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 ...

Kolkata rivers like the ebullient Hooghly and calm Haldi are a part and parcel of Kolkata. They are there for everyone, whether it centers around history or nature or a little bit of both.

The Ganges begins as streams in the Himalayas ... or the collapse of a major river dam," Hanebuth said, adding that while such could be caused by natural events, they were also "largely human ...

Integrating scientific insights into current actions is crucial for steering future research directions and underpinning ...

We need railways and roadways to cross the river. But a bridge is not as dangerous as a barrage or a dam. NARRATOR: There are more than forty dams and barrages along the Ganges and its tributaries ...

After an intensive on-the-spot survey for two days of the current status of the flow in the Ganges river at Farakka in West Bengal, technical experts and senior officials of Bangladesh and India ...

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

Dolphins are important indicators for the health of the rivers they live in, which are also the lifeblood of huge economies and hundreds of millions of people. WE DEPEND ON RIVER DOLPHINS Where ...

Sue Perkins undertakes an epic, personal journey to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred nature of this river.