While India is best known by tourists for wonders like the Taj Mahal, our six-month sojourn brought us to many lesser-known religious sights including the source of the sacred Ganges River in ...

But the Ganges has been choked by more than 1,000 ... believe that the voice of hunger has a power disproportionate to its source," says Prof Sharman Apt Russell, author of Hunger: An Unnatural ...

The festival of Dev Diwali is celebrated on the banks of Ganga. During this time, bathing and charity are also considered to ...

The Ganges River or Ganga, is India’s most sacred river and a goddess in Hinduism. Stretching over 2,500 kilometers, it’s a ...

The Ganges is one of the world’s biggest rivers, and seven times the size of the river Severn, the UK's longest river. They discover that the source of the Ganges is in the Himalayas and the ...

The Ganges is sacred to Hindus who worship it as ... The tanneries are a major source of employment for many Muslims in the area, but they heavily pollute the river. The NGT is known for passing ...

For those seeking something a little more rigorous, do the trek to the source of the Ganges at Gaumukh and the high-altitude Roopkund Trek (from 8,000 to 16,000 feet), with its mysterious skeletal ...

Varanasi is hosting the Ganga Mahotsav 2024. The five-day festival celebrates the River Ganges. It features cultural ...

Ramesh Bhushal discusses his debut book, ‘Chhaalbato’, which blends travel, environmental issues, and community stories.

For the first time, the Prayagraj Railway Division will install face recognition cameras alongside CCTV at railway stations, ...