People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

A Hindu devotee gets a sacred mark on his forehead after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the ...

At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha ...

Pollution from sewage, fertilisers, pesticides, industrial waste, and harmful fishing practices ... scientifically distinct from its Indian cousin in the Ganges River, evolved over millennia ...

The river is understood to be carrying industrial and city waste. And despite various National Green Tribunal orders against the discharge of untreated sewage water in the river, practically ...

The Sutlej River Basin isn’t just a geographical feature; it’s the pulse of Punjab, threading through its heartland, shaping its fields, feeding its people, dictating the rhythm of life in ways both ...

Meanwhile, an army of sanitation workers tirelessly collects the flowers and other waste from the water. Pilgrims through flowers and other items into the river ... Parts of the Ganges, along ...

They are part of a 100-strong team working for entrepreneur Ankit Agarwal’s Phool.co (flower), removing floral waste from one of the most polluted stretches of India’s holy river in the northern ...

A moment of profound significance lies in the belief that the waters of the holy Ganges River transform into nectar on this day. Bathing in these sacred waters is deemed to hold exceptional merit ...