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Government to finalize specific bankruptcy settlement for MSMEs under IBC

Under section 240A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is finalizing a specific insolvency resolution. "The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is finalizing a particular bankruptcy settlement under section 240A of the Code to




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MSMEs in Dakshina Kannada strive exemption from the lockdown restraints

The Kanara Industries Association (KIA) headquartered in Mangaluru, formerly identified as the Kanara Small Industries Association, has requested the Dakshina Kannada district administration to exclude MSMEs in the area from the prohibitions on lockdown. Ajith Kamath, KIA President stated MSMEs in




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Udyam Registration For MSMEs: Things To Know

The new process for registration of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the name of Udyam Registration began on 1 July 2020. Thee MSME ministry also said that an MSME in the country will now be referred to as ‘Udyam'




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MSMEs On Amazon India GSP Platform Cross $2 Billion In Exports

On Monday, e-commerce company Amazon said Indian MSMEs and companies that form a part of its GSP or global selling programme have in aggregate exports crossed $2 billion. Started in 2015, the GSP initiative of the company allows India based




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Tax Dept To Start Sharing Sales Data On Small Businesses With MSME Ministry

The income tax department will soon start sharing data related to depreciation, sales and gross turnover of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the MSME Ministry. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has directed Principal Director General of Income




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Karnataka's New Industrial Policy Aims To Support MSMEs In The State

On Thursday, the Karnataka cabinet cleared a new industrial policy that aims to attract investments worth Rs 5 lakh crore and employment opportunities for 20 lakh people in five years by offering a slew of incentives and concessions. According to




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MSMEs Cannot Be Denied Credit Under Emergency Credit Scheme: FM

On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said banks cannot deny loan under the emergency credit scheme to MSMEs and any denial needs to be reported.The total credit sanctioned as part of the scheme by both private and public sector banks as




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MSME Ministry Launches Programme For Agarbatti Manufacturing

The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) this week launched a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in the manufacturing of Agarbatti and to develop village industry under 'Gramodyog Vikas Yojana.' As per the programme, initially, four




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ECLGS Extended To Larger MSMEs And Professionals

On Saturday, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman allowed loans for larger MSMEs and professionals for business purposes within the ambit of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). The finance ministry has increased the annual turnover ceiling on companies that could avail loans




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RBI Extends MSME Debt Restructuring Under Existing Framework

On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted extending the restructuring of MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) debt until 31 March 2021 under the existing framework where MSMEs that were in default but 'standard' as on 1 March 2020




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Need To Increase Import Duties On More Products To Support MSMEs: Gadkari

On Saturday, Union minister for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari said that the government will consider increasing import duty on products from some sectors to support domestic businesses. Without specifying these sectors, Gadkari at the India @75 summit




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MSMEs Can Secure Up To 2 Times Emergency Credit As Govt. Doubles Loan Outstanding Limit

In a bid to facilitate more individuals and MSMEs, the ministry of Finance has augmented scope of the government's Rs 3 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) launched for MSMEs. Now more businesses will be able to raise




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Monster.com To Help 2,400 SMEs Recruit Talent In Partnership With NASSCOM

On Thursday, job-search portal Monster.com joined hands with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) as an exclusive talent search partner for SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) member companies of the latter. The portal will be helping over 2,400




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Govt Asks Corporates To Clear MSME Dues On Priority

On Monday, the MSME Ministry has asked corporates of the country to clear dues of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on priority as these payments are important for operations and sustenance of jobs in the sector. The government has directly taken




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Govt Warns Of "Unauthorized", "Ill-intentioned" Activities Of MSME Export Promotion Council

On Saturday, the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in a press note warned of "unauthorized and ill-intentioned" activities of the MSME Export Promotion Council and also clarified that the government is not associated with the council. "Ministry




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Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme For MSMEs Extended By 1 Month

The Finance Ministry in a statement on Monday said that the Central Government has extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by one month till 30 November 2020 or till the assigned amount of Rs 3 lakh crore has been




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Over 11 Lakh MSMEs Have Registered On Udyam Online System Since July

Over 11 lakh MSMEs have registered on the new online system of Udyam Registration launched in July, the government said on Saturday. Out of these, 3.72 lakh enterprises have registered under the manufacturing category whereas 6.31 lakh enterprises under service sector.




