Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip India’s environmental authorities have raised ...

Before the festival began, India’s top environmental court directed the state and federal pollution boards to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for increasing ...

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, ...