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Stronger monsoon winds bringing more rainfall to arid regions of north-west India: Southampton varsity study

The study reports 40% increase in south-west monsoon rainfall over north-west India in recent years  




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Not much relevance of windfall tax on crude now: Advisor to PM

Windfall Tax is to counterbalance the unusually high profits earned by oil and gas companies from high global crude oil prices




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Festivals, agriculture, elections set to boost India's oil demand: S&P Global Commodity Insights

According to the commodities information services provider, India's oil demand decreased in September on a yearly basis, due to above normal rainfall, which affected road movement, construction, and mining activities




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Balancing innovation and access to healthcare

The draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023, have prompted extensive discussion and debate, drawing attention to India’s pivotal role in providing affordable medicines, especially to those in need




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A pitch to walk the fine line between innovation and access

 Ahead of USTR’s Special 301 report, India campaigns for flexibilities in international trade laws




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Private capital, a catalyst to Universal Health Coverage

India is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all by 2030. For India to achieve thisUHC, it is essential that both private enterprises and the government come together.




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Breaking down ‘patent thickets’ without smothering innovation

With recent patent-linked rejections, governments push back on big pharma’s strategy




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Centre launches mobile app for grievance redressal of rice millers

Move to enchance transparency, accountability




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CMFRI develops eco-friendly fish feed from black soldier fly larvae 

CMFRI transferred the technology to Amala Ecoclean, a start-up focusing on sustainable waste management and environmental solutions, for large-scale commercial production




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Can solar energy transform farms for sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation?

Time to follow ancient belief of sun and farm produce to help improve economics of agriculture




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SEA urges govt to re-evaluate ban on export of de-oiled rice bran

In a letter to various Central ministers, SEA said that this decision could have far-reaching negative consequences for multiple sectors




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Govt withdraws sugar stock disclosure order citing comfortable domestic availability

Food Ministry says sufficient quantity of sugar is available in the country to meet the domestic demand throughout the year after reviewing prices and availability of the sweetener




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Best Agrolife gets approval for patented herbicide ‘Shot Down’ and insecticide ‘Bestman’

These products are slated for launch in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.




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Sowing seeds of trust: How blockchain is cultivating a new era of digital farming

Realising its full potential in digital farming requires addressing certain critical challenges




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Time window for advance ticket booking reduced to 60 days: Railways

Bookings done up to October 31, 2024 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact




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Vande Bharat sleeper train set ready for testing by November 15

ICF is working on hydrogen-powered trains and prototypes for freight transport to enhance e-commerce deliveries




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Direct flights open up new overseas destinations, Indian arrivals rise in double digits

While revenge travel fueled post-Covid 19 pandemic travel recovery, easier visa norms and increased air connectivity are boosting demand




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Indian Railways renegotiates Vande Bharat order to 80 high-capacity trainsets; JV Kinet on-board

New order consists of 80 trainsets with a 24-coach configuration, instead of originally planned 16




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IndiGo secures approval for wet lease renewals of 11 A320 aircraft




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Pipavav Port’s Q2 net profit declines 18%

The company logged consolidated net profits of ₹92.3 crore in the year-ago period




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Railways eyes double-decker cargo liners and Vande cargo trains for faster, greener freight

The cargo liners will have a 46-seat capacity in the upper deck while lower deck will be for cargo loading with a capacity of up to 6 tonnes




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PM Modi announces new airport near Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Maharashtraannounces new airport near Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, valued at ₹76,220 crore, during BJP election campaign




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GST leviable on AAI-Adani concessionaire pact for Thiruvananthapuram airport: Kerala AAR

Kerala AAR ruling is contrary to the rulings passed by Rajasthan and Gujarat AAAR in the case of transfer of Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports and Uttar Pradesh AAR in the case of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow




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Apollo Computing Labs unveils SwasthVayu, a non-invasive ventilator

It was developed with CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories




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Sparkling flow of ‘ravas’

Bhamidipati Kanaka Durga Prasad and Veenadhari enthralled audience with a judicious blend of sangeetha and sahithya bhava.




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A captivating Bharatanatyam performance on the shores of Visakhapatnam

Aayana Dance Company’s hour-long Bharatanatyam dance presentation captivates the audience in Visakhapatnam. The event was an initiative of Paramparaa Foundation




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Mahindra Kabira Festival: Celebrating diversity by the banks of the Ganga

The sixth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival underlined the relevance of Kabir in modern times




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Market capitalization of privately listed companies surged 6.4 times, PSUs grew 5 times over last 10 years: Motilal Oswal




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NN bond cleavage in diazirines by a cyclic diborane(4) compound

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18048-18051
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04980B, Edge Article
Open Access
Minling Zhong, Jie Zhang, Zuowei Xie
Reactions of o-carborane-fused diborane(4) with 3H-diazirines lead to the complete cleavage of the NN bond, with one nitrogen atom being incorporated into the B–B bond.
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Recent advances in hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors for harsh environment applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17799-17822
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05295A, Review Article
Open Access
Miaoyu Li, Jie Pu, Qinghe Cao, Wenbo Zhao, Yong Gao, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Cao Guan
The application of hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors in harsh environments, including extreme temperatures, humidity, high mechanical strain, and strong corrosion, is investigated.
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Quadrupolar dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared emission consisting of Schiff bases based on π-conjugated scaffolds

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17950-17961
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05006A, Edge Article
Open Access
Kazuya Tanimura, Kento Tanaka, Masayuki Gon, Kazuo Tanaka
The study focuses on dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared (NIR) emission and unique quadrupolar orientations, showing potential for constructing electronic structures with narrow energy gaps.
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Two in one: merging photoactivated chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy to fight cancer

