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Accelerating green businesses to kick-start their scaling up

A programme to mentor sustainable enterprises hopes to provide the push




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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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Finance adaptation to address climate change and bridge the fiscal gap

A recent report underlines the need for coordinated planning in private-public investments at the national and State levels




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The tell-tale signs of urban heat stress       

Several Indian cities sizzle under relentless temperatures this summer 




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Anatomy of a landfill remediation in progress  

A visit to a dumpsite in Chennai illustrates the solution to the pile up of legacy waste across the country 




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Researchers harness AI to repurpose existing drugs for pain management




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Researchers discover alternate method to study changes during DNA replication process




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Israeli researchers develop software to allow processing in memory, bypassing CPU




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1924 Congress meet in Belagavi: Obama invited for joint Assembly session by K'taka govt




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South Korea's Covid handling a lesson for future pandemic response: Unitaid chief




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Hungary's Finance Minister submits 2025 'peace budget' amid recession concerns




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UNGA president calls for global action to ensure success of Pact for the Future




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Vijayawada-Srisailam seaplane trial run conducted successfully




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Gujarat CM Patel calls on citizens to ensure Vadodara leads in cleanliness




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Four cleaning contract staff run over by speeding Kerala Express




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PIX: Messi magic leads Argentina to win; Brazil cruise

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and had a hand in two more goals as Argentina crushed Bolivia 6-0 in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.




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PIX: Not Messi, Ronaldo; Rodri wins Ballon D'Or!

Rodri won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham.




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PIX: Messi's Miami stunned by Atlanta in MLS play-offs

Miami were overwhelming favourites to win it all after producing a league record 74 points in the regular season but could not keep the momentum after Matias Rojas' close-range goal in the 17th minute and Messi's score in the 65th minute.




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PM Modi urges vigilance against ‘digital arrest’ scams, calls for public awareness

A National Cyber Co-ordination Centre has been set up for synchronisation among investigative agencies working on cyber crime, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi




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A Telugu novel’s stupendous success revives hopes for book publishing

‘Amma diarylo konni pageelu’ by a techie is sold over one lakh copies, backed by social media posts




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‘AI tooling is helping us do more for less,’ Cognizant CEO

The CEO said that the company’s AI strategy was utilised to increase speed, reduce costs and improve the predictability of clients’ data modernisation journeys




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Progress targets $1 billion revenue with acquisition; expands Bangalore team

The ShareFile business the company is acquiring generates approximately $240 million in revenue




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Tessolve to acquire German chip design company for up to ₹400 crore

It will expand Tessolve’s European operations by adding four delivery locations across Germany and the Netherlands, including a specialized ADAS and imaging centre-of-excellence lab




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This is naked greed, nothing less: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu on Freshworks layoff

‘This is why choose to remain private. We put our customers and employees first. Shareholders should come last,’ Vembu




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Well-dressed notes

What if I told you that a musical note is technically a chord? Well, I’m partially right.




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Correction: Recent progress of core-substituted naphthalenediimides: highlights from 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB90045F, Correction
Open Access
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Sheshanath V. Bhosale, Sidhanath V. Bhosale, Suresh K. Bhargava
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Rh(III)-catalysed C-H annulation of cis-stilbene acids with 2-diazo-1,3-diketones: A facile access to 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one and α-pyrone scaffolds

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00151F, Paper
Shankaraiah Nagula, Mary Sravani Galla, Nandini B. Kale, Akshay Kumawat, Darshana Bora
An efficient Rh(III)-catalysed C-H functionalization, tandem annulation of cis-stilbene acids using 2-diazo-1,3-diketones was devised. The protocol has solely afforded 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones using alicyclic diazocarbonyls via decarbonylation and α-pyrones with aliphatic diazo...
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Stereoselective Synthesis of gem-Dihalopiperidines via Halo-Aza-Prins Cyclization Reaction: Access to Piperidin-4-ones and Pyridines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00338A, Paper
Anil Kumar Saikia, Surjya Kumar Bora, Subhamoy Biswas, Bipin Kumar Behera
An efficient methodology for the synthesis of 4,4-dihalopiperidine derivatives has been developed from N-(3-halobut-3-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide and aldehyde catalyzed by In(OTf)3 in excellent yields. The reaction involves an initial formation of six...
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Expanding the scope of the successive ring expansion strategy for macrocycle and medium-sized ring synthesis: unreactive and reactive lactams

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2985-2991
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00285G, Paper
Open Access
Zhongzhen Yang, Marion Arnoux, Damien Hazelard, Owen R. Hughes, Joe Nabarro, Adrian C. Whitwood, Martin A. Fascione, Christopher D. Spicer, Philippe Compain, William P. Unsworth
New Successive Ring Expansion (SuRE) protocols are described for use on unreactive lactams, as well as iminosugar derived lactams.
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Photogenerated chlorine radicals activate C(sp3)–H bonds of alkylbenzenes to access quinazolinones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2968-2973
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00129J, Communication
Xin-Yao Pan, Gui-Xia Sun, Fang-Ping Huang, Wen-Jian Qin, Qing-Hu Teng, Kai Wang
An Fe-catalyzed visible-light induced condensation of alkylbenzenes with anthranilamides has been developed.
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Unusual immunosuppressive pyridine-containing bisnor- (c23), tetranor- (c21) and pentanor- (c20) sesterterpenoids from Tibetan Leucosceptrum canum

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3019-3024
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00334A, Paper
Man Li, Ling Feng, Han Zhang, Yan-Chun Liu, Ting-Ting Zhou, Yu Zheng, Kai Guo, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li
Six unusual pyridine-containing bisnor- (C23), tetranor- (C21) and pentanor- (C20) sesterterpenoids were obtained from the medicinal plant Leucosceptrum canum of Tibetan origin. The immunosuppressive activities of these sesterterpenoids were observed.
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Direct access to pyrrole anhydrides via oxidative self-coupling of pyrrole carboxaldehydes

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,3045-3052
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00052H, Paper
Surabhi Panday, Tapas Maity, Pratibha Bhatti, Joydev K. Laha
An elegant synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid anhydrides from pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes using TBAI as a catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidant is described herein.
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BBr3-mediated dearomative spirocyclization of biaryl ynones: facile access to spiro[5.5]dienones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00274A, Communication
Gaurav Jaiswal, Subhas Chandra Pan
BBr3 mediated dearomative spirocyclization of biaryl ynones has been reported for the direct synthesis of spiro[5.5]dienones with a tri-substituted double bond.
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Dess–Martin periodinane-mediated oxidation of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00240G, Communication
Open Access
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Alexandra R. E. Serre, Vibhu Jha, Adèle Rivault, Leif A. Eriksson, Goreti Ribeiro Morais, Robert A. Falconer
Herein we describe the first example of the conversion of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid by use of the Dess–Martin periodinane oxidising agent.
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Base- and sulfur-promoted oxidative lactonization of chalcone-acetate Michael adducts: access to pyran-2-ones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00479E, Communication
Cao Nguyen Nguyen, Duc Toan Nguyen, Ha An Tran, Dinh Hung Mac, Thi Thu Tram Nguyen, Pascal Retailleau, Thanh Binh Nguyen
A cost-effective, practical, straightforward and scalable synthesis of α-pyrones via base- and sulfur-promoted annulation of phenylacetates and chalcones is reported.
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Pandemic: Contactless technology on an overdrive

As demand for travel rises, industry must meet it while ensuring passenger safety




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Next order of business for Tata Sons

How will Tata Sons turn around all the airlines under its fold, except maybe the Kochi-based Air India Express?




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How cabin pressure plays a key role

Ensures adequate levels of oxygen in the air




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Airlines test willingness to pay higher airfares

Key reasons behind the move include rising fuel prices, rupee’s weakness and losses incurred due to the pandemic 




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Redressing flaws: IndiGo needs to tweak its way

How the human element can help the airline appease passengers and employees




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Reviving businesses will benefit from air cargo’s growth

India’s air cargo industry is well positioned to scale up further, thanks to a strong airport cargo infrastructure




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Why do planes dump excess fuel in the sky?




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 Instagram downgrades quality of less popular videos

Last year, Meta had admitted in a blog to having separate encoding configurations for different videos based on how popular they were




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Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses

Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses




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Rapid assessment of pulse polio campaign shows high vaccine coverage, highlights gaps in Chennai

Chennai accounted for nearly 21% of the non-vaccinated children, highlighting the gaps in an urban area and the need for targeted community outreach




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Covid lessons learned? U.N. summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans

At the U.N. summit in Cali, delegates are working on a “biodiversity and health action plan” proposed for adoption by the 196 member nations of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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Doctors stress healthy lifestyle, regular check-up to prevent strokes in young adults

The webinar was held as part of The Hindu’s Wellness Series




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COVID-19 resulted in nearly half a million excess deaths, WHO’s global TB report states

Thirty high TB burden countries accounted for 87% of the world’s TB cases in 2022 and two-thirds of the global total was in eight countries including India




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Malaria elimination: Egypt’s success and a roadmap for India’s WHO certification

India has made remarkable strides in reducing malaria, with reported cases dropping over the years; however, there is a long journey ahead, with climate change raising the potential for malaria transmission in areas that have already achieved elimination




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Wellness retreat that King Charles and Queen Camilla visited in Bengaluru to soon expand to Portugal 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla, who left the retreat after a three-day rejuvenation session, are happy with the expansion plans as this would be closer to the UK, says holistic health practitioner Issac Mathai, who runs the facility