A new study has revealed that the Ganga River possesses a unique self-purification mechanism, eliminating harmful bacteria at a rate 50 times faster than any other freshwater river in the world ...

The Ganga River at Prayagraj faces significant faecal coliform contamination, especially during the Maha Kumbh Mela, posing severe health risks to millions of bathing devotees. While the Ganga ...

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A groundbreaking study led by Padma Shri Dr. Ajay Sonkar has revealed that these bacteriophages naturally cleanse the water, making Ganga the only freshwater river in the world with such ...

A 20-year-old engineering student drowned while bathing in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh on Sunday, officials said. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said the body of ...

The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) monitored the quality of Ganga river water at 34 locations in the state on a fortnightly basis. Important towns located on the banks of the river ...

Berhampore (WB), Jan 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed concern over the erosion of the Ganga river causing ... near his plywood factory in English Bazar ...