To find out how destructive negligence and indifference are, it is enough to move between Hawaii and California and see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch! From wreckages of containers to children's toys ...

Peak water flows in parts of India's largest river basin have been falling by more than one-sixth every decade, according to ...

Kashi or Varanasi, the Moksha Nagri, is where souls attain liberation. Here, Maa Ganga carries not just purity, but the final ...

I live in India and have traveled all over, but Varanasi is my favorite city. I love its street food, history, river, and ...

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

Our analysis highlights the limits of existing political solutions. The ability of the Ganges river to support life and ...

A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the ...

When Sharda Devi realized she only had a few days left to live, it didn't go down particularly well. Her son Mukesh Tiwari was preparing a ceremony involving a holy cow in their village in the ...

Though it’s called the Ganges in English, the river’s name is Ganga in India, hence the ship’s moniker. Originally, the cruise was planned for 2020 but was delayed by the pandemic.

VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap ...

Uniworld's "Ganges Voyager II" delivers India's vibrant regional villages—otherwise arduously accessed—to adventurers in five-star comfort.

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges.