NARRATOR: As the Ganges flows across the plains of northern India, it slows and starts to meander, changing its direction. During the monsoon rainy season, flooding can stretch the river to 15km ...

The dark ribbon curls down a dirt embankment and flows into the Ganges River. "That's toxic runoff," says Rakesh Jaiswal, a 48-year-old environmental activist, as he leads me along the refuse ...

New evidence suggests that the Ganges River abruptly shifted its course approximately ... Rivers in flat deltas naturally meander due to sediment deposition, but seismic activity can rapidly ...