Four people killed in three separate road accidents on Delhi-Haridwar highway during Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage, with three ...

Peak water flows in parts of India's largest river basin have been falling by more than one-sixth every decade, according to ...

Hindu holy men have joined those calling for a cleanup of the sewage- and disease-ridden river regarded as a mother.

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

Our analysis highlights the limits of existing political solutions. The ability of the Ganges river to support life and ...

Natural and human factors are driving these changes. Climate change disrupts rainfall and dries soils, while earthquakes and ...

I live in India and have traveled all over, but Varanasi is my favorite city. I love its street food, history, river, and ...

Though it’s called the Ganges in English, the river’s name is Ganga in India, hence the ship’s moniker. Originally, the cruise was planned for 2020 but was delayed by the pandemic.

Bathing in the Ganges is thought to cleanse and purify the believers of sin. The fact that people also do their laundry in the river and factories divert their wastewater into it doesn't deter them.

An earthquake changed the course of the Ganges: Could it happen again? A densely populated region could see cascading effects of shaking Date: June 17, 2024 Source: Columbia Climate School Summary ...

March 7, 2024 This Luxury Cruise Down the Ganges Showcases Authentic India in Stately Style Uniworld's "Ganges Voyager II" delivers India's vibrant regional villages—otherwise arduously accessed ...

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges.