Background The water quality of Ganga, the largest river in Indian sub-continent and life line
to hundreds of million people, has severely deteriorated. Studies have indicated the …

River Ganga is the largest river of Indian subcontinent and it originates in the state of
Uttarakhand. Because of its importance in Indian culture and dense population residing at …

During the second half of the 20th century, the Ganga River ecosystem has been
continuously altered by several ongoing anthropogenic processes, accommodating multi …

Places hosting religious sacred events provide opportunities for visitors to find spiritual
growth and also afford glimpses into the local culture, community, and hosting religious …

A sacred ritual well with continuously discharging of methane gas through its water body
was studied for physicochemical and microbiological quality in three seasons and during …

One of the sacred water tank Brahmsarovar, at Kurukshetra in India was studied to assess
the impact of mass bathing during new moon day (called as Amavasya in India) in terms of …

The seasonal effects of untreated and treated municipal sewage on the nutrients—nitrate
(NO 3), phosphate (PO 4), sulphate (SO 4), and the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) …

A molecular-beacon based qPCR assay targeting staG gene was designed for specific
detection and quantification of S. Typhi and validated against water and sediment samples …

The increasing awareness and interest in environmental impact analysis in aquatic
ecosystem has led to a multitude of research studies in the present decade in different …

Abstract Brahama Sarovar, in Kurukshetra city (India), is an ancient sacred lake where
devotees perform various religious activities/offerings on daily basis, and on special …