India fast-tracks three power projects in Jammu and Kashmir, including the 850 MW Ratle hydroelectric facility, amid tensions over the Indus Waters Treaty.
Despite government efforts, six more diarrhoea patients were hospitalised in Indore's Bhagirathpura, amid a water-borne disease outbreak affecting over 1,500.
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu seeks financial aid from the Centre for the VB-G RAM G Act and calls for statutory status for Amaravati as the capital.
Karnataka's Cabinet rejects the VB-G RAM G Act, citing constitutional violations, and plans to legally challenge it, emphasizing the need to restore MGNREGA.