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Three Gorges Group will not stop building hydro dams in Nepal
Projects are strong enough to withstand a rare "thousand year" earthquake, say China Three Gorges Corporation officials: "no need to worry". Experts beg to differ.
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The impending dam disaster in the Himalayas
Two of the most populous nations—China and India—are building hundreds of dams in a violently active geologic zone.
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The Paris summit: A colossal waste of time
So far, all the pledges from all the countries put together would scarcely budge the needle on the great big global thermostat. This opinion piece for the Globe and Mail quotes Probe International's...
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Kerala government decides to blacklist SNC-Lavalin company
After 14 long years, the state government has made its first move to blacklist the SNC-Lavalin company by issuing show-cause notices to it.
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Why linking rivers won’t work
India's proposed Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) project would entail the creation of 3,000 large dams and "environmental tinkering on an epic scale". Proponents say ILR is the "only way forward" for a...
View ArticleWhy Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal has India asserting itself to China
While guest of honour at the Namami Brahmaputra river festival, the Dalai Lama spoke of the spiritual link to the Brahmaputra, which originates in his homeland Tibet. China's blocking of a tributary of...
View ArticleIndia disaster highlights pressure on Asia’s great rivers
A glacial burst that triggered a deadly flash flood in the Indian Himalayas focuses fears on the impacts of “bumper-to-bumper” dam building in seismically active regions and China’s dam operations in...
View ArticleFree Tibet to save South Asia
China touts its damming of Tibet’s rivers as a counter to climate change and denies its dam building foreshadows any untoward intentions. But military analysts in both India and China recognize the […]
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