Water Wars
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Explainer: Why Kerala and Tamil Nadu have fought for decades over the Mullaperiyar dam
A Supreme Court order to set up three panels for a disaster management plan is the latest round in a long-running legal battle.
Soumya Rao
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Review the Indus Waters Treaty, not for revenge but for development and peace
India would gain more by making the 56-year-old water-sharing pact with Pakistan wider to meet the region's increasing water and energy demands.
Ashok Swain
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Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have no option but to share Cauvery water
Both states are short of water, with a 'normal' monsoon masking local rainfall deficits.
Prabhu Mallikarjunan, IndiaSpend.com
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Full text: Jayalalithaa and Siddaramaiah wrote angry letters to each other over Cauvery violence
Siddaramaiah said incidents in Tamil Nadu were 'inciting' his people, while Jayalalithaa said scenes from Bengaluru were 'alarming'.
Scroll Staff
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As Tamil Nadu, Karnataka fight over sharing Cauvery's water, farmers struggle to grow summer crops
Claiming deficient inflow, Karnataka has refused water to Tamil Nadu yet again, hitting the production of its paddy crop.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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What the culling of wild animals in some states can tell us about future water wars in India
We can reduce the pressure of wild animals on cultivation if we permit our forests, wildlands and sub-surface water systems to restore themselves.
Peter Smetacek
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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The water wars between Telangana and Andhra refuse to die down, but can anyone really win?
Several irrigation projects in both states are stuck over disagreements on water-sharing, even as drought-like conditions persist year after year.
GS Radhakrishna
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Will the tug-of-war between India and China finally rip apart the Brahmaputra?
New Delhi needs to be a good neighbour instead of outraging over Beijing's dam project on the Brahmaputra river.
Chicu Lokgariwar