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<image:caption>Gomukh, the glacier considered to be the primary source of the Ganges in the Indian Himalayas.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The cryosphere of the Ganga</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-03/mjhykk8k/Delta.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Ganga Brahmaputra delta</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rare Himalayan Flower Brahmakamal in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli District (S. Pal, 2020). </image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Susu Dolphin or the Gangetic Dolphin (Malaviva, 2017)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Sundari mangroves of the Sunderbans (Hippopx, 2017)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-03T06:24:55.964Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking a river in crisis: A book review of the Heads and Tails of the Ganga</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ganges, Himalayas, rivers, cryosphere, glaciers, streams, river delta, pollution, mangroves, biodiversity, springs, forests, meadows, plankton, livelihoods, climate change, bacteriophage</news:keywords>
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