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Karnataka Minister Asks Tamil Nadu To Hear Out Mekedatu Project Benefits
Karnataka Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar has sought an opportunity to explain the benefits of the proposed Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river in his state to the AIADMK-led Tamil Nadu government and the opposition DMK
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All Happy To Build Dams, But None Interested In Sending Water To Farms: Nitin Gadkari
From ministers to bureaucrats, everyone is "very happy" to construct large dams but few are interested in ensuring that water reaches farms, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday as he pitched for focusing on increased irrigation.
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Cleaning Of Ganga A Challenge, Results Will Show in 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Work on a new Ganga law to lay down guidelines for cleaning the holy river and implement the 'Namami Gange' programme is underway and will be shared with the states before tabling it in Parliament, the government told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Uma Bharti Gets Bail In Defamation Case Filed By Digvijaya Singh
A court in Bhopal today granted bail to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti in a defamation case filed against her by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
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India Close To Become 'Water Scarce' Country: Minister Uma Bharti
India is close to being categorised as "water scarce", Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said, citing increasing demand, uncertain availability and overexploitation of rivers as the causes.
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PM Modi Holds Meeting Over Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a meeting to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue over which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads.
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Uma Bharti Holds Cauvery Meeting with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Governments
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti is presiding over a meeting convened by the Centre to find a political solution to the "impasse" over sharing of Cauvery water by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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Centre Tries To Resolve Mahanadi Issue, But Odisha Left Unhappy
The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.
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Government Mulling Law To Cap Water Usage: Union Minister Uma Bharti
Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said that the government is mulling to enact a law to put a cap on the usage of river water as well as underground water.
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India Expresses Concern Over China's Brahmaputra Hydropower Projects
With indications that China has approved three more hydropower projects on the main stream of Brahmaputra River, India today asserted its user rights as a lower riparian state, saying it has conveyed its "concerns" to the Chinese government at the highest level.
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Study for New Forest-Free Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga Link
Government today said that it is studying an alternative alignment for the proposed Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga link which will be almost "forest- free".
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Maharashtra Minister Addresses Children With Revolver Tucked Under Belt
A minister in Maharashtra has come under criticism after he was spotted with a revolver tucked under his belt at an event organized for children with speech and hearing impairment.
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Will Clean Up Ganga in Three Years, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after inspecting the river at Allahabad.
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Cauvery water issue: State slams Tamil Nadu petition as "illegal"
Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to resolve the Cauvery water issue, Karnataka slammed the plea moved by Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court and vowed to fight it legally and politically.
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Rajasthan minister booked in missing nurse case
A lower court in Jodhpur has ordered the police to register a case against Rajasthan's Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna for his alleged involvement in the case of Bhanwari Devi.
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Karnataka Minister Asks Tamil Nadu To Hear Out Mekedatu Project Benefits
Karnataka Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar has sought an opportunity to explain the benefits of the proposed Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river in his state to the AIADMK-led Tamil Nadu government and the opposition DMK
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All Happy To Build Dams, But None Interested In Sending Water To Farms: Nitin Gadkari
From ministers to bureaucrats, everyone is "very happy" to construct large dams but few are interested in ensuring that water reaches farms, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday as he pitched for focusing on increased irrigation.
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Cleaning Of Ganga A Challenge, Results Will Show in 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Work on a new Ganga law to lay down guidelines for cleaning the holy river and implement the 'Namami Gange' programme is underway and will be shared with the states before tabling it in Parliament, the government told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Uma Bharti Gets Bail In Defamation Case Filed By Digvijaya Singh
A court in Bhopal today granted bail to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti in a defamation case filed against her by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
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India Close To Become 'Water Scarce' Country: Minister Uma Bharti
India is close to being categorised as "water scarce", Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said, citing increasing demand, uncertain availability and overexploitation of rivers as the causes.
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PM Modi Holds Meeting Over Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a meeting to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue over which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads.
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Uma Bharti Holds Cauvery Meeting with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Governments
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti is presiding over a meeting convened by the Centre to find a political solution to the "impasse" over sharing of Cauvery water by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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Centre Tries To Resolve Mahanadi Issue, But Odisha Left Unhappy
The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.
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Government Mulling Law To Cap Water Usage: Union Minister Uma Bharti
Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said that the government is mulling to enact a law to put a cap on the usage of river water as well as underground water.
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India Expresses Concern Over China's Brahmaputra Hydropower Projects
With indications that China has approved three more hydropower projects on the main stream of Brahmaputra River, India today asserted its user rights as a lower riparian state, saying it has conveyed its "concerns" to the Chinese government at the highest level.
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Study for New Forest-Free Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga Link
Government today said that it is studying an alternative alignment for the proposed Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga link which will be almost "forest- free".
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Maharashtra Minister Addresses Children With Revolver Tucked Under Belt
A minister in Maharashtra has come under criticism after he was spotted with a revolver tucked under his belt at an event organized for children with speech and hearing impairment.
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Will Clean Up Ganga in Three Years, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after inspecting the river at Allahabad.
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Cauvery water issue: State slams Tamil Nadu petition as "illegal"
Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to resolve the Cauvery water issue, Karnataka slammed the plea moved by Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court and vowed to fight it legally and politically.
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Rajasthan minister booked in missing nurse case
A lower court in Jodhpur has ordered the police to register a case against Rajasthan's Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna for his alleged involvement in the case of Bhanwari Devi.
