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CNG price may rise ₹4-6 on input supply cuts to gas retailers

City gas retailers are forced to buy imported and costlier liquefied natural gas to make up for the shortfall, which will lead to a hike in CNG prices that varies from ₹4-6/kg




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BSNL on higher gear with seven new services, including spam blocking solution

Sporting a brand new logo, BSNL also introduced low latency 5G connectivity for mining operations in partnership with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing




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India’s IT services market grew 6.1% in 2023, reaching a size of $14.5 bn: International Data Corporation

While IT investments showed a slower recovery compared to the previous year, digital transformation (DX) initiatives and IT environments would continue to drive market growth




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Oil firms hike commission paid to dealers, no rise in fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices will come down in States such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh due to a rationalisation of intra-state freight. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri welcomes move.




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Nara Lokesh meets Amazon Web Services MD Rachel Skaff and Indra Nooyi, among others, in Las Vegas

Nara Lokesh seeks investments from Amazon Web Services and Salesforce for AI and technology development in Andhra Pradesh




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Sugar sector demands hike in sale price and ethanol prices

The Minimum Sale Price (MSP) of sugar should be increased to ₹39.14 a kg for the sugar season 2024-2025 from ₹31 a kg that was fixed in 2019




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HDFC Bank unit HDB Financial Services files with SEBI for ₹12,500 crore IPO

The Public Offer Includes a reservation of Equity Shares for subscription by Eligible Employees and a reservation Equity Shares of Face Value of ₹10 each for subscription by eligible HDFC Bank shareholders




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SEBI directs Embassy Office Parks to suspend CEO

Embassy REIT is India's first publicly listed Real Estate Investment Trust




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ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

Amazon and Flipkart have for years faced allegations from Indian brick-and-mortar retailers that they violate foreign investment rules by working with select preferred sellers




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Leadership void at DUK and KTU: Administrative challenges persist amid Vice-Chancellor vacancies




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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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Ireland-based semiconductor firm Trasna’s office inaugurated in Technopark




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Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple slapped with notice for pending tax payments

Temple authorities say the temple being a religious place and services rendered by it are not in the nature of commercial transactions, it has exemption from GST




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IAS officers flay ‘insinuations’ about Kannur Collector




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Row over relocation of school gate, allegedly for a bar hotel to get licence




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Stalemate over protest of private waste collectors in front of Corporation office continues




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Police fail to confirm hacking of IAS officer’s phone in row over religious WhatsApp group

Opposition accuses CM of turning a blind eye to the infiltration of the IAS by fundamentalists




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Kerala has a long way to go in making seaplane services viable

The scheduled trial run of a seaplane on November 11 from the waterdrome at Bolgatty Palace to the Mattupetty dam in Idukki is aimed at popularising the project and inspecting its operational feasibility




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Former Kerala Minister Mercykutty Amma wades into IAS officers’ spat, says Prasanth plotted against her

State govt. is considering disciplinary action against N. Prasanth, Special Secretary, Agriculture department, for his social media comments on Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak




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Dowry demand: panel seeks report from women protection officer in capital

The woman’s family refused to solemnise marriage after a dowry demand was made and approached the Kerala Women’s Commission




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Kerala govt. to file appeal against High Court ruling quashing distance cap on private bus services




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What are the growth drivers for security services?

The sector is recession-proof — industries need to be safeguarded even in a downturn




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How is fuel price rise pinching your pocket?

People fret about increase in essential expenses and tell us their ways of coping with it




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How are lubricant firms dealing with oil price rise?

To pass on the rise in input costs to customers, the industry has taken price increases




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Fear or knowledge the impact of graphic cigarette warnings on tobacco product choices [electronic resource] / Donald S. Kenkel, Alan D. Mathios, Grace N. Phillips, Revathy Suryanarayana, Hua Wang, Sen Zeng

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




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Services players give ProKabaddi new, vibrant look

Expert and Arjuna Awardee, Raju Bhavsar, says teams like Patna Pirates and Bengal Warriors have gained from their expertise




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Services moves into semis with last-minute goal




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Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month as they retreated north to Mosul and the town of Tal Afar.




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Indiana mall shooting | Three dead; witness kills gunman: police




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China summons U.S. envoy Nicholas Burns, warns America shall 'pay price' as Pelosi visits Taiwan

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng “urgently summoned” the U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns late on August 2 night and lodged stern representations and strong protests over Nancy Pelosi’s visit




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Wholesale price rise at 4-month low of 1.3% in August

Vegetable prices down 10% from last August, but pulses, fruits, potatoes and onions remain in high inflation zone




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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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Export ban on non-basmati white rice removed

Exports to be permitted with immediate effect subject to a minimum export price of $490 per tonne; duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%; revival of trade to eastern and south east Asian markets expected




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Wholesale food prices surged at two-year high pace of 9.5% in September

Fuel and power costs dropped over 4% last month, while manufactured product prices rose just 1%, reining in overall wholesale inflation pace to 1.84% from 1.3% in August




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36% surge in vegetable prices lifts September inflation to 9-month high

Retail inflation touches nine-month high of 5.5% in September




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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices




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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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Restrictions removed on non-basmati rice exports

DGFT has removed the $490 a tonne minimum export price on non-basmati white rice with immediate effect




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FMCG firms worry over high inflation, squeezing urban market; hint price hike

Rising prices of commodity inputs such as palm oil, coffee and cocoa were also accentuated and some FMCG firms have hinted at a price hike




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Indian service providers signal robust growth in October on strong demand conditions

India’s services PMI rebounds to 58.5 in October, driven by strong output, new business, and job creation, signaling economic growth




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At nearly 5-year high, 42.2% vegetable price rise propelled October retail inflation past 6.2% 

“High food inflation in October, 2024 is mainly due to increase in inflation of vegetables, fruits and oils and fats,” the National Statistical Office said




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Harvestec launches online learning platform for rice milling, bulk storage technology

The subjects are rarely discussed and have great potential, says its MD Munishwar Vasudeva




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Congress should explain why Rahul is not fighting from Amethi; it is their cowardice: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav

Mr. Yadav says the BJP’s strength lies in its collective leadership and that Congress leaders have no ideology



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Suppressed Surface Lattice Vacancies and Distortion Through Lattice Anchoring for Efficient FAPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04112G, Paper
Mingxu Zhang, Xinyi Mei, Guoliang Wang, Junming Qiu, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
Formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite quantum dots (FAPbI3 PQDs) exhibit outstanding optoelectronic characteristics for new-generation solar cells. However, the PQD seriously suffers from surface lattice vacancies and lattice distortion, resulting in...
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A Review on Organic Nanoparticle-based Optoelectronic Devices: From Synthesis to Applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03575E, Review Article
Zhe Liu, Chen Xie, Thomas Heumueller, Iain McCulloch, Christoph J Brabec, Fei Huang, Yong Cao, Ning Li
Over the past decades, organic optoelectronic devices have shown broad application prospects. Due to the solubility property of organic materials, the use of toxic solvent obstacles the device fabrication processing...
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Doctors boycott outpatient services at Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital




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Former Puducherry BJP president complains of poor quality rice supplied to beneficiaries during Deepavali




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Former Deputy Commercial Tax Officer sentenced to 4 years RI for graft




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IG inaugurates ‘Police Akka’ initiative in Namakkal




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Weavers’ stage protest in Erode, dispersed by police