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

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

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 ...

Hundreds of volunteers along the River Taff in south Wales will attempt to set a world record.

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in India’s ...

A recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB ... The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said: “The river water quality was not conforming to the primary water quality ...

Before the Mela began, India's top environment court had directed the pollution ... levels in the Ganges were 1,400 times more than the acceptable limit, and in the Yamuna river, they were 660 ...

Speakers at an International Day of Action for Rivers event in Mongla today warned that relentless encroachment and pollution ...

A report from the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB ... Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made cleaning the Ganges, India’s holiest river, a priority since first taking office ...