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Savannas of Sahyadri: triangulating traditions and scientific disciplines

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February 20, 2026 • Ecology, Environment, Maharashtra

Some people claim that the savannas in Maharashtra were once forests and that deforestation turned them into the existing grasslands. Researchers in IISER Pune counter this argument, using evidence from Marathi literature, paintings, ecology, climatology and the cultural traditions of the region. Yogita Karpate reports.

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Savannas of Sahyadri: triangulating traditions and scientific disciplines

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Some people claim that the savannas in Maharashtra were once forests and that deforestation turned them into the existing grasslands. Researchers in IISER Pune counter this argument, using evidence from Marathi literature, paintings, ecology, climatology and the cultural traditions of the region. Yogita Karpate reports.

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Fibre biosensor to diagnose cardiovascular disease

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The amount of the proteins, troponin T and troponin I, in blood is helpful to assess the damage done due to a heart attack. Troponin I is a better indicator. Researchers have now come up with a lab-on-a-chip device to detect the protein. Read the details of their ingenious invention.

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Water Resources in Jhelum Basin: planning for climate resilience

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The Jhelum is a perennial river because of snow and glacier melt. If the climate changes as predicted by climate models, what will happen to the glaciers in the basin? What should we anticipate in terms of water resources? Researchers from Kashmir investigated recently. Sheikh Aneaus reports from Srinagar, Kashmir.

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Transparent Metallic Electrodes: for flexible digital devices

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Scientists from NIT Warangal, DMRL Hyderabad, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and ARCI Hyderabad have now come out with a super thin, transparent and flexible metallic electrode for optoelectronics and wearable digital devices. Read the report here:

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Nitrous oxide in groundwater: based on land use?

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Chemical nitrogen fertilisers increase nitrous oxides in atmosphere leading to climate warming. Besides atmosphere, nitrous oxide accumulates in groundwater also. Researchers from NIO and IISc examine the extent of the problem in groundwater under land used for agriculture, in coastal areas, banks of estuaries and forests of India.

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Insect-rich Tribal Diet: Medicine in Mayurbhanj

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Insects are rich in protein and other nutrients. They are a source of medicine too, for tribals in Odisha. Sanghamitra from Cuttack reports investigations by researchers from three different universities in Odisha on entomophagy as food and as traditional medicine by tribals in Mayurbhanj district.

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