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Unlocking renewable energy from industrial waste: Biogas production from spent wash

It is a sustainable solution for industrial waste management and renewable energy generation




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Annoyed over tardy paddy lifting, farmers block roads in Punjab

The AAP and the BJP sparred over who was to be assigned blame for the delays in procurement 




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Govt. Wenlock Hospital’s new surgical super speciality block begins functioning in Mangaluru

The building was constructed at the cost of ₹56 crore with grants from the Mangaluru Smart City Mission




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Udupi police to handover Sunday’s lock up death case to CID




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PSI, head constable suspended in Brahmavar lock up death case




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Emotions in failure: An excerpt from Productive Failure: Unlocking deeper learning through the science of failing

In his new book, learning scientist Manu Kapur discusses how to deliberately design for and transform failure into a deep learning signal




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Assam group opposes Meghalaya ban on cave worship, threatens road blockade

Meghalaya’s Tourism Minister justifies a ban by the local village council as a move against promoting a tourist spot as a religious site




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NSCN (I-M) seeks third-party intervention to break talks deadlock

Accusing the Centre of betraying the Framework Agreement of 2015, the Naga extremist group led by Thuingaleng Muivah threatened to return to violent ways




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Investors flock to Sovereign Gold Bonds despite price rises, FY24 sees record subscriptions

SGBs offer a hedge against gold price fluctuations, with investors receiving the ongoing market price at redemption



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Godrej & Boyce launches ISI-certified lockers for jewellers and pawnbrokers

To improve security standards and ensure compliance with government regulations, all high-security safes are now mandated to carry an ISI mark




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Bullion Cues: Roadblock ahead

Traders wait for a breakout




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Beyond the triple bond: unlocking dinitrogen activation with tailored superbase phosphines

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02703E, Paper
Vilakkathala U. Krishnapriya, Cherumuttathu H. Suresh
Dinitrogen activation has long been a challenging goal in chemistry. Tailored superbase phosphines offer a promising approach to overcome this challenge by going beyond the traditional triple bond.
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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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Vizhinjam poised to clock half a million cargo throughput this FY, eight times higher than targeted volume

While the initial projection for Phase I was 1 to 1.5 million cargo units per annum, the seaport has already handled 1.08 lakh cargo units – just three months into the trial run period




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UK tribunal quashes Meta-Giphy deal block, regulator to reconsider ruling

The Competition Appeals Tribunal said it had quashed the CMA’s ruling and referred the matter back for a new decision




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Antier’s EduBlock Pro uses blockchain to prevent exam paper leaks

India’s exam integrity crisis tackled with blockchain innovation




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Glasses for Indian students with poor vision could unlock ₹156 billion annually, says study 

“If these children were to get glasses, India would stand to gain nearly 1.2 million years of schooling every year, amounting to a future economic productivity boost of ₹156 billion”




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Theoretical calculations-driven rational screening of d-block single-atom electrocatalysts based on d-p orbital hybridization for durable aqueous zinc-iodine batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04119D, Paper
Jin Yang, Yuanhong Kang, Fanxiang Meng, weiwei meng, guanhong Chen, Minghao Zhang, Zeheng Lv, Zhipeng Wen, Chengchao Li, Jinbao Zhao, Yang Yang
Aqueous Zn−iodine (Zn-I2) batteries, featuring intrinsically high-safety aqueous electrolytes and eco-friendly cathode/anode materials, however are restricted by the shuttling of polyiodide and sluggish redox kinetics of iodine redox. Although various...
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Flexible spacer-block multi-component copolymerized donors enable resilient organic solar cells with over 40% crack-onset strain

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04208E, Paper
Congqi Lin, Zhenyu Chen, Ruixiang Peng, Wei Song, Jiangwei Gao, Xueliang Yu, Tingting Feng, Yongqi Bai, Ziyi Ge
A series of novel block donors were synthesized, achieving excellent PCE of 19.57% in rigid OSCs and 18.03% in f-OSCs, along with an outstanding crack-onset strain value of 40.29%.
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Towards efficient and stable organic solar cells: fixing the morphology problem in block copolymer active layers with synergistic strategies supported by interpretable machine learning

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8954-8965
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03168G, Paper
Yu Cui, Qunping Fan, Hao Feng, Tao Li, Dmitry Yu. Paraschuk, Wei Ma, Han Yan
Interpretable machine learning identifies the causal structure–property relationships and key control factors in block copolymer organic solar cells with excellent power conversion efficiency and thermal stability.
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Migrants locked out of the West

The West is grappling with an influx of illegal immigrants, driven as they are by crises and instability in their countries




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Farmers in Punjab block highways in protest against 'tardy' paddy procurement




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Suryanarkoil Saivite mutt locked as pontiff leaves following public protest




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Why movie theatres will thrive after lockdown

Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019.The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.




