India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge in places on its journey through burgeoning cities, ...

Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, presented a paper on centralized versus decentralized approaches to cleaning water ...

DEVPRAYAG/VARANASI/SAGAR ISLAND, India (Reuters) - India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on ...

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 ...

Endangered Icon: The endangered Ganges River Dolphin is more than just a beautiful creature; it's a barometer of river systems' health. United Initiative: To conserve the Ganges dolphin population, a ...

Small cradles of chrysanthemums, illuminated by a single candle, flicker in the moonlight, bobbing along the fast-flowing Ganges River. They are offerings. For hundreds of millions of Hindus around ...