By Mongabay.com The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and lowest streamflow in 1,300 years, according to a recent study, reports ...

The sacred Ganga River begins its journey at the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows through northern India, shaping ...

People watch unclaimed bodies burn on funeral pyres at a mass crematorium site on the banks of the Ganges River. Getty Images Dozens of rotting bodies were discovered floating in the Ganges River in ...

VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap and ...

A large-scale counter-terrorism mock drill, codenamed 'Operation Ganga Guard,' took place on the Ganga River in Varanasi. The ...

CroisiEurope is launching river cruises on the Ganges River in India starting in February 2025. Early next year, the river cruise operator will offer sailings on the Ganges aboard a specially designed ...

India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge in places on its journey through burgeoning cities, ...

NEW DELHI — Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections. Authorities said Tuesday they hadn ...

ALONG THE GANGES, India — More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India’s holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city. Today, little of the ...

New Zealand is believed to be the first nation to grant legal rights to a river when the Whanganui River on New Zealand’s North Island, considered sacred by the Maori people of the region was given ...