The Kumbh Mela is a grand Hindu festival celebrated every three years, rotating among four sacred locations in India: Haridwar (Ganga river), Prayagraj ... 10 surprising facts about the Kumbh ...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerayraked up the 'pollution in the Ganga' row on Sunday after he said he declined to drink water from the river due to medical safety concerns.

The story so far: The first ever census of Gangetic dolphins, the only riverine dolphins in India, which began four years ago, has found 6,327 of the species in the river Ganga and its tributaries.

The Himalayas serve as a critical water source for major river systems like the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus,” the ministry said. According to Union minister of state for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan ...