The world record for a volunteer river clean-up has been smashed by 998 with 1,327 people taking part. The previous record stood at 329 people and was set on the River Ganges, in India, in February.

The Ganges, one of India's largest rivers and one of the most important rivers in the world, is no stranger to ... cremation ash, and trash litter the river. Only a third of the 660 million ...