The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in ...

About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, forcing the Ganges River to change course. The 2,575km river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

A study published Monday in the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences quoted researchers from the ...

VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap and ...

A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the ...

To Indians, the River Ganges is the Ganga, river of life. But there is life on the river. A man hunkers down on his haunches, watching a single fishing line. Another is stock-still in the thin circle ...

On September 24, Chinese tech giant Midea, teaming up with an "Avengers squad" of internet influencers—including Ye Yun, ...

India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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 ...