A Ganges River Dolphin trapped in a canal in Gonda was rescued using India’s first Dolphin Ambulance after a 13-hour effort, marking a major step in river wildlife conservation in India.

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India’s Ganges River shifted abruptly due to a distant yet massive earthquake around 2,500 years ago, new geologic evidence suggests. Such changes have been observed in other rivers in recent times ...

More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India's holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city. Today, little of the ancient construction remains, ...

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 ...

The river dolphins of India’s sacred Ganges River have long been revered, being written into Hindu religious tracts dating back thousands of years. Although surviving for centuries, today their ...

Haimark’s 56-passenger Ganges Voyager launched earlier this year. Photo Credit: Michelle Baran There are plenty of rivers in the world, but finding new inland waterways that are suitable for river ...

LUCKNOW, India-- Authorities were investigating Wednesday how more than 100 bodies, many of them children, ended up floating in an offshoot of the Ganges River in northern India. Officials do not ...