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Maldives: President Muizzu decides to introduce UPI in Maldives

The decision was made after the Cabinet thoroughly discussed a report submitted by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade at a cabinet meeting




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Elon Musk’s India entry with Tesla and Starlink may get easier with Trump’s backing

Similarly, Musk is keen to launch his satellite broadband services firm Starlink in India and has been asking for lower entry barriers




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Thomas Tuchel signs contract to become England’s new national team coach

The German is set to become the third foreign manager to take charge of the England men's team




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Gold soars on geopolitical risks, central bank buying

While gold displays an uptrend on the charts, much could hinge on Fed action too




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Central banks bet big on gold as global uncertainty lingers

In fact, central banks accounted for 23 per cent of the overall gold demand at 1,238 tonnes in the March quarter



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Gold prices may rule firm if central banks continue to buy, says World Gold Council

The yellow metal outlook looks strong: Sachin Jain, Regional CEO of WGC



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Globally, central banks plan to add more gold to reserves in 2024

Apex banks’ confidence in the dollar low; high prices for the yellow metal may affect demand in India



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Domestic gold prices surge 10% amid global price rally, central bank buying: World Gold Council

Manufacturers have noted that in some cases, orders have reached levels not seen in several years, underscoring the strong buying interest among jewellery retailers and consumers alike



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Syntheses, structures and characterization of noncentrosymmetric MZnPO4 (M = K, NH4)

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02530J, Paper
Jiawei Zhao, Wei Wei, Meihui Chen, Yanna Chen, Donghai An
Two phosphates, KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4, were successfully synthesized, and both structures show a three-way skeleton of isolated PO4 and ZnO4 tetrahedra. And NCS KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4 can exhibit SHG responses of 0.4 × KDP and 1 × KDP.
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Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) active interwoven polycatenated coordination polymer for selective detection of Al3+ and Ag+ ions along with water detection in less polar solvents

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18003-18012
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02285H, Paper
Anupam Maiti, Rakesh Kumar, Bidyadhar Mahato, Debajyoti Ghoshal
An ESIPT active coordination polymer is successfully synthesized, exhibiting ESIPT induced blue shift for Al3+ ions and ESIPT-off for Ag+ ions. The material can also detect polar water, dimethylformamide and methanol in less polar organic solvents.
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Price pooling mantra: Wake up to expensive electricity



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The happiness mantra

Giving care and being cared for are essential for human well-being




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Tension erupts in Mandya over entry of Dalits into temple

Former MLA M. Srinivas took the initiative in leading the entry of Dalits into the temple. However, a small group of persons opposed the move, took away the processional deity and tore down the temple plaque and board.




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Activists demand that govt. grant land to landless, instead of encroachers on contract

They also urged the State government to recover the hundreds of acres of land encroached upon by private company estates in the Malnad region




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Karnataka’s KSRTC introduces UPI payments for cashless ticketing

As part of this initiative, KSRTC has equipped its buses with advanced Electronic Ticketing Machines, which are designed to accept UPI payments, along with debit and credit cards, making transactions quick and convenien




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Music resistance from 1900 to the present / edited by Igor Contreras Zubillaga, Helena Martín-Nieva.

Turnhout : Brepols, 2022.




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EAM Jaishankar says success of Central govt's policies linked to state's intentions




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Membrane technology for water reuse in decentralised non-sewered sanitation systems: comparison of pressure driven (reverse osmosis) and thermally driven processes (membrane distillation and pervaporation)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2831-2843
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00200H, Paper
Open Access
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E. Mercer, C. Davey, Y. Bajón Fernández, S. Septien, S. Tyrrel, E. Cartmell, M. Pidou, E. J. McAdam
Thermally driven membrane processes provide an alternative method to conventional pressure driven processes to recover high quality water and manage odour from concentrated blackwater, using a low-grade heat source instead of electrical energy.
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Study of advanced treatment of low concentration tetracycline wastewater in two-stage MBBR system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2688-2697
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00313F, Paper
Kuaile Zhao, Hanyu Chen, Zhaoran Wang, Baozhong Zhang, Kunfeng Zhang, Huikang Zhang, Wanbin Hong
In this research, a two-stage reaction system was developed, incorporating a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and a photocatalytic reactor.
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Phosphorus release from sewage sludge and digestate driven by biological sulfate reduction: effect of feed sulfate concentration and thermal hydrolysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2897-2905
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00322E, Paper
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Francesco Di Capua, Stefano Papirio, Silvio Matassa, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Esposito
Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge is a strategic, circular approach to ensure long-term phosphorus availability for future generations, supporting sustainability and resource preservation.
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Concurrent boron removal from reverse osmosis concentrate and energy production using a microbial desalination cell-Donnan dialysis hybrid system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00621F, Paper
A. Yagmur Goren, H. Eser Okten
The removal of boron from aqueous solutions offers an important opportunity to improve the management of sustainable resources.
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Applicability of β-lactamase entrapped agarose discs for removal of doripenem antibiotic: reusability and scale-up studies

