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200-member CISF team to guard Nuclear Fuel Complex at Rawatbhata

Located around 50 km from Kota, the facility is key for meeting fuel needs of upcoming nuclear reactors




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ISSF Junior World Championship 2024: Pistol shooter Divanshi’s second gold leads India’s clean sweep 

India’s young shooters won five more medals, including two gold on October 4, taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top with 13 gold, two silver and six bronze




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ISSF president lauds Indian shooting




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Brampton police arrests SFJ Canada coordinator in Hindu temple violence case

Investigators from the 21 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau and Strategic Investigation Team (SIT) have arrested and charged Inderjeet Gosal of Brampton, the Peel Police statement said




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Filestack: A File Uploader and Powerful APIs to Deliver and Transform App Content

[Sponsored] If you’re building an app that requires a lot of user-generated content and media that needs to be processed, tagged, filtered, or otherwise manipulated in real-time, you definitely want a solution that’s fast and seamless and doesn’t get in the way of your app’s primary functionality. Filestack is a service you’ll want to consider. Here’s what Filestack offers:

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The transformation of BSNL




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Biology transformed: On the Nobel Prize in chemistry

Nobel for determining protein structure recognises a big advance




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Discovery of highly potent SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase inhibitors based on adenosine 5'-carboxamides

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3469-3476
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00422A, Research Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Hugo Kocek, Dominika Chalupská, Milan Dejmek, Alexandra Dvořáková, Michala Zgarbová, Michal Šála, Karel Chalupský, Petra Krafčíková, Tomáš Otava, Matúš Drexler, Eliška Procházková, Blanka Klepetářová, Milan Štefek, Ján Kozic, Helena Mertlíková-Kaiserová, Evzen Boura, Jan Weber, Radim Nencka
SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase inhibitors based on adenosine 5'-carboxamides.
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Unsuccessful malls on the verge of closure

Poor management practices have resulted in many malls across the country becoming unviable spaces.




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A ‘green’ transformation

Here is how a city-based couple renovated their home using traditional and sustainable construction




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Filmmaker-farmer duo script a story of transformation with natural farming

Vishy, a Rex Karmaveer Chakra Fellowship awardee advocates popularising the farming practices and the broader promotion of natural farming and popularising his co-award winner Narayanappa’s farming practices




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India’s agri transformation a lesson for others: Modi

India has become the second-largest producer of food grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton, sugar, and tea, says PM Modi at the inauguration of the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists




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Transfer of cattle farm land to SIPCOT opposed




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Madras High Court transfers cases against IT, Cable TV Rules to Delhi High Court

Justices M. Sundar and K. Rajasekar take the decision in light of the orders passed by the Supreme Court




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Shape transformations in peptide-DNA coacervates driven by enzyme-catalyzed deacetylation

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01091D, Paper
Open Access
Merlijn van Haren, Nienke Helmers, Luuk Verploegen, Viveca Beckers, Evan Spruijt
Biomolecular condensates formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) are important organizers of biochemistry in living cells. Condensate formation can be dynamically regulated, for example by protein binding or enzymatic processes....
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Mahila Praharis of the BSF Camel Contingent will make their Republic Day parade debut in uniform designed by Raghavendra Rathore

The designer also incorporated various skills from across the country and it took him three months to complete the uniform



  • Life & Style

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Editorial. Agri Stack can be transformative, but implementation will be a challenge

Land records remain contested, despite over 90 per cent digitisation. Concerns over data theft and cyber fraud cannot be disregarded




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Andhra Pradesh aims for port-led economic transformation

The Sate plans to leverage its coastal potential to drive sustainable economic growth, targeting a $2 trillion economy by 2047, says official




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General theory of information transfer and combinatorics [electronic resource] / Rudolf Ahlswede [and others] (eds.)

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2006]




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Wagah: A misfire on many levels

Vast stretches of 'Wagah' play out like a dubbed movie.




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Signature Global to deliver 16 msf houses over next two years

The real estate developer is targeting collections of ₹3800 crore in the current fiscal year




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Sattva Group plans ₹14,000-crore investment to build 80 m sft of residential, commercial projects

Co-living space a focus area for Sattva Group, eyes co-living capacity of 15-16,000 beds by year-end




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Multi-step chirality transfer and racemization kinetics of pillar [5]arenes by tuning the halogen substituents on the rims

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01799D, Research Article
Lizhi Fang, Xiaowen Guan, Yanling Shen, Dayang Zhou, Long Chen, Xiaochuan Chen, Wanhua Wu, Leyong Wang, Cheng Yang
Halogen-substituted pillar[5]arenes exhibited hindered hydroquinone subunit flipping, enabling enantioseparation.
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Iron-catalyzed thiolation of C(sp3)–H with sulfonyl chlorides via photoinduced ligand-to-metal charge transfer

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01488J, Research Article
Sheng-Ping Liu, Lan Yang, Yan-Hong He, Zhi Guan
A photoinduced FeCl3/HCl synergistic catalytic method enables C(sp3)–S bond formation via reductive cross-coupling of activated/inert C(sp3)–H and aryl/alkyl sulfonyl chlorides through ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT).
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Photocatalytic arylation/alkylation of olefins/alkynes via halogen-atom transfer mediated by NHC-BH3

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01562B, Research Article
Xinhan Li, Yao Zhong, Fengsong Tan, Yusong Fei, Xiaohan Zhao, Jianbin Xu, Baomin Fan
A versatile method for radical reductive cross-coupling of iodides and activated olefins under mild conditions, facilitated by NHC-BH3 through photocatalysis, was developed.
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Recent developments in the ring-opening transformations of gem-difluorocyclopropanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6518-6533
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01583E, Review Article
Leiyang Lv, Junqi Su, Zhiping Li
This review summarizes the advances of gem-F2CPs as fluoroallylic synthons in transition metal-catalysed ring-opening/cross-coupling reactions via single, double or no C-F bond cleavage on the last two years.
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Charge Transfer Complex Enabled Mechanochemical Synthesis of Chalcogenoacetylenes via Alkynyl Radicals

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01827C, Research Article
Open Access
Fang Tan, Chang-Zhen Fang, Bing-Sheng Qiu, He Sheng, Yong-Liang Tu, Xiang-Yu Chen
Mechanochemistry has become an appealing strategy to enable numerous organic transformations. While significant advances have been achieved, the radical coupling reaction under mechanochemical conditions is still in its infancy. In...
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Nickel-catalyzed reductive 1,2-alkylarylation of alkenes via a 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) cascade

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01875C, Research Article
Xi Chen, Qiang Wang, Xiao-Ping Gong, Rui-Qiang Jiao, Xue-Yuan Liu, Yong-Min Liang
A nickel-catalyzed 1,2-alkylarylation of alkenes has been developed, leveraging amidyl radical-triggered 1,5-HAT with electrophiles as functionalizing reagents.
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Gamchhas transformed into saris

Textile revivalist Jaya Jaitly talks about her gamchha project



  • History & Culture

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Strain-affected ferroelastic domain walls in RbMnFe charge-transfer materials undergoing collective Jahn–Teller distortion

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35081-35089
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06397J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Marius Hervé, Shintaro Akagi, Laurent Guérin, Leland B. Gee, Ryan D. Ribson, Matthieu Chollet, Marco Cammarata, Shuntaro Nagashima, Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Hiroko Tokoro, Eric Collet
This X-ray diffraction study of RbMnFe materials reveals the ferroelastic domains walls resulting from collective Jahn–Teller distortion coupled to intermetallic charge-transfer and the spatial extension of the strain around the walls.
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Construction of a zero-dimensional halide perovskite in micron scale towards a deeper understanding of phase transformation mechanism and fluorescence applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35490-35497
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06404F, Paper
Open Access
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Lili Xie, Haiyan Qiu, Yuxin Chen, Yingxue Lu, Yanyan Chen, Lanlan Chen, Shanwen Hu
A zero-dimensional halide perovskite in micron scale is constructed to gain a deeper understanding of phase transformation mechanism and better fluorescence applications.
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Chronological effects of oxygen on the structural transformations of polyacrylonitrile fibers during the rapid thermal stabilization process

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35560-35567
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06327A, Paper
Open Access
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Shiyang Li, Liang Chen, Jie Liu, Yixin Li, Jian Tang, Rongchao Jiang, Xiaoxu Wang
The effects of oxygen on the structure changes of PAN fibers during the rapid thermal stabilization are chronological, including thermal-driven dehydrogenation, oxidation and cyclization in the shorter, intermediate and longer periods, respectively.
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Paris Olympics 2024 | Inside the radical transformation in Indian sports and the making of a medal-winning champion

Over the last decade, not-for-profit organisations as well as private academies and training centres have come forward to train Indian athletes, bringing them on a par with global standards




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Has semaglutide transformed treatment of diabetes and obesity in India?

