While the proposed hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River has sparked concerns in India, from China’s perspective it ...

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. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO hotspot, is world world-famous site for biodiversity ... of any additional quantity of water from the Chinese dams will cross the threshold and wash away wild ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct a date related to an official visit. We regret the error. On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on ...

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site near the "Great Bend" close to the ...

A big worry is that the dam will diminish the flow of water into India — China may build a monstrous reservoir and divert the water to other parts of that country. Lt Gen Palepu Ravi Shankar ...

known as Brahmaputra in India, is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, about three times the power of China's Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's biggest.

Though China’s economy has slowed in recent years, electricity demand is only climbing. Given the country has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, they’re going to need much more renewable ...

25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo. The project, which will generate an estimated 300 billion kilowatt hours of electricity ...