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BW Businessworld India-China Hydropower Battle: Who Will Win? Despite these concerns, India has a lot of potential when it comes to renewables, especially hydropower. As per the Centre for Science and Environment, the North East has the potential to switch to 100% renewable. Photo Credit : The year 2020 saw multiple instances of standoff between China and India, primarily in the Leh-Laddakh region. The two countries have had a stream of differences on border issues, including the North East, particularly in Arunachal Pradesh. There is speculation that the fight now has gone beyond the actua...

Dam over Yarlung Zangbo The Brahmaputra, a trans-boundary river flows within the Brahmaputra Sub-basin, which is part of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Both the rivers discharge into the Bay of Bengal. The Brahmaputra and its major tributaries have a catchment area of 580000 sq. km according to a World Bank report. About 50% of the basin lies within the Chinese territory and 33.6 % lies within the Indian territory. The rest lies in Bhutan and Bangladesh. There are over eight sub-sub basins within Indian, Bhutan territories contributing a significant amount of water to the river. The surface run...

NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - China is building a "super" dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tibet, a state media report said, in a move that could have a far-reaching impact on India's north-east water security. Originating from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the trans-border Yarlung Zangbo flows into Arunachal Pradesh where it is called Siang and then to Assam as Brahmaputra before flowing into Bangladesh. The state media report indicated that the dam could come up in the Medog county of TAR, which is close t...