About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, forcing the Ganges River to change course. The 2,575km river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – A team of US researchers on June 17 said that a major earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8 around 2,500 years ago changed the course of the Ganga River and a densely populated region ...

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Men generally navigate the mighty waters of the Ganga River in India professionally and for fun. The Ganga Girls program has set out to change that gender norm on navigating the river. The Ganga Girls ...

A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rivers do all sorts of strange things, from ...

The Godavari River, often called the 'Ganga of the South,' originates in Maharashtra's Western Ghats and is India's ...

Himalayan glaciers, including the one feeding the Ganga river, are shrinking at unprecedented rates, stirring concerns about its water flow. However, a new study shows that groundwater, not glaciers, ...

The loudspeaker blares and more than 50 kayakers launch into the jade green River Ganges at once. This is the grand finale of the Ganga Kayak Festival. Known as the “mass boater cross,” the spectacle ...

ROUND AND round the baggage carousel at London’s Heathrow airport goes a battered cardboard box waiting to be claimed by its owner, a passenger from Delhi: “PLEASE KEEP THIS SIDE UP! GANGA JAL—HOLLY ...