Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...

A new study says Mount Everest is about 15 to 50m taller than it would otherwise be, thanks to erosion from a river network Mount Everest is 15-50m taller than it would otherwise be because a ...

A gigantic hydroelectric project is predicted to provide power for more than 300 million homes when it is completed - but it ...

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...

Curious about the Indian state known as the Land of Five Rivers? Discover the significance of its rich geography and cultural ...

A sediment-covered glacier in the northwest Himalayas in a region where a lot of sediment is produced and transported away in the rivers.

The Brahmaputra is a transboundary Himalayan river basin spanning four riparian countries. China is the uppermost riparian nation with the river system originating in the TAR, where it is known as ...