India's expanding cities are encroaching upon rivers, reducing their width and flow. Many rivers now carry more sewage than ...

River levels across major transboundary rivers remain below the benchmarks required for flood communication with Pakistan. Here is why India did not send a warning to Islamabad.

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 ...

NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) - At the crack of dawn, Ramu Gupta slings a blue bag onto his shoulder and heads to the Yamuna River in the Indian capital in search of his fortune. The 67-year-old is one ...

In the mornings in Varanasi, the air on the banks of the Ganges fills with the scent of burning bodies. On the steps of the Manikarnika ghat—the holiest of the city’s stepped riverbanks, upon which ...