Cauvery water dispute: SC refuses to interfere with CWRC order

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directing the Karnataka government to release 5,000......

'India-China Ties Will Be Deeply Strained'

'Tensions and dialogue are likely to go hand-in-hand with China.''The goal should be to cultivate power so that one can negotiate from a position of strength.' IMAGE: Then Northern Army Commander......

India suffering worst water crisis in history, says NITI report

According to the report, 40 per cent of population will have no access to drinking water by 2030 and 21 cities, including New Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, will run out of groundwater by 2020.......

SC to hear two review petitions on interlinking rivers

The Supreme Court will hear two review petitions -- one by the Central Ground Water Authority and the other by 21 eminent citizens -- and decide on whether to issue notice and hear the same at......

Coke rejects panel report, Rs 216-cr fine likely

Coca Cola has rejected the report of the experts' committee set up by the Kerala government to assess losses caused by its plant at Plachimada, saying the panel was set up based on the 'unproven......

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops. A......

'Nirav Modi's move to Barrack 12 may benefit his mental health'

The UK court, which had been presented with detailed submissions regarding the precarious mental health of Nirav Modi and a family history of depression and suicide during the extradition......

How to make unsmart cities smart

A Report on Intelligent Urbanization, prepared in 2010 for the Confederation of Indian Industry by Booz & Co and Cisco, offers some bold and comprehensive ideas, notes Subir Roy The country is to......