Treated refinery wastewater flowing through sand, cleans itself further with pollutant-eating bacteria, finds study
Representative image of flowing wasterwater from Rawpexel

Refinery wastewater flowing through sand produced biofilms of pollutant-eating bacteria which inturn removed the harmful compounds from the water

Dennis C J
Mumbai/ Sep 17, 2024

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Indian Savannas are NOT Wastelands

Bengaluru
28 Jan 2022
Indian Savannas are NOT Wastelands

Tropical savannas, replete with large expanses of grasslands, are often misclassified as wastelands.

General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive

Not wastelands, but thriving ecosystems

Bengaluru
7 Oct 2021
Comparative maps showing the extent of ONEs and wasteland categories in India; Blackbuck - an endemic species of ONEs Original pictures of Map and Blackbuck - Authors of the paper

Research Matters caught up with Dr M D Madhusudan, one of the researchers involved in developing a high-resolution map of Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) in India, to gain insights into their work. Here are excerpts from the interview.

General, Science, Ecology, Catching up, Featured
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