The Latest Breaking News from Ganges

Champion Indian wrestlers threaten to toss medals into Ganges over sexual harassment allegations

India's top wrestlers have threatened to hurl their medals into the River Ganges as they demand an arrest over sexual harassment allegations.

The New Daily · May 30, 2023

Protesting wrestlers reach Haridwar to immerse their medals in Ganges

HARIDWAR: The country's top wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, along with hundreds of their supporters, reached Har ki Pauri to immerse their medals in the Ganga river even as police beefed up security arrangements near the area here on Tuesday.

The Times of India · May 30, 2023

India’s protesting wrestlers postpone tossing medals into Ganges

Athletes protesting against alleged sexual harassment by official threatened to throw their medals in river in Haridwar.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023

‘World’s longest river cruise’ could threaten endangered Ganges dolphin, experts warn

A luxury cruise has been hailed as the start of a new age of Indian tourism. But conservationists fear the impact of increased river traffic and pollution

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

At COP15 summit, U.N. announces nature restoration priorities through 2030

The United Nations on Tuesday announced its top priorities for restoring ecosystems from South America's Atlantic Forest to the Ganges River in India.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Using art and song to help bring the world's largest mangrove swamp back from the brink

Located in the low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans straddle the border between India and Bangladesh and cover more than 1 million hectares, making them the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. A Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1987, they are home…

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022