While the injectable forms of semaglutide have taken the world by storm, the oral form, available in India, is helping doctors see results in diabetes control, with the added benefit of weight loss, even though the cost remains a deterrent




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Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) active interwoven polycatenated coordination polymer for selective detection of Al3+ and Ag+ ions along with water detection in less polar solvents

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18003-18012
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02285H, Paper
Anupam Maiti, Rakesh Kumar, Bidyadhar Mahato, Debajyoti Ghoshal
An ESIPT active coordination polymer is successfully synthesized, exhibiting ESIPT induced blue shift for Al3+ ions and ESIPT-off for Ag+ ions. The material can also detect polar water, dimethylformamide and methanol in less polar organic solvents.
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Theoretical study on the concerted catalysis of Ir/Ni for amino radical transfer for C(sp2)–C(sp3) bond formation

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18047-18053
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02567A, Paper
Hui Li, He Zheng
Insights from DFT calculations into the synergistic Ir/Ni catalysis method for the synthesis of C(sp2)–C(sp3) bonds through an amino radical transfer (ART) strategy to generate alkyl radicals.
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Annual post-monsoon runway maintenance work successfully completed: Mumbai Airport




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Different routes of bismuth mineral transformation during pertechnetate and perrhenate uptake for subsurface remediation

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2646-2654
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00496E, Communication
Open Access
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D. Boglaienko, M. E. Bowden, N. M. Escobedo, Q. M. Collins, A. R. Lawter, T. G. Levitskaia, C. I. Pearce
Removal of pertechnetate 99TcO4 and perrhenate ReO4 during mineral transformation of the non-toxic basic bismuth subnitrate for subsurface remediation.
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Digital University Kerala presents report on digital transformation study of judicial systems to Kerala High Court

DUK Vice-Chancellor emphasises the report’s focus on harnessing cutting-edge technology to streamline the judicial process, reduce case pendency and optimise case management workflows.




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Kerala digital varsity’s Centre for Digital Transformation in Culture to get a website




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Jharkhand Polls: As Phase-1 Campaigning Ends, Amit Shah Pitches 'Committee' Against Infiltrators, Legislation To Ban Land Transfer

Jharkhand Vidhansabha Chunav: Amit Shah said that legislation will be brought to prevent the transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women. 




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IIT Madras unveils plans to transform India into a global chess powerhouse

The initiative is aimed at enhancing fan engagement, providing solutions for federations to flag cheating and chess training programmes to further grow the sports at the grassroots level




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Nemetschek India and ICT Academy sign MoU to boost digital transformation in education

The partnership aims to upskill students and professionals for the AEC industry through workshops, seminars, and certifications




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Job satisfaction over security?

Given a choice would you opt for an unconventional career? Here’s what a few youngsters had to say…




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Weakened hydrogen bond connectivity promotes interfacial mass transfer for industrial level scalable biomass electrooxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8801-8809
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03482A, Paper
Zhaohui Yang, Lan Chen, Yijun Yin, Chenyang Wei, Zhimin Xue, Tiancheng Mu
The inhomogeneous valence distribution due to in the intrinsic electric field of a material can weaken the interfacial H-bonding connectivity under the bias potential, which promotes the mass transfer of HMF during the HMF electrooxidation reaction.
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Deep ion mass transfer addressing the capacity shrink challenge of aqueous Zn‖MnO2 batteries during the cathode scaleup

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8904-8914
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02871F, Paper
Na Jiang, You Zeng, Qi Yang, Puda Lu, Keqi Qu, Lihang Ye, Xuejun Lu, Ziqiang Liu, Xixian Li, Yongchao Tang, Jinchao Cao, Shimou Chen, Chunyi Zhi, Jieshan Qiu
This work shows that the introduction of interstitial carbon into the MnO2 lattice could reduce the affinity toward SO42− and OH, thus suppressing the surface coverage of ZHS and improving the Zn||MnO2 battery performance under large loading mass.
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Ministerial staff urge Chief Secretary to ensure compliance with transfer policy norms

The staff body accuses Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of failing to follow the norms for its own department, and of violating transfer policy norms prevailing in the government for more than 15 years in the matters of transfer, promotion, recruitment rules, regularisation of services, of an estimated 3,000 ministerial employees




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A decade of India’s transformative sanitation mission

The sanitation revolution, the Swachh Bharat Mission, is not just India’s achievement but is also a global one




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Mediated electron transfer in a photo-bioreactor: continuous flow hydroxylation using cytochrome P450 BM3 in NADPH-free conditions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,803-815
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00569K, Paper
Ali Fendri, Donya Valikhani, Joelle N. Pelletier
We designed a proof-of-concept photo-bioreactor enabling continuous flow NADPH-free activation of cytochrome P450 BM3 via mediated electron transfer.
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Experimental Investigation of Mass Transfer in NH3 SCR Over Self-Supporting Cu-ZSM-5 Foam

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00533J, Paper
Risha Raju, Kuruvilla Joseph, K. Prabhakaran, A. Salih
Selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3 is an emerging technology for emission control applications worldwide. The development of structured catalysts for process intensification is of growing interest in catalytic...
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