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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicSutlej Yamuna Link Canal

Topic: Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal

‘Friendly match’ — oppn takes dig at AAP as its Punjab & Haryana units lock horns over SYL issue

LoP Bajwa says Punjabis must wake up to what AAP's 'fake revolutionaries' are up to. Punjab minister Cheema & Haryana AAP's Tanwar held press meets on dispute in adjacent bungalows.

Why Punjab CM Mann is defiant even after Supreme Court’s rap on Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal row

On Wednesday, court warned Punjab not to compel it to issue tough orders. But with Punjab CM refusing to back down, Sutlej-Yamuna link seems to be headed for fresh confrontation.

United against Himachal’s water cess, Punjab & Haryana still slugging it out over Sutlej-Yamuna Link

Haryana, Punjab have passed a resolution against Himachal's cess on hydropower projects even as the latter has claimed it is within its rights to do so as water is a state subject.

What’s next for SYL canal? Khattar ‘will apprise SC of Punjab’s attitude’, Mann sticks to guns

After meet called by Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Khattar accused Punjab of refusing to accept SC verdict while Mann said state doesn’t have a ‘drop of water’ to share with Haryana.

What’s Sutlej-Yamuna link dispute & why it’s had Punjab & Haryana at loggerheads for decades

Following SC order, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat convened meeting of Punjab & Haryana CMs to resolve the issue. Haryana completed its portion of the project by June 1980.

Playing with water – no, fire

The resolution on Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal could scar, blight and bedevil the entire nation for decades to come. So, how come nobody in Delhi figured what was going on?

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.