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Culture, Legends, Politics and Religion Along the Ganges

Gulls land on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, in 2015. (Debal Sen) Sudipta Sen visited Himalayan pilgrim towns along the Ganges River with his family as a 4-year-old, and ingested small teaspoons ...
Christian Science Monitor

Glittering currents of the Ganges River

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Mumbai Mirror

Change will come with all stakeholders joining hands: NMCG Chief on his book on Ganga

While speaking to ANI after his book launch on Ganga, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Director-General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra said that all stakeholders were required to come together in order ...
CNN

Striking photos show a decade of environmental decline along the Ganges

There’s a dreamlike quality to Giulio Di Sturco’s photograph of Hindus preparing to bathe in the Ganges. Taken in soft morning light, the image shows devotees assembled by the river, their figures ...
Publishers Weekly

SACRED RIVER: The Ganges of India

"Lewin illuminates this picture book about the Ganges River with some of his finest artwork to date," said PW. Ages 6-10. (Nov.) ...
The Print on MSN

Ganga has been the lab for this BHU professor. It has earned him a global honour now

Professor Jitendra Pandey has been invited to deliver the prestigious Sir Stephen Schneider Lecture. He is the first ...
jagranjosh.com

Ganga River Loses 50% of Its Water, Here's Why

India's holiest river, the Ganga, is quietly vanishing. A new study by IIT Roorkee reveals that over 50% of its water is lost annually, primarily due to evaporation during the hot summer months.
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Ayodhya Ganga Utsav: A Confluence of Culture and Conservation

The Ganga Utsav in Ayodhya celebrated community efforts towards river conservation, highlighting the ecological significance of the Ganga and its tributaries. V L Kantha Rao, Secretary, Ministry of ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Ganges river is drying faster than ever – here’s what it means for the region and the world

The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in recorded history. Climate change, shifting monsoons, relentless extraction and ...

‘More than a river’: Sydney photographer moved by the resilience of communities along the River Ganga

Sydney-based photographer Sabastian Giunta spent 15 days in India on his first visit to the country, capturing life along the banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi. His journey has now taken shape as a ...
Reuters

The race to save the river Ganges

Worshipped by a billion Hindus and a water source for 400 million, the government is battling to save “Mother Ganga”. A man brushes his teeth as he stands in the polluted water of Ganges river in ...