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 ...

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 ...

From there, the ship will travel along the Ganges ... which is on track to pass China for the title of world’s most populous country this year. River cruising provides a way to access more ...

The dark ribbon curls down a dirt embankment and flows into the Ganges River. "That's toxic runoff ... India's population is second only to China's), industrialization and rapid urbanization ...

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 ...