Varanasi: Presence of heavy metals in Ganga is putting human health and life in the city to risk, says a joint research by a team of Banaras Hindu University, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology ...

Though the Ganga has stopped rising after touching 72.14 meter-mark late Sunday night, normal life of over 31,000 people remained affected in flood- hit areas of the district on Tuesday.Flood relief ...

Describing the Ganga as synonymous with the identity of the people of India, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday lauded the government’s efforts to clean the river even while he emphasised that the ...

While it appears most politicians don’t have the time to talk about the Ganga, people should raise the issue, say locals and activists in Kashi The Ganga is flowing calmly in Varanasi amid the din of ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has greenlit the construction of a new rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga River in Kashi. The ₹2,642 crore project will be completed in four years, ...

Ganga is believed to have descended to the earthly realm after rigorous penance by King Bhagirath of the Ikshvaku dynasty, who wanted to liberate the souls of his ancestors. She first descended into ...