China reiterates its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet. Says that the planned project near the Indian border has gone through rigorous scientific ...

China has begun construction of the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world. The dam will be located on the Tibetan Yarlung ...

Brahmaputra River plays a crucial role in China, India and Bangladesh, affecting major portions of the countries' population. China has only 11 percent of fresh water and faces severe water scarcity.

More information: Yuan Li et al, Coherent Motion of Channel Threads in the Braided Brahmaputra‐Jamuna River, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2024JF008196 ...

image: The Brahmaputra River, seen here from a ferry in Bangladesh, where it is known as the Jamuna. It is at points nearly too wide to see bank to bank. view more ...

Seven centuries of reconstructed Brahmaputra River discharge demonstrate underestimated high discharge and flood hazard frequency. Nature Communications, 2020; 11 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19795-6 ...

China starts world’s biggest dam on Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet. $170 bn project sparks concern in India, Bangladesh over ...

The Brahmaputra River is a source of life for more than 130 million people in China, India, and Bangladesh, but also a persistent irritant. The three riparian states, unlike those in other regional ...

Travelers will visit Delhi, Agra and Jaipur on land before boarding the forthcoming, all-veranda ship Viking Brahmaputra for a cruise down the Brahmaputra River. Along the way, they’ll have a chance ...