Ganges

Ganges

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Dhaka hopes Delhi to move forward on Ganges Water Treaty renewal

Bangladesh expects positive progress on renewing the Ganges Water Treaty as officials and experts stress the need for a modern, climate-resilient agreement before the current pact expires in December.

Untreated sewage flows from an open drain into the Ganges River, India. Photo: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

No new hydel power projects to be built on upper reaches of the Ganges: Indian govt to Supreme Court

Illustration: TBS

Govt eyes Ganges Treaty renewal with better terms

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Sketch: TBS

Initiative taken to extend term of Ganges Treaty till 2026 after expiry: Rizwana

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a mural on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mumbai, India, January 10, 2022. Photo: Reuters

A million set to throng India's Ganges for holy dip despite Covid-19

Members of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) patrol in the Ganges river past burning pyres of bodies that washed up on its banks after monsoon rains swelled it and exposed shallow sand graves dug during the peak of the latest COVID-19 wave in Phaphamau on the outskirts of Prayagraj, India, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ritesh Shukla

Swelling Ganges opens up India's riverside graves

A man wearing a protective suit touches the body of his relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo

Bodies of Covid-19 victims among those dumped in India's Ganges - Gov't document

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Up to 3 billion microplastics flow into Bay of Bengal everyday

Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges