Concerns swirling over China's recently approved plan to construct the world's largest hydroelectric dam in southern Tibet. It will be built on Tibet's longest river, the Yarlung Tsangpo, and could ...

Sandwiched between the rich Gangetic plains of India to the south and the majestic Himalayan Mountain chain along its borders with China to the north, Nepal holds a special place in South Asia. This ...

“We are not a dictatorial government. We will have to negotiate and discuss with the affected people. Construction of big dams is always an issue as it affects large areas and habitations. Naturally, ...

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri will undertake a two-day visit to Beijing starting Sunday to attend a meeting of the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism between India ...

Also this week, the Air Force chief urged escalation of a campaign that has killed over 1,000 civilians, and the ...

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...

Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...

An emergency official reported on Thursday that Chinese authorities have found cracks and other problems at five of the 14 ...

Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo. The project, which ...

Tibetan Government in-Exile President Sikyong Penpa Tsering has announced that they plan to compose a book and map with ...

Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five mega dams projects expected to get its support.