Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings on Nov. 7 against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation ...

This year, I’ve treated several Americans who returned ill after ritual bathing in India’s sacred river.

Ram Banshal at India in Peril writes about the Indian tradition of river bath festivals and the high risk of exposing to viral infections via polluted river water.

The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.

Toxic foam covered parts of the Yamuna river flowing through India’s capital of New Delhi on Tuesday, November 9, which according to a local activist, is mostly attributed to illegal dumping of ...

This morning, visuals from Ayodhya's Saryu Ghat showed devotees taking a holy bath in the Saryu River. A total lunar eclipse commenced at 8:58 p.m. on Sunday and lasted until 2:25 a.m. today across ...

As clouds of toxic foam float on India's Yamuna River, Hindu devotees bathe in it to mark the religious festival of Chhath Puja.

Guwahati: The Kulsi river in Kamrup district, which is known for being a habitat of the endangered Gangetic dolphin, is still safe for outdoor bath at.

The deceased, a resident of Mehandipur village, had gone to the river on Saturday evening with three friends, police said and ...

Water, in our tradition, is not only a natural element, it is a bridge between the seen and unseen. A river washes the body, ...

Two girls drowned in a river in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district while taking bath during ‘Karam Puja’ festivities, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred within the Ketar police station limits on ...