The Ganga River at Prayagraj faces significant faecal coliform contamination, especially during the Maha Kumbh Mela, posing ...

A group of seven youths from Buxar, Bihar, avoided heavy traffic by traveling 275 kilometers on the Ganga River in a motor-propelled boat to reach Prayagraj. They used Google Maps for navigation ...

From childhood to growing up, we all have learned that our holy rivers hold immense cultural and spiritual significance, but ...

For over a century, scientists have documented the presence of bacteriophages—viruses that target and destroy harmful bacteria—helping keep Ganga’s water non-putrefying. However, there is no ...

Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. A cargo vessel on River Ganga (File Phot) (IWAI) (Representative Image) The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved ...

The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...

The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...

Called the world’s largest religious gathering, the event has already drawn 148 million people. Attendance is expected to exceed 400 million by the time it ends on Feb. 26, and surging crowds have ...

A large number of Naga Sadhus on Saturday took a pledge to keep rivers and the environment clean as they participated in a program organised by Shipra Pathak, famous as the Water Woman and founder of ...

then the coming generations will yearn for the salvation and virtue of the Maha Kumbh. Crores of people come here to attain salvation, and after bathing in the Ganga, they leave garbage on the ghats." ...

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