Rainfall patterns have become erratic with shorter, heavier downpours instead of longer, steadier rain, leading to significant drops in water volume ...

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

After India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Modi-led government is now eyeing to make changes in the Ganga Water-Sharing treaty with Bangladesh. The ...

If you are a foodie who waits all year round for the monsoons to relish the tastiest hilsa, then you are not new to the Padma ...

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt ...

Flowing out of eastern Rajasthan, it forms the border between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, before ultimately joining the Yamuna. On boat rides along sections of the National Chambal Sanctuary, I ...

ABSTRACT: The Yangtze River is the world’s 6th largest river, based on discharge volume. From its source on the Plateau of Tibet to its mouth on the East China Sea, the river traverses or serves as ...

Top 7 Longest Rivers in India: Ganga (Ganges) River The Ganga is India’s longest river, running for a total of 2,525 km from the Gangotri Glacier in Uttarkhand to the Bay of Bengal.

The Indus is an antecedent river, which means it has existed for over 50 million years, since the Indian plate first collided with Asia and gave rise to the Himalayas. Geologist Peter Clift, who ...

We are well aware of some of the most famous rivers like the Amazon in South America, the Nile in Africa, the Yangtze in China, Ganges River, India. There is often confusion and debate about which ...

The Ganges has many tributaries - so many, in fact, that the river basin covers Tibet, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. The river and its tributaries are a vital water source for 400 million people.

As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the Maha Kumbh Mela, reaching 11,000 units per 100 millilitres near ...