Due to water level increase in the upper catchment areas of the river, the Ganges Saturday touched the extreme danger level mark in Malda district.

Kanpur: The water level in the Ganga here is flowing a mere 46-cm below the danger mark, prompting the district administration to issue a high alert for the villages situated on the banks of the rive

New Delhi:  All the tributaries of the Ganga, including the Mandakini, Alaknanda, Assi Ganga and Bhagirathi, are in full spate due to the unprecedented rainfall in the Uttarakhand hills during the la

The 'tiger of the Ganga' is the nomenclature for the Ganga river dolphin which enjoys the same status in the river ecosystem as that of a tiger in a forest.

Like the tiger, the dolphin is close to e

With only 10 per cent of Patna’s population connected to a sewage network system, some NGOs claim 90 per cent of the city’s excreta is flowing directly or indirectly into the Ganga river.

The Patna

Congress leader V.T. Balram, MLA, landed himself in another controversy with his Facebook post on education minister Abdu Rabb.

The issue in question was the education minister’s choice of a fresh na

Amid growing clamour to protect the Ganga, Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday said the Centre was committed to saving the river and has sanctioned projects worth more than Rs 2,500 crore for

Noted environmentalist Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand, who has been fasting to press for his demand of conservation of Ganga river, has once again been forcefully admitted to hospital here, sources said on

The carcass of a four-and-half-year-old dolphin was found in the Ganga Canal near Narora dam in Bulandshahr district, officials said. The mammal was found dead yesterday, they said.

It is the third

An Australian radio show host has apologised to the Hindu community over his alleged derogatory remarks on India and her holy river the Ganges.

‘Australia’s Got Talent’ judge Kyle Sandilands recently