India faces severe river pollution, especially in Ganga and Yamuna, threatening public health
NGT summoned UP authorities after CPCB found coliform levels highly elevated in the Ganga and Yamuna, raising public health ...
Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...
No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river waters, says minister
"The reasons for increased faecal coliform can be several, such as sewage leakage and animal waste, but the amount of faecal ...
Along the banks of India's holy river during the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest festival in the world
Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...
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India's mass bathing festival turns water sour at 'holy' river
India's mass bathing festival turned the water sour at the 'holy' river, as pollution and waste tainted the area during the ...
High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip
As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the ...
More than 500 million take 'holy dip' in India's Maha Kumbh festival
More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part ...
Priest given ‘water burial’ in a river in India
A PRIEST in India was given a "water burial" in a river accor­d­ing to the custom of the sect he belonged to, Makkal Osai ...