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

A group of men in the northern Indian town of Allahabad spend 10-12 hours in the Ganges river every day fishing for coins. This is their only source of income.

The endangered Ganges river dolphin is one of two distinct dolphins living in the rivers of South Asia. The species was first listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the breathtaking beauty of the Ganges River, as this drone footage captures the sacred ...

One of the river’s most at-risk animals is the Ganges river dolphin. There used to be tens of thousands of them, but now only around 1,200-1,800 are left in the river. Biggest threats to them include ...

image: Fishing on the Ganges view more . Credit: Heather Koldewey. Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles and dolphins, new research shows.

Rafting in the Ganga River at Muni ki Reti, Rishikesh, has been suspended due to heavy rain and increased silt levels.

India’s “Mother Ganges” Pristine waters soon become a distant memory as the 2,525 km-long Ganges snakes its way down to the densely populated plains of north India, eventually forming a huge ...

The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.

DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga River that flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline.

A group of men in the northern Indian town of Allahabad spend 10-12 hours in the Ganges river every day fishing for coins. This is their only source of income. Video by Vikas Pandey. Additional ...

One of the river’s most at-risk animals is the Ganges river dolphin. There used to be tens of thousands of them, but now only around 1,200-1,800 are left in the river. Biggest threats to them include ...