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India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge in places on its journey through burgeoning cities ...

The Ganges River, revered as the goddess Ganga, is central to Hindu culture for its purification powers. It supports millions through agriculture, industry, and transportation. Pilgrimage sites ...

The Namami Gange program significantly improved the Ganges River's water quality in Varanasi. Sewage treatment capacity increased from 100 MLD in 2017 to 420 MLD today, leading to a drop in BOD ...

CroisiEurope is launching river cruises on the Ganges River in India starting in February 2025. Early next year, the river cruise operator will offer sailings on the Ganges aboard a specially designed ...

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The ghats, or steps leading into a body of water, at Varanasi, India’s holiest city in Uttar Pradesh, are crowded with people, some bathing in the Ganges River, others performing ceremonies on ...

Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges - a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in ...

According to the government-run Pollution Control Board’s own figures, in 2020, samples of the river water collected in Varanasi far exceeded India’s own recommended limits for fecal coliform ...

Relatives of deceased men wait on the staircase of Manikarnika Ghat to dip the bodies in Ganges River for a final purification act before the cremation on January 28, 2018 in Varanasi, India.

A blue stream spews from beneath brick factory buildings in Kanpur, India. The dark ribbon curls down a dirt embankment and flows into the Ganges River. "That's toxic runoff," says Rakesh Jaiswal ...