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Uppiliyapuram, gateway to scenic Pachamalai, lacks bus stand with passengers left to fight the elements

Buses stop at a busy junction making it difficult for commuters as well as local businessmen; a site is yet to be identified for the bus stand




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Lack of signboards indicating bus timings at Chathiram Bus Stand in Tiruchi irks passengers

Passengers also say some buses leave earlier than scheduled or don’t pass certain rural areas, leading to schoolchildren not being able to board on time




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561: Web Perf News, Web Sommelier, Data Analytics, and Passkeys

Topics for this one include how do you learn about web performance news? Do you need a web components sommelier? Our thoughts on Syntax going to Sentry, and being able to focus on the things you want to focus on. Passkeys, Arc split screen, and vibe driven development.




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566: View Transitions and Passkeys

How should a podcast start? Talking View transitions, Google's Baseline, Passkeys, how to start a company, and ordering a spicy chicken combo at Wendy's.




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568: Display Contents, Passkeys Follow Up, Yellow Fade Technique, and TOTK Talk

Macho Man Randy Standards stops by for a quick chat, Passkeys follow up, discussing the safety of Display: contents, the yellow fade technique, how hot CSS is right now (so hot), and a check in on how everyone's doing with Tears of the Kingdom.




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594: Wiping Your Laptop, UX of Password Codes, and :Has Tips and Tricks

In this episode we're discussing making tech videos, website tinkering, :has tricks, SVG path commands, and the complexities of CSS & JavaScript logic.




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641: Passkey Usage, Writing Code with a Bot, and What’s Up With Java?

We've got a few leftovers from Halloween to process, what's been happening with Passkeys in late 2024, have you tried to write HTML faster than a bot can suggest it to you, CSS anchor positioning and popover polyfills, scroll driven animation thoughts, CSS nesting, and what's the reason for Java?




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Delhi Cabinet passes proposal for reinstatement of bus marshals




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A journey of passion, purpose and grit

The book is a fascinating tale of an intrepid entrepreneur and the company he has built




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Start-up Compass: How Iconic Entrepreneurs got it Right

A relevant book for those about to embark on their entrepreneurial journey, or can serve as a useful resource for those who like to track the start-up ecosystem 




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Most top scientists at ICAR hired through lateral entry since 2007, bypassing reservation norms

Over 2,700 senior scientists, including HoDs, ADGs, DDGs, are hired through interviews only, sans reservations; those recruited through examinations seek ban on lateral entry, as it creates a “toxic” work culture, blocks advancement




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Kohli surpasses Dravid's run record!

Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket.




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MOOCs are passe, say hello to SPOC

Emeritus's paid online education model is 'small and private' with personalised feedback




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Nature of barriers determines first passage times in heterogeneous media

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8353-8362
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00908H, Paper
Moumita Dasgupta, Sougata Guha, Leon Armbruster, Dibyendu Das, Mithun K. Mitra
The nature of barriers control the first passage times in heterogenous media. For entropic barriers, the first passage times increases monotonically with increasing number of barriers, while for energetic barriers, passage times show a non-monotonic behaviour with increasing barriers.
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Editorial. Gold duty cut can help exporters and consumers if cost savings are passed on 

The customs duty cut on gold, silver and platinum will certainly bring down production costs in this thin-margin industry, helping Indian exports gain competitive edge in the global market




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Engineering workers in Vijayawada demand increase in honorarium, compassionate recruitment

In the event of death of a serving employee, ex gratia should be increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh, vacant posts should be filled immediately, and the kin of family should be considered for employment in cases where a worker dies, the municipal workers say in their list of demands




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Konkan Railway leaves Panchaganga Express passengers stranded for four hours

It swaps Bengaluru Panchaganga’s diesel loco with the failed loco of Mumbai Matsyagandha Express on Thursday




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Mangaluru International Airport handles the highest 2.02 lakh passengers in October




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Passengers depending on non-Railway sources of information for timetable miss CSMT Express

Non-railway websites or apps do not immediately update changes in train timetables, say officials




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Mangaluru International Airport handles 7,637 passengers on November 9; its highest




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Passenger train rakes to stop moving to Bunder Yard once additional stabling line comes up at Central Railway Station in Mangaluru

This will avoid frequent closure of Pandeshwar and Hoige Bazar level crossing gates as goods trains operations already shifted to Ullal and Panambur




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Former vice-chancellor of Bangalore University Professor M.S. Thimmappa passes away

He suffered a brain injury a month ago due to a fall in the bedroom, for which he had been undergoing treatment