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17760-17780
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04608K, Perspective
Open Access
Kirill M. Kuznetsov, Kevin Cariou, Gilles Gasser
Combining photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) into one single compound allows to achieve more efficient light-induced therapy.
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Understanding ketone hydrogenation catalysis with anionic iridium(III) complexes: The crucial role of counterion and solvation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04629C, Edge Article
Open Access
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Paven Kisten, Sandrine Vincendeau, Eric Manoury, Jason Martin Lynam, John M. Slattery, Simon B Duckett, Agusti Lledos, Rinaldo Poli
The catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones reflect an important way to prepare valuable chiral alcohols. Understanding how transition metals promote these reactions is key to the rational design of more...
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Differentiating carrier protein interactions in biosynthetic pathways using dapoxyl solvatochromism

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05499G, Edge Article
Open Access
Matthew G. Miyada, Yuran Choi, Kyle Rich, James J. La Clair, Michael D. Burkart
A highly sensitive solvatochromic system was developed to monitor the loading and interactivity of carrier proteins associated with fatty acid, polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis.
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Pnictogen-based vanadacyclobutadiene complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05884D, Edge Article
Open Access
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Mehrafshan G. Jafari, John B. Russell, Hwan Myung, Seongyeon Kwon, Patrick J. Carroll, Michael R. Gau, Mu-Hyun Baik, Daniel J. Mindiola
The reactivity of a [VV] alkylidyne with unsaturated substrates such as NCR (R = Ad or Ph) and PCAd leads to the formation of rare transition metal complexes featuring an α-aza-vanadacyclobutadiene and a β-phospha-vanadacyclobutadiene moieties.
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Mechanism of action and evaluation of ratiometric probes for uric acid using lanthanide complexes with tetraazatriphenylene sensitisers

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05743K, Edge Article
Open Access
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Xinyi Wen, Huishan Li, Zhijie Ju, Renren Deng, David Parker
Six Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes are evaluated for the rapid ratiometric analysis of urate in diluted serum, together with mechanistic studies probing the intermediate exciplex and the excited state dynamics by transient absorption spectroscopy.
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Synergetic effect of mild hypothermia and antioxidant treatment on ROS-mediated neuron injury under oxygen-glucose deprivation investigated by scanning electrochemical microscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05977H, Edge Article
Open Access
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Junjie Zhang, Yulin Liu, Yuxiang Zhao, Siyu Zhang, Feng Xu, Fei Li
Ischemic stroke and reperfusion injury result in neuronal damage and dysfunction associated with oxidative stress, leading to overproduction of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In...
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Rapid, Potent, and Persistent Covalent Chemical Probes to Deconvolute PI3Kα Signaling

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05459H, Edge Article
Open Access
Lukas Bissegger, Theodora Alexandra Alexandra Constantin, Erhan Keles, Luka Raguž, Isobel Barlow-Busch, Clara Orbegozo, Thorsten Schaefer, Valentina Borlandelli, Thomas Bohnacker, Rohitha SriRamaratnam, Alexander Schäfer, Matthias Gstaiger, John E. Burke, Chiara Borsari, Matthias Wymann
Chemical probes have gained importance in the elucidation of signal transduction in biology. Insufficient selectivity and potency, lack of cellular activity and inappropriate use of chemical probes has major consequences...
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Photoactivated hydride therapy under hypoxia beyond ROS

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06576J, Edge Article
Open Access
Xia Wang, Yijian Gao, Ting Wang, Zhaobin Wang, He Hang, Shengliang Li, Fude Feng
As compared to oxidative phototherapy, studies on reactive reductive species-participating photodynamic therapy (PDT) are rare. Porphyrins are typical photosensitizers restricted with oxygen level, but efficacy and selectivity are always uncompatible...
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Rare-earth metal complexes bearing electrophilic and nucleophilic carbon centres and their unique reactivity patterns towards pyridine derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04197F, Edge Article
Open Access
weikang Wu, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Shan Zhu, Fuxiang Chai, Dongjing Hong, ZeMing Huang, Qingbing Yuan, Laurent Maron, Shaowu Wang
The rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes (κ2-L1)RE(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)2 [RE = Lu(1a), Yb(1b), Er(1c), Y(1d), Dy(1e)] (L1 = 1-(2-N-C5H10NCH2CH2)-3-(2,6-iPr2C6H3N=CH)-C8H4N) and the rare-earth metal monoalkyl complexes (κ2-L1)2RE(CH2SiMe3)(THF)n [n = 0, RE = Lu(2a), Yb(2b);...
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Standing apart: Shivam Pradhan




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Carnatic music at an eclectic festival

For the first time, the Celebrate Bandra fest will have a classicalmusic concert featuring vocalist Vasumathi Badrinathan




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A constantly evolving canvas

Artist Boshudhara Mukherjee’s fourth solo show is testament to how old work can inspire and even become part of new art




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Why this balanced advantage fund is a useful addition amidst rough markets

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage juggles stocks, bonds and derivatives smartly for optimal returns




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Why this conservative hybrid fund makes sense amidst market volatility

Aditya Birla Sun Life Regular Savings has been a consistent outperformer while keeping risks at bay




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Snatching value back from a fire

When you suddenly cannot afford to continue paying the premiums on a life policy, you may still be able to protect value. A new measure from IRDAI helps you in this quest 




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Why this value fund may be a good investment for the long term

Nippon India Value has consistently outperformed its benchmark and delivered optimal risk-adjusted returns




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SBI Innovative Opportunities Fund: What you should know

The recently-launched fund, open till August 12, is a high risk and unknown rewards scenario




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This value fund has just completed 20 years: Should you invest?

As benchmarks rise and broader markets correct, a portfolio anchored in strong value-based stock-selection criteria may work well for investors




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Axis MF launches Nifty500 Value 50 Index Fund