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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicJal Shakti ministry

Topic: Jal Shakti ministry

With Arunachal’s Siang dam project facing delays & protests, how Centre plans to win over local residents

Residents of villages bound to be impacted have been opposing the project. With monsoon stalling all work, Centre & state govt intend to use the lean period to proceed with public outreach.

India will not allow single drop of water into Pakistan: Union minister Paatil

New Delhi: The government is working on a strategy to ensure that not a single drop of water flows from India into Pakistan, Jal...

Amit Shah to hold meeting with Jal Shakti minister to discuss Indus Waters Treaty pause

Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil and other senior government officials, will attend the meeting at the home minister’s residence Friday evening.

Jal Shakti minister Paatil to meet ministry officials after Indus Waters Treaty move

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 and allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.

India to be in water stress by 2030, Jal Shakti Ministry confirms in Rajya Sabha response

The government was responding to a question on the measures implemented in response to a WWF report that flagged 30 cities in India that will face water scarcity by 2050.

India’s dam rehabilitation scheme unveiled for cleaner rivers

Sediment removal and ecosystem restoration to enhance fisheries and river activities.

Shahpurkandi dam complete after 3 decades, will help check unutilised Ravi water flowing to Pakistan

The dam, part of Rs 3,300 cr Shahpurkandi multipurpose river valley project, also comprises 2 hydropower plants, which are expected to be completed by 2025 end.

‘Have’ toilet vs ‘access to’ toilet — why Jal Shakti & health ministry butted heads over NFHS-6 question

Secretary, Dept of Drinking Water & Sanitation, in letter to health secretary suggested that change in NFHS-VI question was 'necessary to ensure chances of respondent bias are minimised'.

World Bank papers show ‘most concerning’ decline in toilet usage. Withdrawn ‘under pressure’ later

The three World Bank papers, published in September, highlighted decline in toilet use citing lack of sustainable institutional measures to support Swacch Bharat Mission.

Karnataka delegation led by CM Siddaramaiah meets Jal Shakti Minister to discuss Cauvery row

The meeting comes amid Karnataka govt seeking a stay on the Cauvery Water Management Authority order passed earlier seeking to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?