The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

Situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, Meerut in Uttar Pradesh is a historic site where the 1857 rebellion against British colonial rule first kicked off. Its roots go back to ...

A stream south of the Argentine capital turned a freakish vermilion this week, prompting concerns about pollution. Officials ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

The Promise of the Kumbh Mela According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

From why a river cruise might be better for you than an ocean cruise, to what to expect and the dress code for river ships, you'll want to keep reading for our first-timer's guide ...

This sacred stroke, called tilak, is ubiquitous to the millions of Hindu pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh festival in ...

Police say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering as ...

Across the approximately 35,000 sq km of the Ganga basin in Uttarakhand, an unsustainable level of human intervention has already made the region extremely vulnerable. Hydropower dams are a dangerous ...

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Sanitation workers walk after cleaning an area on the banks of the Ganges river, where the ...

The country's government has announced that it is offering a whopping $1 million prize to anyone who can crack the mysterious ...