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Salvation House - where Hindus go to die
Believing that dying in Varanasi releases them from the eternal cycle of life and death reincarnation
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95% of plastic polluting world's oceans come from just 10 rivers including Indus
These rivers are also in countries with a high rate of mismanaged plastic waste production
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India's federal auditor slams Modi's slow Ganges clean-up
The Ganges is arguably one of the most revered rivers in the world - and one of the most polluted
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Green court raps government over corpses in India's sacred river
Last week, more than 80 dead bodies, mostly decomposed skeletons and half burnt corpses, surfaced in the river
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