Water Dispute

Cauvery water dispute: Protester dies of electrocution after climbing locomotive in Chennai

A PMK activist died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine during a shutdown in Chennai against the Centre's failure to set up CMB.

Were AIADMK members feasting on biryani, alcohol during hunger strike for setup of Cauvery Management Board?

AIADMK partymen were caught eating rice while on a hunger strike to demand for the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board.

As Karnataka braces for bandh today, BS Yeddyurappa threatens shutdown when Rahul Gandhi visits state: BJP leader says 'we can do politics too'

In a tit-for-tat move to the bandh call during BJP President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits to Karnataka, the party's state unit on Wednesday decided to observe district specific shutdown during Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's state tour.

Cauvery dispute: Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court, accuses Karnataka of not releasing due share of river water

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Tamil Nadu to file a fresh plea alleging that Karnataka was not giving its due share of 22.5 TMC of Cauvery water.

Mahanadi water dispute: BJP leader insists matter should not be made political, urges CWC to act

Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra urged the CWC to facilitate an agreement between Odisha and Chhattisgarh for proper sharing of the Mahanadi river water

Timeline to resolve inter-state water disputes to be set: Govt in Rajya Sabha

In a bid to resolve river water disputes within a specified period, government is considering a proposal to amend the Inter State River Water Disputes Act to streamline the adjudication of disputes by constituting a Tribunal which would resolve them within a time-frame.

Cauvery water dispute: Panel analysing data given by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee, which is to meet in New Delhi on Monday to decide on the quantum of water to be released, is analysing the data given by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and may defer its decision if the information provided is found to be "inadequate".

Cauvery water dispute: As Karnataka, Tamil Nadu continue with protests, it's time Modi comes up with long-term solution

The Cauvery Horata Samiti has called for a bandh in Mandya on 9 September, and the Karnataka film industry will be closed on the same day in support of the farmers. A two-day holiday has also been declared for schools and colleges in Mandya.

Coca-Cola battles water crisis in three states; Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh plants shut

Coca-Cola said it was reorganising operations across its 24 franchise bottling plants in India according to market demand and factory upgrades.

Assam CM Gogoi asks PM Modi to take up Brahmaputra dam issue with Xi

Gogoi, in a letter to Prime Minister Modi, said there were serious concerns about the construction of dams by China over the Brahmaputra as it would adversely impact downstream flows.