Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an ...

China’s state news agency recently announced government approval for constructing the world’s largest hydropower project, ...

The river is only partially responsible for carving out the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. The region sits on tectonic plates and suffers regular earthquakes. It's also one of the deepest canyons ...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu voiced concerns over China's plan to build the world's largest hydropower ...

China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will ...

Beijing announced construction of a dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra weeks after a reported thaw in frosty China-India bilateral relations.

High on the Tibetan Plateau, the Yarlung Tsangpo River roars through the world’s deepest canyon, plunging nearly 8,000 metres (26,250ft) before crossing into India as the Brahmaputra.

One section of the Yarlung Tsangpo falls 2,000 metres over a stretch of 50km (31 miles). But what interests Chinese officials is the river’s hydropower potential. On December 25th Xinhua ...

Indeed, the mammoth dam is being built just before the Himalayan river Yarlung Tsangpo (known downstream as the Brahmaputra) enters India. Sketchy reports in Chinese state media last month about ...

The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River is expected to be the world’s largest hydroelectric project, but it has caused serious concern about the impact on the Brahmaputra – as it is known ...