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 ...

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 ...

Or how much water flows through the river? How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself a river expert in no time. The Mississippi begins at Minnesota’s Lake ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

These should be firmly countered with facts," Jaiswal added ... said the water level of the Ganges river crossed the danger level in India last week. But it is flowing below the danger level ...

Water level of Ganges-Padma river is stable, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre ... barrage to create misunderstanding which should be firmly countered with facts. “We have seen media reports of ...

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 ...

However, authorities have issued a warning, cautioning that if the Ganges River's water level rises in Bihar, it could lead to unpredictable outcomes in the coming days. The Flood Forecasting and ...

ALIGARH: Aas Mohammad Khan, a devoted Muslim from Aligarh, undertook a 45-kilometer journey on foot, carrying sacred water from the Ganges River. His destination was a temple, where he offered the ...

This should be firmly countered with facts,” the ministry’s spokesperson ... allowing 1.1 million cusecs of water to flow into the Padma river system, is a “normal occurrence” during ...