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

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

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

On the banks of the Ganges, between the river's grimy waters and the mounds of trash piling up on the streets, it's easy to think infections. Sponsor Message. It was unnecessary.

All the ghats of the Ganges n Varanasi are submerged and the riverside temples are waterlogged after continuous rainfall ...

The Ganges is not the only river facing such hazards. Others cradled in tectonically active deltas include China's Yellow River; Myanmar's Irrawaddy; the Klamath, ...

ALLAHABAD, INDIA — Among believers, the river has many names: The Pure. Destroyer of Sin. Light Amid the Darkness of Ignorance. But mostly they call it “Ganga Ma” -- Mother Ganges -- and ...

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.

Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding, despite almost all of its water originating outside the territory.

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.

Uniworld's "Ganges Voyager II" delivers India's vibrant regional villages—otherwise arduously accessed—to adventurers in five-star comfort. Published on March 7, 2024 By Alex Greggery ...