Cauvery turmoil: Bengaluru city, Old Mysuru region hold total bandh; little or no effect elsewhere in Karnataka

Ten thousand people will go to Delhi on October 5 to drive home a point with the President of India on Karnataka’s claim over Cauvery water

Supreme Court reduces Tamil Nadu's allocation of Cauvery water

Noting that Karnataka is "entitled to marginal relief," the Supreme Court reduced the allocation for Tamil Nadu by 14.75 TMC

Cauvery turmoil: Karnataka farmers seek alternatives to water-intensive crops

Paddy farmers in Mandya district shifting to horticultural and plantation crops

Concerns raised over decimation of green cover in Cauvery basin: NGT issues notice to southern states

A recent report found green cover has declined to 15,345 sq km from 28,154 sq km over past 50 years

Cauvery dispute: All you need to know

In its latest development, the Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka government to release 4 TMC water for Tamil Nadu

Do we have alternatives to tribunals for settling water sharing disputes?

Considering the ineffectiveness of tribunals, there is a need to look for community-based approaches to resolve such disputes effectively, …

Bandh over Cauvery: Mixed response in Bengaluru; Mandya fully shut down

Another statewide bandh called by farmer associations on September 29 expected to evoke bigger response  

Cauvery, Karnataka’s deep anguish

The current distribution of Cauvery waters is unfair to Karnataka and its roots lie in the 18th century, when the British defeated Tipu Sultan

To resolve Cauvery dispute, outdated institutions with little scholarship need to be outlawed

SC's direction to the Centre to frame a scheme to resolve the dispute is poised to fail as the 'expert' organisation has no authority in the …

Is politicisation of inter-state water disputes contributing to change in tribunals' functioning?

The shift in tribunals' approach, from deliberative to adversarial, aids extended litigation and politicisation of water-sharing disputes

Deforestation, urbanisation, illegal mining, waste dumping leave Cauvery battered and bruised

Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on the banks of the river. Down To Earth travels along the …

Simply Put: Cauvery dispute

Water in news on April 11

A round-up of news on everything to do with water

Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason

City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery …

Bengaluru water crisis: Their suggestions ignored for over a decade, two hydrogeologists prescribe an immediate solution

The cumulative impact of these measures would meet the water requirement of 14 million people in Bengaluru, without any dependence on groundwater

Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery

Water quality and levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the Cauvery influenced by the monsoon season, according to a study

Water in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by 1%

India’s 143 major reservoirs had live storage of 147.631 BCM or 83% of these reservoirs’ total capacity

Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall

The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days

How to resolve Karnataka water crisis

At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the …

Can a centralised approach help solve water disputes?

A single national tribunal for inter-state water disputes will also enable discussion on the issue of international waters

Cauvery: The river that the Tamils thought would never fail

The ‘Ganga of South India’ may be dying now, but was once a cherished waterbody in the lore of Tamil country

Another Bengaluru in the making? Chennai’s main drinking water source Veeranam lake dries up

Water inflow stops from Mettur dam, other reservoirs experiencing a decline too

Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery

The presence of microplastics causes growth defects, skeletal deformities

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs

The current storage has reached 82% of its capacity, against 76% and 67% August 18 and August 11, respectively