Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But pollution, dams and removal of too much water (mostly for agriculture) have affected the flow and health of ...

Releasing of more water from dams at Tehri and other hydel projects is only a temporary solution, the health of the river is beyond fragile due to contamination and pollution in Allahabad.

Both towns are places of pilgrimage located in the upper reaches of the Ganges where the river leaves the Himalayas and where the pollution begins. One of GIZ’s primary tasks is to improve the ...

before merging with the Ganges at Prayagraj. The stretch in Delhi constitutes only 2% of the river’s total length but contributes up to 80% of its pollution due to poor sewage management.

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

that on the one hand we treat mother Ganges as a deity or as a god or goddess like that. On the other hand we pollute it. It’s a paradox. The source of pollution of Ganga in Patna is mainly the ...

plans to cover more cities along the Ganges to do its bit to reduce river pollution. Harita Mehta spoke to Karan Rastogi, the co founder of Help Us Green about the initiative ...

a sign of its pollution. Hindu devotees cross a pontoon bridge on the first bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati ...

Their mission is doubly beneficial because it helps preserve the Ganges from flower pollution and provide employment to 79 under-represented women. Through their actions, they create systems for ...