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St Aloysius College improves ranking from 80 to 58 in NIRF survey

The institution was recently elevated to the status of a deemed-to-be university by the UGC and the Union Ministry of Education




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SMART Technologies eyes $50 million revenue in 3 years

The company currently partners with 500 commercial players and plans to collaborate with both private and public educational providers




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Ashok Leyland aims to touch one million students by 2030 with ‘Road to School’ project

Starting with 36 schools in Krishnagiri district, the RTS programme has now expanded to 2,400 schools




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Ooh la la Shreya!

EVENT She sang, she danced, she conquered…Shreya Ghoshal brought the house down with a string of melodies and masti-filled songs




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They rock!

“We have passion like no other,” says Susan Anne Isaac, lead vocalist of the girl-dominated High Heels and A Shotgun.




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WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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If elected, will complete Yettinahole project, tertiary treatment of K.C. Valley and H.N. Valley projects, says Raksha Ramaiah



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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Jairam Ramesh interview: If Centre wants to adopt bulldozer tactics in Parliament, they will be met with a counter bulldozer

NDA and INDIA parties are almost evenly matched; the 2024 mandate is a personal, political and moral defeat of PM Modi, says the Congress leader.




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I find Ashwin very unique, says Paras Mhambrey

Former bowling coach looks back at his stint, the process that culminated with India winning the T20 World Cup, the interesting conversations and the road ahead for fast bowlers in the country




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‘My money is where my mouth is,’ says Ruchir Sharma, author of What Went Wrong With Capitalism

Leading financial analyst and investor Ruchir Sharma on what ails capitalism and the possible cures




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‘The individual’s existence becomes irrelevant when one performs Theyyam,’ says photographer K.K. Gopalakrishnan

The art scholar on why the dance form of Theyyam has to be viewed from different angles




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Enhancing inter-domain connectivity by reducing fractal dimensions: the key to passivating deep traps in organic photovoltaics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8893-8903
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02961E, Paper
Yuang Fu, Luhang Xu, Yuhao Li, Emily J. Yang, Yu Guo, Guilong Cai, Pok Fung Chan, Yubin Ke, Chun-Jen Su, U-Ser Jeng, Philip C. Y. Chow, Ji-Seon Kim, Man-Chung Tang, Xinhui Lu
Researchers in CUHK identified isolated non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) domains as the morphological origin of deep electron traps in organic photovoltaics. They showcased effective trap passivation by reducing the fractal dimensions of NFA networks.
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University rankings and academic metrics that raise eyebrows

The 2025 ranking of India’s top research institution and the assessment of other institutions raise questions about the objectivity and the credibility of the agency’s ranking system




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All eyes on Baku and the climate finance goal

With developing countries burdened by the climate crisis they did not cause, the critical question is whether negotiations on global climate finance will deliver outcomes or just promises




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The BRICS journey — gaining heft while in transition

There is a realisation now that increased membership has the potential to enhance the influence of this plurilateral grouping




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Counting right: On caste surveys

A caste survey will not automatically mean higher quota for OBCs. 




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Encapsulation of TixFeyLamOz nanoparticles into NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to fabricate a promising photocatalyst for the C–N coupling reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,849-860
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00457K, Paper
Yahya Absalan, Mohammad Rafsanjani Dehghazi, Reza Samavati, Kambiz Souri, Mostafa Gholizadeh
An array of organic compounds and natural products can be synthesized through carbon–nitrogen coupling reactions.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of plastics: a survey of the effect of reaction conditions on the reaction efficiency

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D2RE00510G, Review Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Matthijs Justin Boel, Hongqi Wang, Ahmad AL Farra, Laura Megido, José Manuel González-LaFuente, N. Raveendran Shiju
Plastic waste is a major global issue and hydrothermal liquefaction is a promising technique for the chemical recycling of waste plastics. This review summarises the effect of reaction conditions on the liquefaction efficiency.
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SIS Ltd eyes strategic acquisitions in India

Plans listing of cash logistics joint venture




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Ashok Leyland expands to Southeast Asia, expects domestic market recovery in H2

EV Arm Switch Mobility set for EBITDA break-even this fiscal




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Ashok Leyland sees a positive shift in the e-bus procurement market with reasonable bidding rates

Dheeraj Hinduja expressed confidence that these initiatives are helping establish a more stable and predictable framework for procuring electric vehicles, which will benefit the sector’s long-term growth




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L&T Technology Services to acquire Silicon Valley-based Intelliswift

LTTS claims the acquisition will deepen its offerings across software product development, platform engineering, digital integration, data, and AI




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Microencapsulation of broccoli sulforaphane using whey and pea protein: in vitro dynamic gastrointestinal digestion and intestinal absorption by Caco-2-HT29-MTX-E12 cells

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03446E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Ali Ali Redha, Luciana Torquati, John R. Bows, Michael J. Gidley, Daniel Cozzolino
Sulforaphane-rich extract was prepared from broccoli. The extract was encapsulated with whey and pea protein isolates by freeze-drying. The products were characterised and assessed for in vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability.
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Beyond flavor: the versatile roles of eugenol in health and disease

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10567-10581
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02428A, Review Article
Yujie Lao, Jingya Guo, Jingjing Fang, Ruixuan Geng, Mengjie Li, Yige Qin, Jiayi Wu, Seong-Gook Kang, Kunlun Huang, Tao Tong
Emerging evidence highlights that eugenol exhibits significant biological activities across various conditions, suggesting it is a promising nutritional supplement with both flavoring properties and therapeutic potential.
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Relationships of dietary habits with prostate cancer risk: results from Mendelian randomization analyses and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10823-10837
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03859B, Paper
Zhen Zhou, Jin Xu, Yang Zhao, Yuanjie Niu
Prior investigations identified correlations between dietary habits and the risk of prostate cancer (PCa); however, the causative dynamics are unclear.
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Review on mechanisms of hypoglycemic effects of compounds from highland barley and potential applications

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO00940A, Review Article
Yanan Liu, Yuanqiang Jia, Yingying Wu, Huijuan Zhang, Feiyue Ren, Sumei Zhou
The value and mechanism of highland barley in the prevention of diabetes and its application in food products.
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Brassica rapa L. crude polysaccharide meditated synbiotic fermented whey beverage ameliorates hypobaric and hypoxia induced intestinal damage

Food Funct., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04667F, Paper
Yuanlin Niu, Tingting Zhao, Zhenjiang Liu, Diantong Li, Dongxu Wen, Bin Li, Xiaodan Huang
Hypobaric hypoxia causes oxidative stress and inflammatory responses and disrupts the gut microbiome and metabolome. In this study, we developed a synbiotic fermented whey beverage, combining kefir and Brassica rapa...
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Alleviating effect of whey protein supplementation on oxidative stress in hypothyroidism

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11158-11168
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03186E, Paper
Ann Liya Sajan, Jenat Pazheparambil Jerom, Bhagyasree Rajasekharan Nair, Devanandana Dileep Kumar Sajitha, Reshma Soman, Ajmal Jalal, Raveendran Harikumaran Nair
Supplementation with whey protein is effective for treating hypothyroidism-associated oxidative stress by enhancing the antioxidant system, reducing lipid peroxidation and maintaining cellular ionic balance.
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The co-fermentation of whole-grain black barley and quinoa improves murine cognitive impairment induced by a high-fat diet via altering gut microbial ecology and suppressing neuroinflammation

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02704C, Paper
Fenfen Wei, Huibin Jiang, Chuang Zhu, Lingyue Zhong, Zihan Lin, Yan Wu, Lihua Song
A high-fat diet (HFD) is associated with various adverse health outcomes, including cognitive impairment and an elevated risk of neurodegenerative conditions.
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How costly is it to produce money?

Cost-benefit analyses key to determining the features and designs that go into making various notes




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Editorial. Eye on debt

Centre, States should augment revenue to bring down debt




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China cloud looms over world’s solar journey

China controls over 80 per cent of global solar production. This dominance could hurt the world’s green energy agenda




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Ripley Review

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra.




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Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot.




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Thalaimai Seyalagam Review

If you are looking for an average political thriller with good performances, Thalamai Seyalagam may interest you, suggests Divya Nair.




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Nilakanta Sastri’s take on Dravidian-Aryan divide and the claims on the Indus Valley Civilisation

In his lectures at Patna University in 1964, Sastri quotes J. Burrow, Professor of Oxford University, who had suggested that “Vedic speech was influenced not by the Dravidian languages of history as we know them, but by an earlier form, a sort of proto-Dravidian, which has long preceded them as well as Aryan advent into India”




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Booker Prize 2024: British writer Samantha Harvey wins for space-station novel 'Orbital'

She called the book a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling the Earth, which she began writing during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns




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Morning Digest: British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction; Big names face test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day




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Keys of the Palace

Colonial Williamsburg's Michael Monaco performs Peter Pelham's repertoire of 18th century music on the period keyboard instruments of the Governor's Palace.






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Why is WHO cagey about publishing Meghalaya polio case details?

Despite knowing the results of the case on August 12, and the follow-up results of the child’s immunological profile and virus circulation in the community before mid-September, WHO has not published the news




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Science and technology key to raising India’s profile in the world, says CSIR chief

Over 70,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and M.Phil students given degrees in absentia and 520 Ph.D candidates, including 90 gold medal-winners, receive their degrees in person




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COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

The acronym dominating this year's summit is NCQG - which stands for the New Collective Quantified Goal.




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Beyond the predictive text

When knowledge gained is not acknowledged, and the textbook is considered the sole source of answers, education becomes a foreign language.




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Look beyond the conventional



  • Money & Careers

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United Flavours: An insightful journey of camera buffs




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Bonding beyond boardrooms

To Paul Mathew, theatre is an effective management tool that can promote holistic thinking




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Journey from school dropout to mechanic

The sight of a mechanic may be commonplace but the person in the picture is unique. Meet 20-year-old Bhavani, perhaps the only woman mechanic in the city.




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Century-old tools still in vogue for land survey



  • Money & Careers