https://www.indiawaterportal.org/rivers-and-lakes/rivers/when-clean-energy-meets-climate-risk-the-hydropower-paradox-along-the-brahmaputra https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/mrnpdt1s/lead.jpg Hydropower expansion in Northeast India is compounding flash floods, dry spells, and rural crises instead of buffering riverine communities against climate change. (Image: Rawpixel) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/kisb1elb/1.jpg Made using Gemini https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/g4yjcvqa/2.jpg Made using Gemini https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/jqrj3vke/3.jpg Made using Gemini https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/jt6n6g42/4.jpg Made using Gemini https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-07/pyp4hzpk/5.jpg Made using Gemini indiawaterportal en 2026-09-07T03:57:33.252Z When clean energy meets climate risk: The hydropower paradox along the Brahmaputra Brahmaputra hydropower, Northeast India dams, climate change impacts, double exposure theory, Ranganadi hydroelectric project, renewable energy paradox, riverine community vulnerability, environmental flow regimes, Himalayan climate risk, flash flood amplification https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/livelihoods/watershed-restoration-offers-new-hope-for-maharashtras-drying-rivers-and-farms https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/cwbezsdi/lead.jpg Continuous contour trenches are dug along slopes and above the fields to slow down runoff and recharge groundwater (Image: WOTR) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/66nank8z/1.jpg Fig. Soil Erosion Risk (SER) zones using AHP approach for the Urmodi River watershed. (Map: Wasim Ayub Bagwan et al) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/ek14cr46/2.jpg Fig. Potential soil erosion risk zone using RUSLE for the Urmodi River watershed. (Map recreated using Raj et al by Wasim Ayub Bagwan et al) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/ygoqg0bl/3.jpg Fig. 15. Overlaying view of SER prepared by AHP and RUSLE methods. (Map: Wasim Ayub Bagwan et al) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/c8iqg11j/4.jpg Fig. Soil conservation measures needed to adapt to control the soil erosion in the Urmodi River watershed. (Map: Wasim Ayub Bagwan et al) indiawaterportal en 2026-09-06T05:00:00.000Z Watershed restoration offers new hope for Maharashtra’s drying rivers and farms Watershed restoration, Maharashtra soil erosion, Urmodi River watershed, GIS mapping, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Soil conservation, Groundwater recharge, RUSLE model, Sustainable agriculture, Climate resilience https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/from-himalayas-to-deccan-how-droughts-and-glacial-melt-reshape-indias-water-reservoirs https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/nen7qphv/Surface-water-bodies-4.jpg The Pashan lake in Pune. Image Source: Nikhil12sutar via Wikimedia Commons https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/fb3r2ww3/Surface-water-bodies.png The spatial distribution of surface water bodies in India https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/l72gqlfw/Surface-water-bodies-2.png What happens during dry and wet years https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-05/9d1ceo6i/Surface-water-bodies-3.jpg The spatial distribution of SWBs by shrinkage rate. indiawaterportal en 2026-09-05T12:08:13.553Z From Himalayas to Deccan: How droughts and glacial melt reshape India's water reservoirs surface water bodies, glaciers, rivers, shrinkage, groundwater, droughts, river, mountain frost, monsoon, water management, river basin management, hydrology, water budgeting, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, ecology, sustainibility, biodiversity, ecosystems