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February 18, 2025 9:19 AM

Beautiful experience: Devotees praise seamless arrangements at Maha Kumbh 2025

As the holy city of Prayagraj prepares for the final stages of the ongoing Maha Kumbh, the air is filled with devotion and excitement. Despite the massive influx of devotees, the spirit of faith, enthusiasm, and devotion continues to rise, with people flocking to the sacred banks of the Ganga to take part in the divine ritual. One devotee shared their positive experience, saying, “I heard a lot about the traffic issues and crowd management, but I didn’t face any such problems. It took me...

Global river flows hit all-time lows in 2023, UN says

River flows around the world fell to all-time lows last year amid record heat, endangering water supplies in an era of growing demand, a U.N. weather agency report showed on Monday. Prolonged droughts cut river flows in large parts of North, Central and South America with the Mississippi and Amazon River basins reporting record low water levels in 2023, according to the State of Global Water Resources report based on data going back 33 years. The Ganges and Mekong river basins also experienced...