1. With the Cauvery water sharing issue heating up things between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakuamar is in New Delhi to discuss the issue with the legal team. Yesterday, Karnataka said that with water levels in dams of Cauvery basin areas plummeting, the State cannot release any more water without jeopardising its own drinking water situation.
2. In the wake of Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, the Karnataka government has asked officials of Dakshina Kannada, Chamarajanagar districts bordering the neighbouring State to strengthen fever surveillance. The government said that those with fever, who have a travel history to Kerala and have come in direct contact with a person who tested positive for Nipah, should be considered as potentially vulnerable to the infection.
3. Confederation of Indian Industry, with the support of Department of Space, ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL, has organised an international conference today. S. Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, ISRO, Dr. Pawan K. Goenka, Chairman, IN-SPACe, Sarah Storey, Deputy High Commissioner, Australian High Commission, Dr. R. Radhakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director, NSIL, were among the participants at the inauguration at Taj West End on Race Course Road, at 9.45 a.m.
