High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip - Pollution concerns rise as millions take ...

Hundreds of cleaners battled through pollution at India's bathing festival - setting a new world record for the world's ...

Faecal coliform, a marker of sewage contamination, has a permissible limit of 2,500 units per 100 ml, according to the CPCB.

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Several ...

For millions of Hindu pilgrims at India's millennia-old vast Kumbh Mela festival, the culmination of their journey is ritual ...

The NGT referred to a report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In the report, the CPCB flagged the high ...

A 20-year-old engineering student drowned while bathing in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh on Sunday, officials said. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said the body of Vaibhav ...

While bathing in the Kaveri River, both women drowned and were later found dead by the authorities. The Halaguru police station has registered a case regarding the incident. Meanwhile, an 80-year ...