significant danger to ...

BEIJING/NEW DELHI (IANS)- China on July 19 officially began construction on a mega dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo — the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River — in Tibet. This ...

China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials. The ...

Deep in the Tibetan plateau, we trace the story of China’s Yarlung Tsangpo mega-dam at the Great Bend near Medog. We break down why this site could generate tens of gigawatts of power, what it takes ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China has broken ground on what it says will be the world's largest hydropower project, a $170 billion feat capable of generating enough electricity each year to power Britain.

Plans by China and India to construct hydropower dams on a major Himalayan river raise the prospect of deadly environmental and humanitarian catastrophes for millions of people living downstream, ...

China is doing it again and building something extraordinary. People depend on rivers’ constant flow to power their industries, water their crops, and light their homes all across the world. Massive ...

RARELY CALM, the cross-border politics of South Asia’s great rivers have been roiling of late. In late October Afghanistan revealed plans to build dams on the Kabul river, rankling Pakistan, with ...

Assam's Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia has criticized the state government's handling of critical issues, including severe Brahmaputra river erosi ...