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Grid stability, solar PV manufacturing, discom dues to take centrestage in 2023

Transmission remains a challenge even as power demand rises




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Clean facts on cyclones and climate change

Higher sea surface temperatures hold out the threat of more cyclones and deep depressions in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.




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Clean facts about global climate finance

Global climate finance flows were $803 billion per year on an average in 2019–2020




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Clean facts about carbon sequestration

Sequestration reduces global warming and helps mitigate climate change.




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Clean facts about July, world’s hottest month

Global mean temperature for July was around 16C (61F)




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Clean facts on global warming and photosynthesis

Global warming and climate change has led to rise in mean temperatures which has suppressed photosynthesis and the ability of the global ecosystem to assimilate carbon




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Clean facts on India’s electric vehicles challenge

By 2030, the government hopes to ensure that 30% of private cars, 70% CVs and 80% two- and three-wheelers are EVs




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Clean facts about climate overshoot

Experts fear that extended periods of overshoot will have serious dangerous outcomes on several ecosystems




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Clean facts about GLOF

The frequency and risks from glacial melts have increased because of global warming and climate change




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Clean facts about COP28

A global stocktake will draw up an inventory on the collective progress made towards limiting the global temperature increase.




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Clean facts about green hydrogen versus blue hydrogen

Suitability of blue or green hydrogen as a future fuel is premised on how much water is consumed for their production




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Clean facts on e-DNA and mapping wildlife

The Zoological Survey of India will use eDNA for mapping, monitoring wildlife; help in biodiversity assessments & eradication of aquatic invasive species




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Cleanfacts about the plus and minus of biofuels

Biofuel is a renewable clean source of energy in contrast to fossil fuels




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Clean facts about harnessing oceans to fight climate change

Oceans can be tapped as a source of food and proteins in the future




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Clean facts about Arboriculture

Arboriculture also means assessing existing trees and vegetation to ensure protection to the valued in this category.




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Clean facts about Antarctic warming

Changes due to global warming in the Antarctic region have become visible in recent years




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Clean facts about global plastic waste

Fifty per cent of the world’s population resides in areas where plastic waste generated exceeds the capacity to manage it, says report




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Clean facts about bees and sustainability

The population of bees and other pollinators have shown a steady decline because of the destruction of their habitat




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Clean facts  about the AI boom and environmental costs 

The energy consumption of datacentres, AI and cryptocurrency sectors was 460 terawatt hours in 2022 but could touch 1000 TWh by 2026




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Clean facts about desertification and land degradation 

Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world 




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Clean facts about agrivoltaics 

Agrivoltaics is the simultaneous use of land for agriculture and photovoltaic (PV) power generation.




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Clean facts about blue carbon 

Blue carbon ecosystems provide the habitat for marine and coastal species, from birds, fish, and mammals to invertebrates, algae, and microbes




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Clean facts  about greenhushing 

Greenhushing also helps the company alter or change its sustainability effort without attracting public attention 




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Clean facts about aerial seeding 

Aerial or broadcast seeding is considered a better option than conventional methods of sowing seeds




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PM Modi virtually inaugurates new manufacturing plant of medical devices at Meril Company in Vapi




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Sonata Software secures multi-year deal from Fortune 500 manufacturing company

The client is partnering with Sonata Software to modernise its operations and deliver a homogenous, unified user experience at scale




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India should manufacture its own AI systems: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

In an interaction with media in Mumbai, Huang said, “Manufacture your own AI. You should not outsource, you should not export data to import intelligence. Don’t wait to jump into this one 20 years later. Enter this one at Ground Zero.”




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Sealy expands global reach with new manufacturing facility in India

The new factory will produce Sealy’s premium mattresses, including the Posturepedic range, for the domestic market




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Drugs regulator finds 49 samples not of standard quality, manufacturers asked to withdraw their products

Four spurious drugs were also found and action has been initiated against the makers, the DCGI said




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Apple iPhone maker buys equipment worth Rs 2670000000 for India factory, gears up to start...

This is the first time Apple's high-end iPhone Pro series will be made in a country other than China.




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Willy Wonka’s wine factory

Australia’s new five-storey Rubik’s cube-inspired structure is a visual and sensory experience, complete with gnomes, tinsel curtains and a mist room.




