Amblyceps waikhomi sp. nov. is described from the Nongkon stream which drains into the Noa Dehing River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners (except A. torrentis) in having a deeper body depth at anus. It further differs from congeners (except A. mangois and A. serratum) in having fewer vertebrae, from A. mangois...

Most precious and world famed Himalayan rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, and their tributaries are originated from Uttarakhand state of India. Over the years, increased industrial activities and urban growth along the rivers and lakes have resulted in increased load over the water bodies. In the present study, a comparison of characteristics of water quality with respect to heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, ...

Elevated arsenic concentrations in groundwater the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) river basin of India has created an alarming situation. Considering that is one largest consumers for a variety uses such as drinking, irrigation, and industry, it imperative to determine occurrence hazard sustainable management. The current study focused on evaluation Ganga employing Analytical Hierarchy Process ...

Meandering-river geomorphology, forming abandoned channels/lakes with organic carbon-burial and microbial reductive dissolution, play many crucial roles in controlling arsenic (As) fluxes sinks such as contaminated aquifers of riverine alluvial plains across the world. Suhiya oxbow-lake middle plain River Ganga, was selected natural laboratory. A top-down multidisciplinary approach chosen emplo...