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Paytm Waives Off All Merchant Transaction Charges To Help MSMEs

On Tuesday, Paytm waived off all charges on merchant transactions. The digital financial services platform has enabled merchant partners to accept payments from Paytm wallet, UPI apps and RuPay cards at zero charges. Paytm will absorb Rs 600 crore in MDR




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Saksham: Govt's New Job Portal For Placing Workers In MSMEs

The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), a think-tank under the Department of Science and Technology, launched a job portal for mapping the skills of workers as per requirements of MSMEs and a seaweed cultivation mission. The job portal is




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Govt Extends Validity of ECLGS For MSMEs Till September, Details Here

In response to the economic inconvenience caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Union Finance Ministry extended the validity of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSMEs on Sunday. According to the government's press release "The




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USAID, DFC Partners With Kotak Mahindra Bank To Support Women Entrepreneurs & MSMEs In India

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has yesterday declared that they will mutually endorse a $50 million loan guaranty fund to Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) to facilitate in financing women borrowers/entrepreneurs




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HDFC Bank Signed A MoU With NSIC To Offer Credit Support To MSMEs: Check Report

The largest private-sector bank in India, HDFC Bank, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to provide lending support to MSMEs in India. HDFC Bank will offer a series of uniquely customised schemes to




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Judge Delays Decision on Overturning Trump's Hush Money Conviction Amid Legal Reassessments

A judge has postponed the decision on whether to overturn Trump's conviction in the hush money case, as prosecutors reassess their strategy.




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Judge Postpones Decision on Overturning Trump's Hush Money Case Conviction Amid Legal Reassessments

A judge has postponed the decision on whether to overturn Trump's conviction in the hush money case, as prosecutors reassess their approach.




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Regulation of transmembrane current through modulation of biomimetic lipid membrane composition

Faraday Discuss., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FD00149D, Paper
Zhiwei Shang, Jing Zhao, Mengyu Yang, Yuling Xiao, Wenjing Chu, Yilin Cai, Xiaoqing Yi, Meihua Lin, Fan Xia
A biomimetic lipid membrane was developed by integrating DNA nanowires with a two-dimensional nanofluid membrane. By manipulating the DNA content, the composition of the membrane can be controlled, thereby adjusting ion transport.
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Erosion of rigid plastics in turbid (sandy) water: quantitative assessment for marine environments and formation of microplastics

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1847-1858
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00122B, Paper
Ali Al-Darraji, Ibukun Oluwoye, Christopher Lagat, Shuhei Tanaka, Ahmed Barifcani
Mechanical degradation (erosion) of plastics in the marine environment has been reported in many literature studies but without quantitative information. Therefore, this study quantified the erosion of some plastics in the marine environment.
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Experimental assessment of low temperature plasma devices for bacterial aerosol inactivation in the air duct of HVAC systems

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1836-1846
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00158C, Paper
Yang Lv, Xiaodong Wang, Beibei Wang, Wenjie Yuan
This study evaluates the effectiveness of low temperature plasma (LTP) devices in the air duct of HVAC systems, achieving 82% bacterial aerosol inactivation under optimal conditions, advocating their use in public buildings to improve air quality.
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Assessment of occurrence, source appointment, and ecological risks of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the water–sediment interface of Qiantang River in the Hangzhou region

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1887-1897
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00355A, Paper
Yang Wan, Ziming Wang, Kaiping Xu, Wei Wang, Pengcheng Yao, Aiju You
TCS exhibited the highest concentration across different phases and seasons in QTR, and TCS posed high risks in surface water and low risks in sediment across all sampling sites.
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Pollution characteristics and risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in surface water of national (freshwater) aquatic germplasm resource reserves in Guangdong Province

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1898-1911
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00425F, Paper
Tao Zhou, Jie Li, Weizhen Zhang, Yanyi Zeng, Yuan Gao, Haiyan Li, Wanling Yang, Yongzhan Mai, Qianfu Liu, Caiqin Hu, Chao Wang
EE2, E1, BPA, NP, and E2 were identified as high-risk substances based on comprehensive ecological risk evaluation and fish are the most sensitive organisms.
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Assessment of extracellular polymeric substances production and antioxidant defences in periphytic communities exposed to effluent contaminants

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00446A, Paper
Carlos Silva, Etelvina Figueira, Diana Matos, Carina Sá, Tânia Vidal, Fernando José Mendes Gonçalves, Nelson Abrantes, Joana Luísa Pereira
Periphyton is frequently used in the evaluation of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems using diatoms as a proxy.
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Assessment of the cytotoxicity micro- and nano-plastic on human intestinal Caco-2 cells and the protective effects of catechin

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00408F, Paper
Xiaoxia Wang, Zhongneng Yang, Xiao-Min Ren, Zhenghuan Zhang, Huan He, Xuejun Pan
This study found that PS-M/NPs have a size-dependent cytotoxic effect on the human intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2, mediated by the production of reactive oxygen species. Additionally, catechins were shown to mitigate these adverse effects.
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in North Carolina homes: results from the indoor PFAS assessment (IPA) campaign

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00525B, Paper
Naomi Y. Chang, Clara M. A. Eichler, Elaine A. Cohen Hubal, Jason D. Surratt, Glenn C. Morrison, Barbara J. Turpin
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous in the indoor environment, resulting in indoor exposure. Inhalation and ingestion dominate.
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Minor Universality / Universalité mineure : Rethinking Humanity After Western Universalism / Penser l'humanité après l'universalisme occidental [Electronic book] / ed. by Markus Messling, Jonas Tinius.

