Wholphin, a cross between a whale and a dolphin. Image by Mark Interrante from Silicon Valley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. The Ganges River dolphin, scientifically named Platanista ...

Independent researchers have discovered and described two new species of Glyptothorax, a genus of hillstream catfish, from the Ganges River near Dehradun in Uttarakhand. The discovery was ...

The Ganges River Dolphin, India's national aquatic animal, is unique in its ecology, being nearly blind and relying on echolocation for its biological needs. Around 90 per cent of the species ...

India’s spiritual landscape is woven with ancient pilgrimage routes, or yatras, that once guided devotees to sacred sites ...

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India's longest and most holy river, the Ganges, is home to thousands of dolphins. But their survival is under threat. But these aren't like the ones found in oceans. They don't leap out of the ...

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and Bihar government to submit status reports detailing actions taken to remove illegal constructions along the Ganges River. Justices Pardiwala and ...