Across the approximately 35,000 sq km of the Ganga basin in Uttarakhand, an unsustainable level of human intervention has ...

And the Ganga is probably the siltiest river in the world, even more than the Amazon. Tumbling down from the Gangotri glacier some 1,500 km to the north-west, in Uttarakhand's Himalayas ...

Several cities in Uttarakhand are trapped by floods, with Gangotri Dham also suffering damage. The Ganga ghats and the aarti site have been submerged, and whether it's the mountains or the plains ...

"Consciously, I am not sure if this journey has affected my musical score. However, I am sure it has affected how I look and ...

Five scientists from the VECC in AF Block, under department of atomic energy, participate in expedition and return having ...

The Ganges River is one of the most important rivers in India, originating from the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows across northern India and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Tap to read ...

the origin of the river Ganga are also not to be missed on your visit. Know more about the places to visit in Gangotri: The shrine of Gangotri is about 300-years-old and it was first built by the ...

The Gangotri-Dharasu stretch lies within the BESZ, a 4,157-square-kilometer area designated in 2012 to safeguard the River Ganga’s ecology and watershed near its source. According to an Indian ...

But pollution officials say that it is unsafe to bathe in the Ganges anywhere near Prayagraj ... He had to trek to Gangotri glacier before the ice melted. He had to capture much of the river before ...

So Kanwariyas honour him by transporting water from the Ganges to various temples dedicated ... stop in holy towns along the banks of the river - Gangotri, Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand ...