China's dam construction on the transboundary Lohit River poses a significant threat to India's Northeast. These dams, located near the border, raise concerns about water security and potential ...

China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, just north of ...

China is not a signatory to international water-sharing treaties and this limits India's ability to legally restrain Beijing from altering the flow.

Hydropower projects in earthquake-prone regions across Asia have increased the risk of dam disasters, reservoir collapse, and huge floods. Is Luang Prabang next?

The strongest earthquake ever recorded on land, the magnitude 8.6 Assam-Tibet quake, happened in 1950 just 300 miles away. Chinese officials insist that the dam will be safe and that its operation ...

Asia-Pacific Tibet and the Earthquake China Doesn’t Want You to See An earthquake struck Tibet in early January, but strict government controls prevented international media from reporting on the ...

Geo-politics Was China’s mega dam announcement a trial balloon? A study of the Chinese media indicates that the construction of a reservoir on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet was abandoned ...

China's overuse of water energy is triggering earthquakes in Tibet. The massive dam digging is triggering earthquakes and posing risks for Tibet.

China's ambitious hydropower expansion in Tibet has come under renewed criticism after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region on January 7. While the Chinese government first denied any damage ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries.

Despite local protests, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam – the world’s largest – upstream in Tibet. Millions of people in India and Bangladesh ...