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Making art with a workman’s passion

Cedric Misquitch works nearly nine hours to handcraft a single leather wallet




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A Passage to India

Ray Meeker and Deborah Smith’s passion for pottery inspired them to make Puducherry their home. In Chennai to participate in the recent bee festival, KAUSALYA SANTHANAM gets chatting with them about their work




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Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat




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How Madhusudanan Kalaichelvan’s passion for heritage is opening new doors to the past

Apart from researching into temple history, Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan has been creating awareness about heritage and architecture through specially-curated trips



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Two coaches of passenger train derail in Madhya Pradesh

The train movement on the track remained hindered for nearly three hours




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BRICS+ group could surpass G7 in global trade by 2026: EY India

While the BRICS+ group’s share in global merchandise exports has increased to 23.3% in 2023 from 10.7% in 2000, the G7’s share has fallen by 16.2 percentage points




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Gold prices anticipated to surpass $3,000 per ounce: Citi report

The report attributes this projection to the weakening US labour market, disinflation, and the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot at the upcoming July FOMC meeting



  • Gold & Silver

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Fourth wave scare: Covid-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million, India, Japan, South Korea worst-hit

The highly contagious but less deadly BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has pushed the figures to greater highs in recent weeks in South Korea, China and Vietnam.




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How to fight compassion fatigue

Getting over the diminished capacity to empathise with or feel compassion for others




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A shrinking Himalayan passage

A visit to Nagmithong Nala near Kargil, where the threat of a glacial lake outburst flood looms large and Botkol Pass is set to become inaccessible




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Digital drive soon to encourage passengers to make QR code-based payments for railway tickets

The drive will entail establishing special ‘May I Help You’ counters manned by railway staff near ticket booking counters




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Yoga guru Sharath Jois passes away in US 

Sharath Jois had left Mysuru in October and was on a tour of the US to teach yoga to his students




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Getting a passport no more a nightmare!




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From defence to damage: the impact of seawater passivation on microbially influenced corrosion in CuNi 70/30 alloy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2929-2945
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00562G, Paper
M. A. Javed, W. C. Neil, S. A. Wade
Seawater passivation treatment used for copper–nickel pipelines in maritime industries is not recommended for environments prone to microbially influenced corrosion.
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Passion is their driving force




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Amar Bahadur passes away




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FPIs inflow hit 9-month high of ₹57,359 cr in equities in September; surpasses ₹1 lakh cr mark

In the debt markets, FPIs infused ₹8,543 crore through the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) and ₹22,023 crore via the Fully Accessible Route (FRR) in September




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Heterojunction lithiation engineering and diffusion-induced defect passivation for highly efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8402-8412
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03135K, Paper
Cong Liu, Anweng Gong, Chen Zuo, Tao Liu, Xiaoyang Liang, Donglou Ren, Kai Shen, Jianzha Zheng, Qifan Xue, Zhiqiang Li, Ruud E. I. Schropp, Bingsuo Zou, Yaohua Mai
A heterojunction lithiation strategy has been developed to achieve a certified efficiency of 10.50%, which is the record efficiency for all of the Sb-based solar cells.
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Post-deposition in situ passivation of AgBiS2 nanocrystal inks for high-efficiency ultra-thin solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8885-8892
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03266G, Paper
Jae Taek Oh, Yongjie Wang, Carmelita Rodà, Debranjan Mandal, Gaurav Kumar, Guy Luke Whitworth, Gerasimos Konstantatos
A post-deposition in situ passivation strategy using a multi-functional molecular agent is reported with enhanced colloidal dispersibility of an environmentally-friendly AgBiS2 nanocrystal ink, achieving a PCE over 10% in a solar cell.
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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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A passion bearing fruit

Sreekumar Menon’s tropical fruit garden has some of the most exotic varieties from diverse countries




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Editorial. Turbulent passage ahead for climate talks

The developed world has been implicitly arguing that China and India should contribute to the climate kitty rather than receive monies from it




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Physicist Rohini Godbole passes away

A pioneer of particle physics in India, she won many accolades including the Padma Shri




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Rohini Godbole: a passion for high-energy physics, gender equity

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes




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A passion for digital media

An internship at the UN headquarters, meeting global leaders, Google challenges and more, the writer has it all at NYU.




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Veteran Marathi actor Nandu Pol passes away

He was extremely prolific, with a substantial body of work in television and appearing in popular advertisements as well.





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Telugu poet C Narayana Reddy passes away

'In his demise, the world of Telugu language and literature has lost a bright star. The void caused by his loss can never be filled.'