By Jeremy Koh, Channel NewsAs Updated 13 Sep 2016 17:20 Several nomadic herders have heaped praise on the resettlement project, but experts deduce it is actually a product of the government’s desire for greater control…
Symbolizing an act of gratitude to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday, Lha Charitable Trust (Lha) organized a mass clean-up today, in collaboration with the Clean Upper Dharamshala Program (CUDP), Tibetan…
Saturday’s Nepal earthquake has destroyed housing in Kathmandu, damaged World Heritage sites, and triggered deadly avalanches around Mount Everest. The death toll is already reported as being in the many thousands. Given past experience, it…
On 22nd April 2015, Lha in collaboration with CUDP and Tibetan Welfare Settlement Office of Dharamshala organized mass cleanup around the McLeod Ganj town in celebration of World Earth Day. Earth Day is celebrated every…
China is considering extending a railway line linking the country to Nepal via a tunnel under Mount Everest, according to Chinese state media. The proposal is the latest in a series of ambitious rail schemes…
This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama had a cordial meeting with a group of Japanese parliamentarians during which they discussed matters of mutual interest and concern. After lunch, he joined a panel taking part…
A couple of news articles caught my attention last week regarding environmental conditions on the Tibetan Plateau that I wanted share with you. Regular readers here will know this a subject close to my heart…
(TibetanReview.net, Mar15, 2015) – China appears to be planning to link western Tibet’s Ngari Prefecture by railway both from neighbouring Xinjiang (East Turkestan) and Tibet’s Shigatse prefecture and to start building the Sichuan-Tibet railway in…
Clean hydroelectric plants are meant to help the world fight global warming. But what happens when climate change clouds hydro’s own future? The Hoover Dam was and is a marvel of engineering, a 700-foot wall…
Driving into Tibet is already an increasingly popular choice for tourists – the pristine scenery is some of the best anywhere in the world. But the views are now spoiled by dense networks of power…