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 ...

The Ganges is India's most sacred river but suffers from severe pollution. High levels of fecal coliform bacteria, industrial ...

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The world record for a volunteer river clean-up has been smashed by 998 with 1,327 people taking part. The previous record ...

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 ...

A recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB ... The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said: “The river water quality was not conforming to the primary water quality ...

Before the festival began, India’s top environmental court directed the state and federal pollution boards to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for increasing ...

The pollution affects the river dolphin population ... The exploration of the river Ganges is an opportunity to see how humans depend on rivers but also pollute them. The Ganges is one of the ...

A report from the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB ... Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made cleaning the Ganges, India’s holiest river, a priority since first taking office ...