When his friend from across the seas came calling, Ankit Agarwal took him to the banks of the Ganga in Kanpur. It was Makar Sankranti, and devotees were taking a dip in the holy river, even as tonnes ...

An Indian start-up has found an unusual use for the tonnes of flowers which clog the Ganges: turning them into vegan leather. Inside a dusty compound in the northern Indian city of Kanpur lies a ...