Research suggests a proliferation in plans for hydropower dams in the ecologically and politically sensitive region.

China has long targeted the region for hydroelectric projects to meet its energy needs. Protests have not stopped dam ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Indian government is “on high” alert following China’s announcement to construct ...

The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project will generate electricity and regulate water flow. But locals are angry about government ...

NASA's research reveals that China's Three Gorges Dam is slowing Earth's rotation by 0.06 microseconds per day due to ...

The river Yangtze flows for 6,300 km, more than halfway across China. Its river basin is around 1.8 million sq km - almost a ...

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A thaw in ties may be under way between India and China, but the latter’s plans to construct what has been dubbed the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river have ...

China's Three Gorges Dam is the only known man-made object to have an impact on Earth's rotation, which has led to concern ...

China’s unapologetic announcement in December 2024 to go ahead with the construction of a massive $137 billion dam on the ...

The Three Gorges Dam's reservoir, which holds a staggering 40 billion cubic meters of water, leads to a substantial ...