Just days after suspending the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, some Indian politicians are now going after the Ganga Water Treaty, which is also set to expire next year ...

The dark ribbon curls down a dirt embankment and flows into the Ganges River. "That's toxic runoff ... "but after we swim we go wash off at home." "Do you ever get ill?" "We all get rashes ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds ...

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 ...

The Ganges. MAP SELLER ... sacred to Hindus and a lifeline to local people who use the river to irrigate their crops, to wash and to travel, yet it is heavily polluted. The pollution affects ...

The sacred city of Varanasi, on the River Ganges. Hindus visit to bathe in the water to wash their sins away One of the most important pilgrimages in Hinduism is Kumbh Mela. This is the largest ...