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 ...

Rivers are vital to life in India. They provide the water needed for drinking, daily use, and especially for farming. They ...

India has over 100 declared inland waterways, yet river cruising is still a pretty unexplored travel experience here. In fact, Indians head over to Europe to enjoy river cruises, not willing to try ...

The Ganges River in India is a final resting place for the ashes of loved ones. For those who can't make the journey, a river in Florida has become a substitute for the funeral tradition.

This shift is being driven by shorter and erratic monsoon, longer dry spells, rapid groundwater depletion, reduced snowmelt, ...

The autumnal Ganges floods had receded at Allahabad, baring a five-square-mile mud flat where three sacred rivers join—the muddy Ganges, the blue Jumna, and the Saraswati, which, according to Hindu ...

Majuli, India's largest river island, offers a unique travel experience. Located in Assam's Brahmaputra River, it boasts ...

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Scientific American sits down with nature writer Robert Macfarlane to discuss his latest book—one of our top picks of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AGRA, India (AP) — Rising water from the ...

New Delhi — Authorities in India's capital region evacuated thousands of people and ordered all schools and colleges to remain closed until Sunday as a major river running right through Delhi spilled ...

China begins construction of a mega dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River: a colossal project that is raising fears downstream in ...