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IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
April 11, 2018
BANGKOK (IDN) – A recent conference at Thammasat University in Bangkok brought together Indian and Southeast Asian scholars to discuss re-building cultural links along two major rivers in Asia – the Ganges and the Mekong – that in ancient times provided transport links to build great civilizationsÃâà...
World of Cruising
April 3, 2018
I hoped to see New Delhi, the capital of modern India, where the great Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. I had to visit Agra for the Taj Mahal (it's on all our bucket lists, after all). And, if you're into river cruising, can you imagine anything more wonderful than gliding along the sacred River Ganges?
Financial Express
April 2, 2018
Examining how climate change could raise food insecurity risk across the world, researchers have projected that the flow of the Ganges river could more than double at 2 degrees Celsius global warming, with floods putting food production at risk in countries like India. “Climate change is expected to lead toÃâà...
Cruise Adviser
April 1, 2018
Lazing on steamer chairs with gin and tonics in hand we feel like royalty as children jump up and down excitedly on the ghats – the stone steps leading down to the river – men pause from their ritual ablutions and women set aside piles of washing to watch our progress. After four days on the Ganges weÃâà...
The Press
April 1, 2018
Each of the four rivers are threatened by over-exploitation, pollution and cultural desecration. The Whanganui River has been degraded, including being quarried for gravel and diverted for hydroelectric development, since British colonisation. The Ganges and Yamuna Rivers have been extensivelyÃâà...
DailyO
March 29, 2018
The Ganga is the lifeblood of one of the most populated pockets of the country, passing over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal in its journey from the Gangotri glacier to the Bay of Bengal. According to Colorado State University fluvial geoscientist Ellen Wohl, the Ganga riverÃâà...
Business Line
March 28, 2018
The Ganges, or Ganga, is India's holiest river, worshipped as a goddess. It accounts for 47 percent of India's irrigated land and feeds 500 million citizens. Despite its importance, it is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Rapid population growth, urbanisation, and industrial development have raisedÃâà...
National Geographic
March 20, 2018
For the past 10 years, photographer Giulio Di Sturco has been capturing the Ganges River through his Death of a River series. Seven years ago, he traveled to Kanpur, India, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is home to thousands of tanneries, which have used the river as a dump for chemicalsÃâà...
Financial Express
March 17, 2018
In fact, there is a little bit of her in most Indian households, quite literally. Yet, one of the world's most revered rivers is also one of its filthiest. The Ganga is, indeed, a study in contrast. Victor Mallet's book, River of Life, River of Death: The Ganges and India's Future, dwells upon this perennial confluence ofÃâà...
The Hindu
March 17, 2018
As you approach Nimtala Ghat, you feel a pall of sombreness, though it is usually crowded throughout the day, abuzz with cremation rituals, the river ferrying its citizens on their final journey. If you listen carefully, you can hear the wise words of Rabindranath Tagore, who was cremated and memorialisedÃâà...
BBC News
March 16, 2018
Officials in the Indian state of Uttarakhand have saved a wild elephant from drowning in the Ganges river. Forest guards at Rajaji Tiger Reserve near Rishikesh found the elephant stuck at one of the barrages on the river early on Thursday. They diverted water to reduce the river level, allowing the maleÃâà...
Metro
March 10, 2018
And now, part of her ashes have been scattered at the sacred river in Haridwar. Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor, accompanied by his brother Anil Kapoor, politician and family friend Amar Singh, and a number of other family members, performed rituals at the Ganges before paying respects at the HariharÃâà...
gulfnews.com
March 9, 2018
Part of the ashes of Bollywood actress Sridevi were immersed in the Ganges river in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday by her husband, film producer Boney Kapoor. He was accompanied by family friend Amar Singh, younger brother Anil Kapoor and other family members. Boney broke down at oneÃâà...
Travel Weekly
March 1, 2018
For 2019, Avalon Waterways will be starting a Ganges program in India. The river cruise line has developed several itineraries that include the Ganges River, ranging from the 13-day Colorful India and the Ganges River, which includes the Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra and Jaipur) and a six-day GangesÃâà...
Cruise Critic
February 22, 2018
In Europe, Avalon will add the Rhone to its list of Active Discovery cruises, which already include the Rhine and Danube rivers. The Active Discovery ... The line will charter Ganges Voyager, a 36-passenger vessel formerly used by Vantage Deluxe World Travel for its India trips. Uniworld also sails on thisÃâà...
TravelPulse
February 21, 2018
Avalon to Add Ganges, More European Rivers for 2019 ... PHOTO: Avalon Waterways is adding 13-day sailings along the Ganges River for 2019. ... With the launch of its 2019 river cruise brochure, Avalon Waterways is adding six new river cruise options, including its first along India's colorful Ganges river.
Travel Weekly
February 20, 2018
... shaded observation deck. Avalon joins a handful of other river cruise companies and tour operators that have begun offering Ganges River cruises in recent years. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection launched its Ganges program in 2016, and G Adventures started selling Ganges cruises in 2015.
Yale Environment 360
February 15, 2018
And the sacred Ganges, which runs through five Indian states, has been at the center of a legal battle by environmentalists and citizens frustrated by the failure of a government plan to clean up the badly contaminated river. Rivers and streams have borne the brunt of the recent urban explosion in India,Ãâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
December 31, 1999
In his new show, “Mighty Rivers,” which premieres in the United States on Sunday, April 8 at 6 p.m. PST on Animal Planet, Wade investigates the disappearance of various apex river predators. Throughout this investigation, he examines the ecological health of the Ganges, Amazon, Yangtze, Mississippi,Ãâà...
Monsters and Critics.com
December 31, 1999
Unfailing polite and keenly observant, Wade treats every destination with respect and observes and honors local customs, as you will see in his new Animal Planet series Mighty Rivers. This almost to the point that he endangers his own life in his premiere, which takes him to a segment of the great GangesÃâà...
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