An MoU was signed on August 31, 2026, regarding water sharing on the Sone River between Bihar and Jharkhand.

The entities involved

• Bihar →

  state in eastern India

  • An incident in Jamui, Bihar, exposed failures in the state's law and order system.Mon 17:45
  • Protests were held in Jharkhand, Lucknow, and Bihar against Gyanesh Kumar on September 28, 2026.Mon 11:55
• Jharkhand →

  state in eastern India

  • Baidyanath Ram was named the JMM candidate in Jharkhand, amidst political allegations and party affiliations.Mon 13:00
  • Parimal Nathwani, a Gujarat-based businessman, represented Jharkhand in the Rajya Sabha.Mon 11:44

Related events

• Bangladesh and Bihar are negotiating the renewal of a water sharing treaty, considering state water needs.Sep 2
• Upper-riparian states are extracting massive volumes of water, putting downstream obligations on Bihar as the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty nears expiry.Sep 7
• NDRF deployed in Bihar due to looming flood threat from Nepal.Aug 26