In India, severe water shortages in one part of the country often coincide with acute flooding in another. When these dual tragedies occur, Indians are often left wishing for a way to balance out the ...

India is a land rich in culture, traditions, and deep-rooted religious beliefs, drawing millions of devotees every year.

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, ...

Rivers are the lifeline of any civilisation. They provide essential water for drinking, farming, and industry. Historically, ancient settlements date back thousands of years along riverbanks, ...

Ancient Indian civilizations once thrived along the banks of the country's many rivers, solidifying a connection between water and culture that endures to the present. Rivers have been integral to ...

Ridding the Ganges of thousands of tons of plastic trash is a complex puzzle. India is starting to put the pieces together. Two rivers, the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda, converge in the western ...

In India, many river names tend towards the mythical, the colour-based, or the regional, but geology-based nomenclature is ...

In the mornings in Varanasi, the air on the banks of the Ganges fills with the scent of burning bodies. On the steps of the Manikarnika ghat—the holiest of the city’s stepped riverbanks, upon which ...

The Saraswati River is more than just a geographical feature in ancient Indian history. For millions, it is an emblem of ...

LAHORE, Pakistan – Abuzar Madhu sits by the Ravi, a storied river that begins in the Himalayas of northern India and crosses into Pakistan. Madhu, an artist and environmental activist, embraces an ...

On April 22, 2025, armed militants emerged from the woods into a scenic meadow outside the mountain town of Pahalgam in India and opened fire on unsuspecting tourists, killing at least 26 people and ...