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

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

When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...

Shigatse city is renowned for its Tashilhunpo Monastery ... It seems incredible to appreciate that there was a "sea'"where today the Himalayas now reach up to the world's highest peak, 8,849 meter ...

Geologically, the Tibetan Plateau ranks among the most seismically active areas worldwide, serving as a convergence zone for the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates ...

Catholics in China have sent funds to survivors of last week's earthquake in the Tibet region to help them clear debris and ...

The India-China conversation on water has, over the years, merely skimmed the surface, unable, and often unwilling, to wade ...

The devastating earthquake in Tibet last Tuesday that left 126 dead and 188 injured has exposed the danger associated with ...

LHASA -- On Sunday morning, at a newly-built resettlement site in the earthquake-struck county of Dinggye, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, children were doing their homework inside warm ...

Having covered almost 4000 miles up and down the country on the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, I can confirm that it is actually a surprisingly good touring machine. It offers all-day comfort and ...

The original air-cooled Himalayan exceeded all expectations with its laid-back demeanour and charm. The new 450 promises to retain those positives while delivering a less compromised performance.

The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, ...