River system

Hydropolitics, Climate Change, and the Fragility of India’s Eastern Himalayan River System.

India’s northeast, a region already battered by seasonal monsoon floods, today faces a new and more uncertain hydrological threat — one that stems not from traditional scarcity, but from growing variability in water availability, driven by climate change, engineering interventions, and geopolitical tensions. In particular, the proposed hydroelectric dam by China on the Yarlung Tsangpo […]

Hydropolitics, Climate Change, and the Fragility of India’s Eastern Himalayan River System. Read More »

Rivers of India and Their Major Dams

India is endowed with a vast and diverse river system, which forms the backbone of its agricultural economy, drinking water supply, hydropower generation, and cultural life. Broadly, Indian rivers can be classified into Himalayan Rivers and Peninsular Rivers, based on their origin, flow pattern, and seasonal behavior. I. Himalayan Rivers These rivers originate in the

Rivers of India and Their Major Dams Read More »

Scroll to Top