The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

The word "atlas," may conjure images of giant books chock full of maps and a dizzying array of facts and figures. However, ...

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts demanding governments honour their promise to revive the polluted Ganges, a river revered by Hindus. The recent death of ...

World Rivers Day is a day of celebration held on the fourth Sunday of September to highlight the importance of rivers and ...

A study has found a major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to suddenly change course. The high-magnitude earthquake completely rerouted the main channel of the ...

On the Mekong, a refreshing look at rainy season travelDuring a cruise on the Mekong River with AmaWaterways, I was able to more fully appreciate the beauty of traveling in the rainy ...

Funeral pyres are lit by the Ganges in Allahabad - bodies have been ... On Monday, at least 40 bodies were pulled from the river some 55km (34 miles) downstream from Gahmar. How the bodies got ...

The Ganges river is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. A new study using geo-tagged bottles was able to show plastic can cross the Ganges, travel thousands of kilometres, and end up in ...

Mapping polluters and habitat degraders. The initiative will map all major polluting industries and identify critical sectors in river dolphin habitats. This will develop a baseline and key industries ...

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The Ganges (Ganga) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. It begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.