CM Shivakumar urges PM Modi to send central team to assess drought in KarnatakaIn a letter to the PM, the CM highlighted that Karnataka's agriculture is heavily dependent on the southwest monsoon and warned of severe c...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar flags import dependence, Gulf remittances, El Nino risks in minutesIndia faces significant economic risks from the West Asia conflict, including potential disruptions to oil and fertilizer imports via the S...
19 Jun, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Govt needs to revive NITI Aayog's PSU, PSB privatisation program: Arvind PanagariyaFormer NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya urges the government to revive privatization of public sector undertakings and banks. He ...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Economic momentum remains 'intact': Finance MinistryThe report said the FY25 budget has laid out a glide path of fiscal consolidation. Supported by strong revenue collection, discipline in re...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Karnataka govt. to appeal against Cauvery panel directive on water release to Tamil NaduKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced plans to appeal against the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's directive to release one t...
12 Jul, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Cauvery Water to TN: Karnataka to hold all party meet on Sunday to decide on next course of actionChief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the government's plan to appeal against the order to release water to Tamil Nadu. An all-party meetin...
12 Jul, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Karnataka files petition before Cauvery body seeking review of its order on water release to TNThe Karnataka government has filed a petition with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to review its order on releasing water to ...
06 Oct, 2023, 03.14 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami asks Karnataka govt 15 tmcft of Cauvery water; Siddaramaiah says 'no water'When asked about the Tamil Nadu government's demand, Siddaramaiah said, "We do not have water. How can we supply to them? It is not possibl...
13 Jan, 2018, 09.14 PM IST
Bengaluru city staring at water crisis; govt hopefulSeveral areas in south and central Bengaluru are dependent on Cauvery water and a sharp drop in supply would disrupt the city life and the ...
02 Mar, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
ET in the Classroom: 125-year-old DiscordThe SC directed the state to release about 13 TMCFT to TN and another 4 TMCFT on Sept 12, bringing the water storage in the state’s reservo...
22 Sep, 2016, 06.09 AM IST
Karnataka asked to release more water to Tamil Nadu from CauverySince Karnataka claimed a 47 percent shortfall in inflows, they reduced proportionately the quantum the state has to release to Tamil Nadu.
20 Sep, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka hopes for reduction in water release, Tamil Nadu wants moreThe Supreme Court's decision to hear the plea, filed late last evening, came after it was mentioned before the court's registry, which cons...
12 Sep, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
Water level in dams improve, but still below last yearHigher water levels in reservoirs improve the prospects of planting crops and generating electricity after the four-month monsoon season en...
04 Aug, 2016, 08.30 PM IST
Rabi crops including wheat may face water shortages as reservoirs under last year’s levelThe current reservoir level is in line with the 10-year average and better than the drought years of 2009 and 2012, but way short of last y...
29 Aug, 2014, 02.19 PM IST
Weak monsoon depletes reservoirs; government needs to regulate water supply in western, southern IndiaGovt will have to regulate the supply of water for irrigation and drinking in western and parts of southern India as exceptionally weak mon...
09 Jul, 2014, 04.44 AM IST
Cauvery panel rejects Tamil Nadu demand for waterWhile Tamil Nadu demanded a total of 63 tmc of Cauvery water, Karnataka said it had no water to spare for the neighbouring state.
12 Jun, 2013, 10.59 PM IST
- Down to a trickle in the city of sagars
Much before the killer petrol price rise was announced, this city was paying through its nose for a more essential commodity -- water.
05 Jun, 2012, 07.50 AM IST