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INTERSTATE WATER DISPUTES
SC refuses to entertain plea concerning allocation of Cauvery river waterThe Supreme Court declined to hear a new petition regarding Cauvery river water allocation. This dispute involves Tamil Nadu and Karnataka,...
Cauvery water war: Karnataka bandh brings a long-running feud to the fore againIn Karnataka, protests arose after the authorities ordered the state to release Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water. Karnataka has cited it...
Karnataka bandh August 13, 2026: What's open & what's closed? Full list of schools, buses, shops, offices and essential servicesKarnataka bandh today August 13, 2026: On August 13, pro-Kannada groups are organising a statewide bandh to express their dissatisfaction o...
Cauvery row: CM C Joseph Vijay backs talks with Karnataka, spars with Udhayanidhi StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay defended direct talks on the Cauvery water dispute. He stated readiness for humiliation if dialogu...
Karnataka eyes full compliance with Cauvery release order by FridayKarnataka will fully comply with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's directive by August 7. Improved rainfall has increased inflows in...
SC directs Centre to set up tribunal on sharing of Pennaiyar river watersThe Supreme Court has ordered the Central government to establish a tribunal. This tribunal will resolve the water sharing dispute concerni...
No action has been taken, JDS targets Siddaramaiah over inaction on Cauvery disputeWhile speaking to JDS state president CM Ibrahim said, "We have formed a committee under the leadership of GT Devegowda. The committee will...
Fix water problems jointly: Amit Shah to states"Shah called on all States of the Southern Zonal Council to explore a joint solution to the issues related to the sharing of waters," he sa...
'Inter-State Water Disputes Act' needs to be totally amended: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai"Our Inter-State Water Disputes Act needs to be totally amended. The name itself says interstate water disputes act. It creates more disput...
Interstate river water disputes: Karnataka Chief Minister holds meeting with legal teamThe meeting was held at the Karnataka Bhavan. Emerging from the meeting, the CM said he had met senior advocates Mohan Khatri on Wednesday ...
Opposition, analysts smell political ploy behind fresh water wars between Telugu statesThe Telangana government, seven years after the carving out of the state from erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, is demanding an equal sha...
Karnataka objects to Tamil Nadu project to use surplus Cauvery water, decides to fight legallyThe decision was taken at a meeting by Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, Law and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai with the state's l...
Mahadayi issue demonstrates why India needs a GST Council-like forum for river governanceInterstate water disputes are alluring sites of political mobilisation. What should bother us more, however, is indifference to the costs o...
Karnataka takes its time to decide on centre’s Cauvery experts group ideaKarnataka representatives admit that with severe drought ravaging both the states, Centre has tried to be proactive through this move and p...
Odisha seeks Tribunal for Mahanadi disputeOdisha is objecting to Chhattisgarh building barrages over the Mahanadi that it claims will reduce water downstream in Odisha.
Why interstate water disputes are difficult to manage or controlWhen states approach the Supreme Court, the bar on its jurisdiction puts restrictions on the court. The apex court has had to limit its rol...
Will sit with Odisha and resolve Mahanadi issue: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh"In the interest of transparency and mutual understanding, I have directed irrigation department to share all information with Odisha, whic...
Naveen Patnaik says prepared for Mahanadi meetA fact-finding team that Patnaik had sent to Chhattisgarh submitted its 25 page report to the CM on Sunday.
Proposal to set up water disputes tribunal at conceptual stageThe ISRWD Act, 1956 was last amended in 2002 whereby adjudication of the water disputes was made time-bound after consultation with all sta...
Cauvery Tribunal asks Tamil Nadu to approach Supreme CourtAn application was filed by Tamil Nadu for taking up the pending petition filed by the State under Section 5(3) of the Interstate River Wat...