Tag: Hooghly
From Worship to Exploitation: Ganga’s Journey Reflects India’s Environmental Hypocrisy
The Ganga, India's lifeline and spiritual emblem, faces an existential crisis fueled by rampant pollution, unregulated industrial activities, and reckless urbanization. Despite government promises and initiatives like Namami Gange, the river's plight worsens, threatening biodiversity, livelihoods, and cultural heritage. Activists warn that without urgent, systemic action, the Ganga’s decline could mirror India’s broader environmental mismanagement
From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690
There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...