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RRI team use quantum magnetometry to make more precise atomic clocks




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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags




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Unlocking new possibilities: application of MXenes in 3D bioprinting for advanced therapy

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20037-20047
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02906B, Minireview
Yusuf Olatunji Waidi, Nipun Jain
This article presents MXenes' potential in 3D bioprinting, discussing their benefits for bio-printed scaffolds, 3D bioprinting techniques, bio-ink criteria, applications of MXene-incorporated constructs, current challenges, and future directions.
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Newer building blocks of organisational culture 

O.C. Tanner’s latest report lists out the increasing responsibilities of corporate leaders in building a positive and productive workplace




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South Directors, Bollywood Blockbusters

Joginder Tuteja looks at southern directors who started with a big bang in Bollywood.




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Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

Will these 2024 releases -- bookended by Rajinikanth no less -- make a dhamaka at the box office?




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Block printing & book illustration in Japan / by Louise Norton Brown ; with forty-three plates (eighteen in colours). and copious indexes of titles and artists.

London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., 1924.




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The Bicester Collection’s Unlock Her Future Prize aims to empower women entrepreneurs

After West Asia, North Africa, and Latin America — where seaweed textile picked up the top prize — the newest initiative empowering women entrepreneurs is heading to South Asia 




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Google rolls out iOS 16 lock screen widgets

Google has new widgets for Gmail and Google News app on iOS 16 



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Lockdown guidelines: Inter-state, inter-district movement of people prohibited till May 3

According to the Home Ministry's guidelines on the lockdown educational institutions, coaching centres, air travel and train services will continue to remain suspended




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Thousands of devotees flock to Tiruchendur for Soorasamharam




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Fishermen block Pamban bridge seeking release of those arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

A huge posse of police personnel was posted ahead of the bridge to stop the protesters who took out a procession towards the bridge




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Fisherfolks block Pamban Road bridge pressing for release of fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy




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Google working on making Gemini take calls and send messages when Android phone is locked: Report

Currently, Gemini can reply to texts and take calls when a phone is locked, but only Google Assistant can do these tasks when the phone is unlocked




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Apple iPhone 16 sales blocked in Indonesia due to local parts rule

Apple will not be allowed to sell its iPhone 16 smartphones in Indonesia because they have not met the country’s rules on the use of locally made components




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US Judge refuses to block debt payment in Byju’s insolvency case

Judge Brendan Shannon declined the request from GLAS Trust Company, trustee for lenders owed $1.2 billion, to prevent Riju Ravindran, brother of Byju’s founder, from paying over $19 million to India’s cricket governing board 




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X block feature update goes live, public posts visible anyway

X indicated that the change was aimed at protecting users who have been blocked.




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Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access




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WazirX proposes launching decentralised exchange and recovery token as investors wait to access locked up crypto

WazirX proposed launching a decentralised exchange as well as a recovery token for outstanding debt settlement, as users are unable to access their existing crypto




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Organic photovoltaic window device generates electricity and blocks heat

Improvements to device may eventually cut external power demands for buildings by 50%




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Judge blocks 3-D printed gun files from going online

States sued over fears of untraceable plastic guns




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Lenovo Smart Clock 2: Smart clock gets smarter

This next generation smart clock is a simple device with a colour touchscreen




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Qualified brokers to provide clients UPI block or 3-in-1 trading account from February 1

QSBs’ clients will have the option to either continue with the existing facility of trading by transferring funds to the brokers or opt for either of the facilities




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Release lockjam ahead?

Two months, fifty films. How will it all add up?




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The AUDI Q2 is the new kid on the block

The AUDI Q2 comes with a lot on its shoulders and yet forges its own character on the road




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As leaders flock to Antarwali-Saraati, Manoj Jarange-Patil holds his cards close: ‘Want Marathas, Muslims, Dalits to come together’