Analysts warn huge hydroelectric project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease tensions Beijing's approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River,

China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau despite protests over its ecological impact and concerns it could affect millions of people downstream in India and Bangladesh.

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, near the Indian border. Estimated to cost $137 billi