Explore the Ganga River System, its origin, course, major tributaries, sacred Panch Prayags, and ecological importance, along with key conservation efforts to preserve this vital Indian river system.

The Ganga River System is not just a geographical feature; it is the lifeblood of northern and eastern India, touching the lives of millions across its long and storied course. Revered in ...

By Mongabay.com A recent conservation initiative is closely monitoring the return of 20 critically endangered red-crowned ...

Olson, K.R. and Frenelus, W. (2024) Ganges and Brahmaputra River System Need for a Multi-Country Plan for Cleaning, Mitigation, Restoration and Protection. Open Journal of Soil Science, 14, 635-659. - ...

Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C.R. Patil led the 15th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) on Ganga conservation, reiterating the government’s unwavering commitment to restoring the ecological ...

Recent work by Biancamaria (Geophysical Research Letters, 2011) has demonstrated the potential of satellite altimetry to forecast incoming transboundary flow for downstream nations by detecting river ...

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) is a transboundary river system spanning five countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal. Water resource management in the GBM region faces many ...

Peak water flows in parts of India's largest river basin have been falling by more than one-sixth every decade, according to ...

Haridwar, a sacred city in India, is enhancing the purity of the Ganga river through advanced sewage treatment plants under ...

The system, designed to move sand from the south to the north side of the Indian River Inlet, has been inoperable since 2019. Since the system's failure, the north side beach has eroded severely ...

River rafting has been temporarily suspended here due to the rising water level of the Ganga following heavy rain and accumulation of silt in the riverbed. White-water rafting in the Ganga at Muni ki ...

Rainfall patterns have become erratic with shorter, heavier downpours instead of longer, steadier rain, leading to significant drops in water volume ...