Ganges

Can you name the 1,800 mile long river that originates in Tibet, high in the Himalayas, then winds its way south through India and Bangladesh before it finally empties into the Bay of Bengal?

We’re looking for the world’s newest millionaire for the Geo Quiz: An economically backward state in eastern India might not be the first place you’d look for a new millionaire.

Richard Schiffman reports from Benares, India on the banks of the Ganges River on the essential role the river plays in people’s daily lives which includes drinking, washing, bathing in Hindu religious rites, and even as a destination for cremated human ashes. Pollution is a problem along the river and a subtle campaign of clean-up […]

Richard Schiffman reports from Benares, India on the banks of the Ganges River on the essential role the river plays in people’s daily lives which includes drinking, washing, bathing in Hindu religious rites, and even as a destination for cremated human ashes. Pollution is a problem along the river and a subtle campaign of clean-up […]

The Himalayan glaciers that feed many of Asia’s most important rivers are receding. The BBC’s Chris Morris treks to the face of one of the glaciers that feeds the Ganges to see for himself and assess the possible impact.