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Inside Le Locle’s watch factories

A tour of the Ulysse Nardin manufacture factory highlights age-old techniques of enamelling perfected by watchmakers




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‘It is time we manufacture vertical TV sets’ says Ram Madhvani

Lights, Camera, action: Ace ad film maker and movie director on creative trends and changing technology




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Dharams and the Kandee Factory

Kandee Factory is a new candy brand that boasts a vegetarian, all-natural USP




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Hike in value due to the metro rail factor



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Efficient organic solar cells based on low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring small molecule acceptors with a fill factor over 80%

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30558-30566
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06146B, Paper
Qingya Wei, Yuanyuan Li, Weikun Chen, Qinhao Shi, Shaofeng Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Yingping Zou
A low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring SMA, BZ4F-ch1, was designed with a cyclohexyl side-chain, which achieved a high device efficiency over 16% with an FF over 80%. Besides, the highest PCE/MOC value of 3.56 revealed remarkable cost-effectiveness.
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A review on instability factors of mono- and divalent metal ion batteries: from fundamentals to approaches

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30190-30248
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05386A, Review Article
Elmira Kohan, Roushan Khoshnavazi, Mir Ghasem Hosseini, Abdollah Salimi, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
Degradation phenomena in different components (cathode, anode, current collectors (CCs)) of mono- and divalent metal-based batteries affect their performance.
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Tuneable and efficient manufacturing of Li-ion battery separators using photopolymerization-induced phase separation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30442-30453
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03701D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Samuel Emilsson, Göran Lindbergh, Mats Johansson
In an effort to increase the thermomechanical stability of lithium-ion battery separators, thermoset membranes (TMs) are a viable alternative to commercial polyolefin separators.
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Info Room Solutions and Their Uses in the Property, Manufacturing, and Fundraising Industries

Data space technologies enable companies to exchange documents safely, whether it is intended for collaboration over a project or perhaps due diligence. They are really a digital variety of the physical rooms exactly where sensitive paperwork used to be stored. Nevertheless , these on line spots offer a much more features to facilitate cooperation and […]




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Female workforce in manufacturing and chemicals witness rise: Report

The Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, has the highest percentage of women representation at 26 per cent




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H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

As cases of worker abuse at garment factories soar, H&M says it is 'deeply concerned' by the developments in Myanmar




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Haryana elections: Not just Pakistan; rural distress too a factor

Farmers’ groups raise concerns over cotton crop, rural incomes and cost of clearing stubble




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Students not branded anti-nationals, facts twisted about CAA, says Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Lies are being spread by the bogus brigade of vested interests, says Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi




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Krishna Ella is new president of Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association

“Vaccines are the vital pillar of global health, and the IVMA mission is to ensure that every individual, regardless of where they live, has access to life-saving immuniszations” - Krishna Ella, Co-Founder, Executive Chairman of Bharat Biotech




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It is time to manufacture and launch SSLV for commercial purposes, ISRO Chairman

SSLV was designed with the industry in mind, he said




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Electricity Department to disconnect power supply to 22 plastic-manufacturing units




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Study on the time-resolved detection performance of β-Ga2O3-based SBUV photodetectors: surface chemical analysis and the impacts of non-VO factors

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03701D, Paper
Zeming Li, Rensheng Shen, Wancheng Li, Teng Jiao, Yuchun Chang, Hongwei Liang, Xiaochuan Xia, Baolin Zhang
The sub-intense component in the XPS O 1s spectra of β-Ga2O3 is not associated with oxygen vacancies, the intrinsic indirect bandgap and the surface traps contribute to the extension of the response and recovery times of β-Ga2O3-based PDs.
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Experimental factors influencing the bioaccessibility and the oxidative potential of transition metals from welding fumes

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00546A, Paper
Manuella Ghanem, Laurent Y. Alleman, Davy Rousset, Esperanza Perdrix, Patrice Coddeville
Experimental conditions such as extraction methods and storage conditions induce biases on the measurement of the oxidative potential and the bioaccessibility of transition metals from welding fumes.
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Kerala bypolls: With no sympathy factor, pure politics drives byelections in Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly seats

Upcoming bypolls in Palakkad and Chelakkara set to be purely political and may possibly shape the template for 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala




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Using Social Connections and Financial Incentives to Solve Coordination Failure: A Quasi-Field Experiment in India's Manufacturing Sector [electronic journal].