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]




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Die göttliche Weisheit des Hermes Trismegistos : Pseudo-Apuleius, Asclepius [Electronic book] / Dorothee Gall, Zlatko Plese.

[s.l.] : Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG, 2023.




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Familiengründung mittels Eizellspende : Zur Ethik einer reproduktionsmedizinischen Praxis in der liberalen Gesellschaft [Electronic book] / Clemens Heyder.

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]




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Assessment in health professions education [Electronic book] / edited by Rachel Yudkowsky, Yoon Soo Park, and Steven M. Downing

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020




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Application of cold-adapted microbial agents in soil contaminate remediation: biodegradation mechanisms, case studies, and safety assessments

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12720-12734
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01510J, Review Article
Open Access
Jiaxin Li, Yujuan Wen, Zheng Fang, Wenqi Yang, Xiaoming Song
Analyzed the microorganisms cold-adapted mechanism, and summarized the degradation pathway of nitro-aromatic compounds. Evaluated safety of microbial agents according to the existing application restoration cases under freeze-thaw cycles condition.
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Tuning the affinity of probes with transmembrane proteins by constructing peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers based on molecular scaffolds

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01801J, Paper
Jing-Jing Hu, Juliang Yang, Yiheng Liu, Guangwen Lu, Zujin Zhao, Fan Xia, Xiaoding Lou
Peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers were designed. cis-RTP interacts more stably with cell membranes than trans-RTP, and it has shown more excellent properties in inhibiting cell migration and killing cells.
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Sonakshi: 'Sexual harassment at work is neglected'

'Women are ashamed of the repercussions that will come when they speak about it.''Women also feel they will be blamed for whatever has happened to them.''Unless women support each other and stand by each other, that will not change.' Sonakshi Sinha speaks out.




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Capillary-flow driven microfluidic sensor based on tyrosinase for fast user-friendly assessment of pesticide exposures

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01203H, Paper
Open Access
Claire E. Hefner, Prakash Aryal, Eric Brack, Todd Alexander, Charles S. Henry
Assessment of pesticide exposure using a fast-flow capillary device (created with Bio.Render.com).
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Mentalist Suhani Shah is all set to mesmerise Bangaloreans

Suhani Shah, said to be India’s first female mentalist, will be performing in Bengaluru this weekend as part of her silver jubilee celebrations in the field of magic




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Real-time assessment of the impacts of polystyrene and silver nanoparticles on the hatching process and early-stage development of Artemia using a microfluidic platform

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00116H, Paper
Preyojon Dey, Terence M. Bradley, Alicia Boymelgreen
Development of real-time in situ monitoring techniques is crucial for a mechanistic understanding of the impacts of pollution on the marine environment.
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Margins of most MSMEs to remain below pre-Covid levels this fiscal

Except for a few in select sectors, many will reach the pre-Covid revenue mark: Crisil report




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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to flag off bl’s MSME Growth Conclave

Event to unleash the growth potential of the sector; discussions to spark ideas




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Sexual harassment in public spaces and police patrols [electronic resource] : experimental evidence from urban India / Sofia Amaral, Girija Borker, Nathan Fiala, Anjani Kumar, Nishith Prakash, Maria Micaela Sviatschi

Cambridge, MA. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023




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Sexual harassment rampant in Maharashtra medical colleges, finds survey

The survey also found that a majority of students believed that reporting these events could negatively affect their grades and future prospects; it highlighted the need for better safety mechanisms on campus




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Rapid assessment of pulse polio campaign shows high vaccine coverage, highlights gaps in Chennai

Chennai accounted for nearly 21% of the non-vaccinated children, highlighting the gaps in an urban area and the need for targeted community outreach




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Embedded formative assessment [electronic resource] / Dylan Wiliam.

Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, 2018.




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Obsessed - How This Guy Builds Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculptures

A self-taught artist with a background in physics, David C. Roy has been creating mesmerizing wooden kinetic sculptures for nearly 40 years. Powered solely through mechanical wind-up mechanisms, pieces can run up to 48 hours on a single wind.




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Obsessed - How This Woman Makes Mesmerizing Light Sculptures

Interactive Light Artist Jen Lewin creates interactive sound and LED art that can be the scale of an entire landscape. Humans across the planet understand light, so Jen can create pieces that everyone across the world can comprehend and interact with.