In the mornings in Varanasi, the air on the banks of the Ganges ... from China in the last two decades, to the US and other Western countries several decades ago—has faced river pollution ...

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 ...

The ghats, or steps leading into a body of water, at Varanasi, India’s holiest city in Uttar Pradesh, are crowded with people, some bathing in the Ganges River, others performing ceremonies on ...

It's one of the paradoxes, and delights, of this nine-day trip, G Adventures' inaugural Ganges River cruise ... in and out of time and off the tourist map to the point where you could be the ...

The Ganges is not the only river facing earthquake-related hazards. Others include China's Yellow River, Myanmar's Irrawaddy, the Klamath, San Joaquin and Santa Clara rivers on the US West Coast ...

Scientists and engineers are about to begin the monumental task of mapping the vast stretch of the Ganges river that runs through India in unprecedented detail. They hope to get started on the ...

A court in northern India has granted the same legal rights as a human to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers ... meaning that if anyone harms or pollutes either river, the law would view it as no ...

"We used to bathe in the river. There were lots of fish … many of us used to earn a living by catching fish in the river. Now the scenario has changed." The Buriganga, or Old Ganges, is so ...

A huge earthquake that shook southern Asia 2,500 years ago abruptly changed the course of the Ganges River, new research ... on the border between India and China, and then flows east through ...