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00572D, Paper
Huma Fatima, Amrik Bhattacharya, Sunil Kumar Khare
Schematic diagram illustrating antibiotic removal via β-lactamase-entrapped agarose discs in a fixed-bed column bioreactor, highlighting the potential for scale-up.
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Heavy metal leaching from stormwater control measures – insights into field and lab prestressed media and road-deposited sediments

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00388H, Paper
Open Access
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Philipp Stinshoff, Yannic Henn, Steffen H. Rommel, Brigitte Helmreich
Heavy metals bound to filter media from stormwater control measures can leach out under unfavorable conditions. The potential overestimation due to different prestressing (lab vs. field) was evaluated with respect to the potential mobile fraction.
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FSSAI is now more pro-active, industry-centred with fast responses: Nestle

Narayanan also lauded the efforts of the different leadership of FSSAI in the last ten years at different stages for the setting of NABL-accreditated laboratories across the country




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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

Boeing factory workers end strike with contract approval, securing wage increase and resuming production




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Maruti Suzuki introduces All New Dzire at ₹6.79 lakh

So far over 27 lakh Dzire cars had been sold in India since its introduction in 2008. 




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Centre for Development Studies: Looking to the future, evolving strategies to meet present-day challenges

CDS is evolving strategies for research and financial self-sufficiency while maintaining original mandate, exploring new programmes and training opportunities.




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Centre greenlights ₹177-crore Muthalapozhi harbour development

Six villages chosen for climate resilient scheme, and five fishing harbours in line for modernisation project




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Kerala digital varsity’s Centre for Digital Transformation in Culture to get a website




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Pinarayi calls Kerala Police the best in the country

Distributing medals to police officers for their exemplary service, Chief Minister says the force played a major role in safeguarding Kerala’s secular fabric




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Directorate of Collegiate Education introduces SOP for guest lecturer postings, salary disbursal

Principals are mandated to ensure that salaries for guest lecturers are paid prior to submitting salary bills for regular faculty members




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Kerala LSGD to introduce rating system for improved sanitation levels

New system to ensure better waste management practices in places not coming directly under the control of local bodies




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Kerala University reverses decision on hiring retired hands, opts for contract lecturers instead

During a Syndicate meeting, LDF camp imposes its will through a majority vote in favour of hiring contract lecturers




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Advanced introduction to behavioral law and economics [electronic resource] / Cass R. Sunstein.

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2023]




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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics [electronic resource] : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics / Pere Mir-Artigues (Professor of Microeconomics, University of Lleida, Spain).

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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Boca hopes to introduce Latin American soccer flair to city




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‘Can’t let the team and country down’

Clubbed with South Africa, England and West Indies, Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews says that the ‘underdog’ tag suits them just fine




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Data | Low-income countries have received only 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far

Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to <5% of population




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U.K. PM race | At debate, Truss says she will call out Putin in front of “swing” countries like India, Indonesia

Sunday’s debate was the second in the U.K. Prime Ministerial race that began last week, with a third round of voting set for Monday




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Morning Digest | Presidential election today; Centre to convene all-party meeting on situation in Sri Lanka on DMK, AIADMK’s request, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day




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Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated




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Prices of essentials unlikely to rise during festive season: Centre

The Food Secretary said the Centre is thinking of lifting the export ban on certain varieties of non-basmati rice




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Centre decides to maintain status quo of return on small savings scheme

The interest rates on small savings schemes such as Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) are reset each quarter




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India, U.S. exploring combined engagement with third countries to source minerals: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that critical minerals figured in his official parleys with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday.




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Dearness Allowance hiked by 3% for Central Government employees ahead of Deepavali

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8




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Centre re-starts retail sale of pulses as prices rise ahead of festivals

Direct interventions through retail sale of basic food items such as rice, atta, dal and onion have helped maintain a stable price regime, Union Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Pralhad Joshi said




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Cognizant says entry-level annual pay for engineers at ₹4-12 lakh; best in industry

Cognizant said it offers ₹4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates, and the salary being quoted on social media is for non-engineering undergraduate degree holders




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Harness information for progress of country, CSIR DG tells IIIT-H graduates

She was addressing the graduating students of IIIT-H at its 23rd convocation here on Saturday




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Nudged out owing to current controversy: Congress on UPSC chairman resignation

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the BJP-RSS is systematically indulging in an institutional takeover of India's constitutional bodies




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Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar