The first ever estimate of Gangetic dolphins, the only riverine dolphins in India, has found 6,327 of them in the river Ganga and its tributaries. Previous attempts at mapping the population have ...

There are an average of 3,275 dolphins in the main stem of the Ganga; 2,414 in the Ganga tributaries; 584 in the Brahmaputra mainstream; 51 in the Brahmaputra tributaries; and three dolphins in ...

Himalayan glaciers are not just frozen reservoirs of water; they are the lifeblood of South Asia. These colossal ice masses feed major river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra, ...

The estimation survey was done by the Wildlife Institute of India under the Union Environment Ministry between 2021 and 2023. It covered the main channels and tributaries of the Ganga and Brahmaputra ...

The Ganges is India's most sacred river but suffers from severe pollution. High levels of fecal coliform bacteria, industrial ...

According to the Wildlife Institute of India, approximately 4,000 Gangetic dolphins currently inhabit the Ganga and its tributaries, with nearly 2,000 residing in Uttar Pradesh alone. In response ...

For instance, in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 3,453km was surveyed covering mainstream Ganga and its tributaries (Chambal, Yamuna, Rapti, Sharda, Geruwa-Kauriala, Ghaghara and part of Gandak River).

The Yamuna, a tributary of the Ganges, has also for decades been plagued by the dumping of toxic chemicals and untreated sewage. Ahead of the festival, Indian authorities touted this year’s ...

is found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system and its tributaries across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2 ...

406km of the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and their tributaries as well as a 101km-stretch of the Beas. “The only surviving population of Indus river dolphins in India is found in the Beas river in ...

This is mainly due to the discharge of sewage/domestic waste water from cities located on the banks of Ganga and her tributaries.” The report further stated that the water is fit for aquatic ...