Detailed analysis of South Asian river dolphins has revealed that the Indus and Ganges River dolphins are not one, but two separate species.

India is considering revising the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh, set to expire in 2026. New Delhi seeks a new treaty reflecting its current irrigation, port maintenance, and power ...

In contrast, the Ganges and Brahmaputra, follow the High Himalaya”, and enter the Bay of Bengal. The Indus has defined the inhabitants of regions east of the Indus since at least the last 4000 ...

The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) and its cousin, the Ganges river dolphin – locally known as “susu” (Platanista gangetica gangetica) – are two river dolphin subspecies ...

The federal environment, forest and climate change ministry released a field guide in 2022 – Monitoring Ganges and Indus River Dolphins, Associated Aquatic Fauna, and Habitat – which noted a ...

WATER WARS Indus Water Treaty suspension: The dangerous consequences of hydro-politics The weaponisation of water must be urgently addressed as a global climate justice issue.

In Pakistan, illiterate fishermen have become citizen scientists, helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Indus River dolphin.

The Ganges dolphin is an indicator species, whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem.

The glaciers in this region are the headwaters of several of Asia's great river systems, including the Ganges-Brahmaputra, Indus, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow rivers. These rivers are the sources of ...

These Punjab rivers instead flowed eastward into the Ganges river system. These rivers were soon “captured” by the Indus drainage system, significantly increasing the river’s discharge.