By Mongabay.com The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and ...

The loudspeaker blares and more than 50 kayakers launch into the jade green River Ganges at once. This is the grand finale of the Ganga Kayak Festival. Known as the “mass boater cross,” the spectacle ...

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 ...

The Ganga River, known as the Ganges under British rule, is one of the most revered waterways in the world -- and also among the most polluted. Stretching from the Himalayan foothills to the Bay of ...

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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 ...

Indian authorities have put nets up over the Ganges River after bodies of more than 100 COVID-19 victims have washed up — with a viral video seemingly showing ambulance workers dumping some of the ...

More scenes out of India horrified the world on Monday after it was reported that dozens of dead bodies had drifted onto the banks of the River Ganges in Chausa village in the Buxar district of the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — 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 ...