China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on ...

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) - China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that ...

Besides downstream concerns, in the past environmentalists have also warned about irreversible impact of such mega projects in the ecologically sensitive Tibetan plateau. Both India and China, ...

Its construction will mark a major step in China's plan to tap the hydropower potential of the Tibetan plateau ... for International Studies' South Asia and China Centre, said Beijing had taken ...

Its construction will mark a major step in China's plan to tap the hydropower potential of the Tibetan plateau. But it could also intensify ... the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies' South ...

to map the topography, thickness and volume of various valley glaciers in the Qilian Mountains in Gansu province. The area is part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the world’s highest and a source ...

The earthquake in Xizang or Tibet not only caused significant destruction but also intensified concerns about the safety of ...

More than 100 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with ...

China has discovered vast copper reserves in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, boosting domestic supply and supporting green energy ...