Thousands of devotees waded into the foul waters of the Yamuna river in the Indian capital Monday for a Hindu festival, amid ...
The Yamuna river, a major tributary of the Ganges, continues to suffer from severe pollution despite repeated clean-up ...
India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...
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Before the festival began, India’s top environmental court directed the state and federal pollution boards to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for increasing ...
Bangladesh’s iconic river dolphins—the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and the Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella ...
Flowing through the heart of India, the Ganges is both a holy river and a lifeline for hundreds of millions. This video explores its role in Hinduism, its immense geography, and the mounting ...
DEVPRAYAG/VARANASI/SAGAR ISLAND, India (Reuters) - India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on ...