Pollution also devastates the river's precious ecosystems, including critical coastal mangroves. Adding to this burden, the Indus Basin is extraordinarily vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

“Today, the greatest threats to the Indus river dolphin in the Beas river are water availability and pollution,” ...

An initiative to revive the Indus River hopes to save this major waterway from overuse and pollution. Some 240 million people are riding on the outcome. But the financing of it is controversial.

Reports suggest Indus River water is no longer fit for consumption by humans or any living organism, as the release of municipal and hospital waste as well as industrial runoff have made the river ...

The essential flows of the Indus River, including environmental flows, ... World bank approves $300 million loan to combat Punjab’s air pollution.

Gliding through the waters of the Indus River, Pakistan’s river dolphins – known locally as “bulhan” – can be glimpsed as they rise up to gulp air before submerging once again into the ...

The Indus River dolphin, an ancient species steeped in myth and legend, is a symbol of Pakistan’s rich natural heritage. ... is a significant source of river pollution.

On its 3,100-kilometre course from the mountains of Tibet to the Arabian Sea, the mighty Indus River flows through foothills and plains, national parks, lands that have been denuded of their ...

The Indus River has supported life for thousands of years since the Harappan civilization, which flourished around 2600 to 1900 B.C.E. in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.

Even during times of war, the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan has held. Until now. India’s recent suspension of the treaty could have devastating consequences for Pakistan’s water ...

The pollution also devastates the river's precious ecosystems, including critical coastal mangroves. Adding to this burden, the Indus Basin is extraordinarily vulnerable to the impacts of climate ...

“Today, the greatest threats to the Indus river dolphin in the Beas river are water availability and pollution,” conservationist Sandeep Behera was quoted as saying by Mongabay India last year.