The Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta stretches across eastern India and Bangladesh and supports tens of millions of people through ...

A vast Asian delta is quietly sinking beneath millions of people, scientists warn, and the danger is not just rising seas but what is happening underfoot across India and Bangladesh.

Satellite analysis finds major deltas sinking faster than sea-level rise, with groundwater use and urbanisation to blame ...

The world's major river deltas, including the Ganga-Brahmaputra, are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, heightening ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

One of the world’s largest river deltas is facing a silent but serious threat. The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, home to nearly 23 crore people, is gradually sinking, and scientists warn this slow change ...

Satellite data reveals alarming subsidence rates in India's deltas, primarily driven by human activity, threatening millions ...

Satellite data show India’s major river deltas are sinking due to human activity, with severe risks for millions living in these regions.

A study finds major river deltas like the Ganga-Brahmaputra are sinking faster than rising sea levels, amplifying flood risk for 236 million people. Groundwater withdrawal, reduced river sediment, and ...

Plans by China and India to construct hydropower dams on a major Himalayan river raise the prospect of deadly environmental and humanitarian catastrophes for millions of people living downstream, ...

Over 20 major rivers in India, such as the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej, Ganga, Yamuna, and Brahmaputra, begin in the Himalayas. These rivers, fed by glaciers, flow year-round. They supply clean ...