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4 days, 17 hours ago

Ganges river dolphin tagged for the first time in India

GUWAHATI A team of wildlife conservationists tagged the almost-blind Ganges river dolphin for the first time. Vishnupriya Kolipakam, WII’s project investigator said the tagging was a significant advancement in understanding the ecological needs of river dolphins, which will help conserve critical habitats within these vast river ecosystems. Wildlife experts said ensuring the well-being of the Ganges river dolphin is crucial …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Indian scientists successfully tag Ganges river dolphin for first time in Assam

New Indian Express

In a first, India has tagged a healthy male Ganges river dolphin in Assam, which will help chalk out a long-term conservation plan for the endangered species. The tagging was made possible by advancements in technology – the lightweight tags emit signals compatible with Argos satellite systems even with limited surfacing time. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Prayagraj gears up for Maha Kumbh Mela; preparations for one of the largest Hindu festivals underway: See pics

Hindustan Times

Prayagraj gears up for Maha Kumbh Mela; preparations for one of the largest Hindu festivals underway: See pics Maha Kumbh Mela is the largest human gathering with over 400 million people attending. The authorities already started preparing the site.. 1 / 8 View Photos in a new improved layout Maha Kumbh Mela is in 2025, between Jan 13 and Feb …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that’s the largest such gathering on Earth

Associated Press

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Workers repair a boat next to a pile of interlocking plastic cubes meant for building a floating jetty on the Ganges river in preparation for the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dev Diwali 2024: Know date, auspicious time, rituals and significance of lighting 365 lamps along the Ganges

India TV News

Diwali is celebrated on the Amavasya date of Kartik month and it is celebrated with great pomp across the country. But after Diwali, Dev Diwali also comes and according to religious belief, on this day gods and goddesses gather at the Ganga Ghat and celebrate the festival of Diwali, hence it is known as Dev Diwali. According to the Udayatithi, …

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2 months ago

NCC's Ganges Sailing Expedition: A Journey Across Three States

New Indian Express

National Cadet Corps (NCC) is set to launch a special sailing expedition along the Ganges and Hooghly rivers, crossing three states. The expedition will involve 528 cadets from the NCC's naval wing and will be undertaken in six phases, each roughly 200km. The planned stops are at Prayagraj and Varanasi in UP, Buxar and Patna in Bihar, Farakka and finally, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Unnao News: Search Continues for Deputy Director Drowned in Ganges | ABP News

ABP News

In Unnao, a health department deputy director from Kabirpur Khambhauli village, along with three companions, went for a bath in the Ganges at Naanamau Ghat. The missing person is Aditya Vardhan Gaurav, a deputy director in the health department based in Varanasi. Aditya had arrived at the ghat with his friends, Yogeshwar Mishra and Pradeep Tiwari from Lucknow, intending to …

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4 months ago

Part of under-construction bridge over Ganges collapses in Bihar

The Hindu

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being "dismantled", crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said. However, when contacted, Khagaria District Magistrate Amit Kumar Pandey asserted that "the entire structure of the under-construction bridge has been deemed to be faulty and it is being dismantled by the contractor as per direction of the Patna …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Earthquake 2,500 years ago abruptly changed Ganga river’s course

The Hindu

In 2018, geochronologist Elizabeth Chamberlain, an assistant professor at the Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, and her team were in Bangladesh to study the movement of river channels in the Ganga delta. They were exploring an almost 2-km-wide “paleochannel” — a well-preserved mud and sand archive of the river’s ancient course — about 45 km to the south of the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Happy Ganga Dussehra 2024: Wishes, messages, images, quotes, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share

India TV News

Ganga Dussehra, a significant Hindu festival, celebrates the descent of the sacred river Ganga from heaven to earth. Ganga Dussehra 2024: Wishes May the holy waters of Ganga wash away your sorrows and bring you peace, prosperity, and happiness. Ganga Dussehra 2024: Messages As we celebrate Ganga Dussehra, let's take a moment to honor the sacred river that sustains life …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?

Al Jazeera

Anger over jobs and the fears of Dalits and Muslims worked against the BJP, five months after the Ram temple launch that the party hoped would help it win big. A clever strategy by the opposition INDIA alliance turned a BJP campaign slogan seeking 400 seats in parliament into a narrative against the governing party: The opposition claimed that the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners

Al Jazeera

Modi is expected to comfortably win his seat, but the margin of victory could reveal how his party is doing nationally. Varanasi, India – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for mounting spectacular road shows replete with a fawning audience showering petals of marigold flowers on him. But as Varanasi gets ready to vote on June 1 in …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule

NPR

Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule Enlarge this image toggle caption Diaa Hadid/NPR Diaa Hadid/NPR VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. The ruling BJP is showing signs of worry Listen · 3:38 3:38 Analysts say Modi will likely be …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Explore India : Five incredible holiday experiences

The Hindu

The curious case of the breathing bridges I still remember trying to catch the monsoons in the wettest place on Earth, Mawsynram in Meghalaya. Propelled some 50 to 100 feet up in the air, the bridges comprise the tangled roots of two trees that are woven together and “coerced” to grow to form pathways or bridges. These bridges are made …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

