India has been overwhelmed by a devastating ... Officials said some of the remains could be body parts which had found their way into the Ganges after routine cremations on the banks, but they ...

Press Trust of India Environmentalist GD Agarwal died in October after a 111-day-long hunger strike The longest Indian river, Ganges flows ... hypothermia - when the body loses heat faster than ...

Explore India's rivers and their hidden dangers! From bull sharks to saltwater crocodiles, understand these creatures to ...

And at the time after death, the body is cremated on the bank of the Ganges. From birth to death, in India people are associated with the Ganges. NARRATOR: Indians believe the Ganges is sacred and ...

Devi wanted to die on her own terms, namely in the most important Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi in northern India where Hindus have gone to be cremated next to the holy river Ganges for ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India ... cremation because the body's ashes can be ...

Success in the effective implementation of environmental laws would, in this end, be achieved through the balance of ...

Many tour the Ganges ... India, and the funeral responsibilities fell on me. I kept my promise to my father about not performing the rituals he despised, though I had no choice but to take his ...

The Ganges plays a significant part in any visit ... After much nourishing of the soul, it was time to nourish the body. India is a vegetarian’s dream, and the region of Uttarakhand is known ...

The caste system, though officially abolished decades ago, still dominates life in India ... "My body is getting very hot and ...