Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But pollution, dams and removal of too much water (mostly for agriculture) have affected the flow and health of ...

The Ganges is India's most sacred river but suffers from severe pollution. High levels of fecal coliform bacteria, industrial ...

The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said ... further contaminating the river. Exposure to this polluted water can cause gastrointestinal infections, skin rashes, eye irritation ...

Releasing of more water from dams at Tehri and other hydel projects is only a temporary solution, the health of the river is beyond fragile due to contamination and pollution in Allahabad.

The world record for a volunteer river clean-up has been smashed by 998 with 1,327 people taking part. The previous record ...

Both towns are places of pilgrimage located in the upper reaches of the Ganges where the river leaves the Himalayas and where the pollution begins. One of GIZ’s primary tasks is to improve the ...

The Ganges, one of India's largest ... includes a sacred pilgrimage to the river. Tests showed that biochemical oxygen demand (a measure of organic pollution) was double the acceptable level ...

Before the festival began, India’s top environmental court directed the state and federal pollution boards to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for increasing ...

Leather production can have a negative impact on the natural environment, especially in areas where land is deforested to rear cattle and along rivers where water is polluted during ... clusters along ...