CNN

Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. But we are hopeless.” Varanasi lies on the Ganges, the most sacred river in Hinduism John Mees/CNN ‘We hide our names’ Modi’s BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

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8 months ago

‘Children of the Ganges’ - the boatmen of India’s Varanasi

Al Jazeera

Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges - a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in profound reverence. Varanasi has long fascinated historians, anthropologists, artists and storytellers and is often celebrated as one of the world’s oldest …

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9 months ago

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The alarming impact of climate change will be felt on South Asia's major river basins, including the Ganges, Indus and the Brahmaputra, according to a new report. The scale of climate change impacts in the Indus basin is overwhelming, undermining food security, livelihoods and water security, the report said. While currently there are no major water diversions in …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Prince Charles's aristocratic young wingman was asked to protect him from the bullies at Gordonstoun. But he wound up a corpse - on a funeral pyre by the River Ganges

Daily Mail

He was Charles's trusted wingman, a princely cousin parachuted into the hated Gordonstoun school to protect the newly-arrived future king from bullies and sneaks. Tall, gangling Prince Welf of Hanover was Charles's first-cousin – the son of Prince Philip's sister Sophie, who'd married Prince George of Hanover. They are the children of Princess Sophia, sister of the late Duke of …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

National Tourism Day 2024: Top 5 spiritual destinations besides Ayodhya

India TV News

India is a land of rich culture and heritage, and it is no surprise that it is also home to some of the most sacred and spiritual destinations in the world. In honour of National Tourism Day, which is celebrated on January 25th, here are five of the top spiritual destinations in India that you should consider visiting. Varanasi, Uttar …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sonali Bendre gives glimpse of 'Ganges view', calls it 'Slice of heaven'

Hindustan Times

Actor Sonali Bendre is having a fun time by the side of the Ganges. Sonali Bendre attends Ganga Aarti, ahead of New Year. Sonali was She made her acting debut with the 1994 film Aag, which also starred Govinda, Shilpa Shetty and Shakti Kapoor. Her first big hit was the action romance Diljale which was released in 1996 and later …

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1 year, 2 months ago

How a hydropower project threatens the wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In 2012, the 1,750-megawatt Lower Demwe hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh received a highly contentious wildlife clearance. It will directly impact the Ganges river dolphin, at least two critically endangered bird species, the Bengal florican, and the white-bellied heron and also impact Parshuram Kund, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Highlights …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Hindu on Books | Literature Nobel for Jon Fosse, honour for Ambai, reading Sakina’s Kiss and more

The Hindu

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. Jon Fosse | Master of mystic realism The Economics Nobel has been awarded to Claudia Goldin for “having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”. In reviews, we read Vivek Shanbag’s Sakina’s Kiss, translated by Srinath Perur, his first novel in eight years after the hugely successful Ghachar Ghochar, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

19 dolphins rescued alive from canals of Ganga-Ghagra basin, says study

The Hindu

A recent publication by scientists and researchers has revealed that 19 Gangetic river dolphins had been rescued from the irrigation canals of the Ganga-Ghagra basin in Uttar Pradesh between 2013 and 2020. The publication titled ‘Rescuing Ganges river dolphins from irrigation canals in Uttar Pradesh, North India, 2013–2020‘ not only highlights the capture and relocation methods but also describes the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Witnessing such sights each day has a deep, scarring impact on the children at Manikarnika Ghat,’ says Radhika Iyengar, author of Fire on the Ganges

The Hindu

Caste is a living reality in India. Debut author Radhika Iyengar gives an in-depth picture of the life of one such community, the Doms of Banaras, without whom moksha is not considered possible by some Hindus. Will it be fair to say, ‘Fire on the Ganges’ is a comment on social oppression in the name of religion? At the same …

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Ganges river dolphin tagged for the first time in India

Indian scientists successfully tag Ganges river dolphin for first time in Assam

Prayagraj gears up for Maha Kumbh Mela; preparations for one of the largest Hindu festivals underway: See pics

An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that’s the largest such gathering on Earth

Dev Diwali 2024: Know date, auspicious time, rituals and significance of lighting 365 lamps along the Ganges

NCC's Ganges Sailing Expedition: A Journey Across Three States

Unnao News: Search Continues for Deputy Director Drowned in Ganges | ABP News

Part of under-construction bridge over Ganges collapses in Bihar

Earthquake 2,500 years ago abruptly changed Ganga river’s course

Happy Ganga Dussehra 2024: Wishes, messages, images, quotes, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?

India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners

Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule

Explore India : Five incredible holiday experiences

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

‘Children of the Ganges’ - the boatmen of India’s Varanasi

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Prince Charles's aristocratic young wingman was asked to protect him from the bullies at Gordonstoun. But he wound up a corpse - on a funeral pyre by the River Ganges

National Tourism Day 2024: Top 5 spiritual destinations besides Ayodhya

Sonali Bendre gives glimpse of 'Ganges view', calls it 'Slice of heaven'

How a hydropower project threatens the wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu on Books | Literature Nobel for Jon Fosse, honour for Ambai, reading Sakina’s Kiss and more

19 dolphins rescued alive from canals of Ganga-Ghagra basin, says study

‘Witnessing such sights each day has a deep, scarring impact on the children at Manikarnika Ghat,’ says Radhika Iyengar, author of Fire on the Ganges