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 ...

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

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

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.

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.

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 ...

Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain.We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen ...