q Jindal Group in talks to acquire Czech-based Vitkovice Steel for €150 million By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:07:46 +0530 The Naveen Jindal-owned business house already has a significant presence in geographies like Australia, Mozambique and Oman in sectors such as steel, power and mining Full Article Business
q UltraTech Cement Q2 profit reports consolidated net profit ₹825 crore By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:54:55 +0530 On standalone basis, UltraTech Cement's profit from the domestic market was down 34.71% to ₹796.89 crore in the September quarter Full Article Business
q Equity investors poorer by ₹7.15 lakh crore in morning trade as markets slump By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:15:29 +0530 IndusInd Bank led the fall, while Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Titan, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were also among the laggards. Full Article Markets
q Nilgiris district administration urges people living downstream of Emerald Dam to take adequate safety measures By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:15:31 +0530 The Nilgiris district administration said that owing to work on the new Kundah hydro power house in Kattukuppai, water stored in the Emerald Dam will be released Full Article Coimbatore
q Indu Makkal Katchi youth wing president Omkar Balaji questioned for remarks on Nakkheeran Gopal By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:08:20 +0530 The Coimbatore police question IMK youth wing leader for threatening to “chop off editor’s tongue”, sparking legal action and protests Full Article Tamil Nadu
q Powerloom weavers urge Tamil Nadu CM to take up the issue of QCOs on textiles with the Central government By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:09:41 +0530 Full Article Coimbatore
q No question of reviving ties with BJP, clarifies AIADMK By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:03:43 +0530 Former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar told journalists at the party headquarters that the AIADMK would have no truck with the BJP not only in 2026 but also in other elections in the future Full Article Tamil Nadu
q Dynamics of phase-separated microdroplets near the contact line of evaporating all-aqueous drops By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8260-8266DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01056F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rahul Rai, Maheshwar Gopu, Senthan Pugalneelam Parameswaran, Tapan Chandra Adhyapak, Dileep MampallilEvaporation of multicomponent drops can induce liquid–liquid phase separation and spatial reconfiguration of phases through complex dynamics near the contact line.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8303-8311DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00866A, PaperKseniia Grafskaia, Qian Qin, Jie Li, Delphine Magnin, David Dellemme, Mathieu Surin, Karine Glinel, Alain M. JonasFlexible oligomers having precise sequences of nucleobases do not specifically recognize surface-grafted target chains at low grafting density. Moderately higher grafting densities promote sequence-specific recognition thanks to chain stretching.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Co-encapsulation of organic polymers and inorganic superparamagnetic iron oxide colloidal crystals requires matched diffusion time scales By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8312-8325DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00935E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Brian K. Wilson, Robert K. Prud’hommeComposite nanoparticles co-encapsulate organic materials with inorganic primary colloids. Producing “stoichiometric NPs”, where all NPs contain organic and inorganic species at similar ratios, requires matched diffusion-aggregation time scale.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Geometrical impacts of platonic particles on nematic liquid crystal dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00870G, PaperStiven Villada-Gil, Monirosadat Sadati, Juan D. Ospina-Correa, Daniel A. Olaya-Muñoz, Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, José A. Martínez-GonzálezIn this work, we studied the defect dynamics of platonic-like colloidal particles immersed in a nematic liquid crystal under flow conditions, analyzing the behavior of disclinations for each of these polyhedra.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Long range signature of liquid's inertia in nanoscale drainage flows By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01006J, PaperNathan Bigan, Mathieu Lizée, Marc Pascual, Antoine Niguès, Lydéric Bocquet, Alessandro SiriaIn confinement, liquid flows are governed by a complex interplay of molecular, viscous and elastic forces.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q A macroscopic magneto-optical response resulting from local effects in ferronematic liquid crystals By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8363-8372DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00577E, PaperXiangshen Meng, Xiaowei Li, Jian Li, Yueqiang Lin, Xiaodong Liu, Zhenghong HeThe dynamic rotational behavior of composite chains under a rotating magnetic field was observed. The birefringence and dichroism variations in FNLCs mainly stem from the magnetic response of the composite chains, indicating local effects.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Nanoconfinement effects on the dynamics of an ionic liquid-based electrolyte probed by multinuclear NMR By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8436-8445DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01058B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Andrei Filippov, Maiia Rudakova, Victor P. Archipov, Faiz Ullah ShahDiffusivity is controlled by exchange of ions between “narrow” and “large” pores that results in an abnormal temperature variation. Li+ ions are solvated inside the porous glasses and their diffusivity remains slower as compared to the organic ions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q The surface diffusivity of nanoparticles physically adsorbed at a solid–liquid interface By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8446-8454DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00992D, PaperTroy Singletary, Nima Iranmanesh, Carlos E. ColosquiThis work proposes an analytical model considering the effects of hydrodynamic drag and energy barriers induced by liquid solvation forces to predict the in-plane translational diffusivity of a nanoparticle physically adsorbed on a wetted surface.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Modeling nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomer synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation via coarse-grained molecular dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00528G, PaperNicolas Herard, Raja Annapooranan, Todd Henry, Martin Kroger, Shengqiang Cai, Nicholas Boechler, Yelena SliozbergThis paper presents a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation study of the synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation of nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a type of soft, temperature-responsive, polymeric...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00534A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Homa Ghaiedi, Luis Carlos Pinzon Herrera, Saja Alshafeay, Leonard Harris, Jorge Almodovar, Karthik NayaniCollagen is a key component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and well-oriented domains of collagen are important for mimicking the local cell environment in vitro. Here, we demonstrate macroscopic alignment on collagen in 2-D substrates and 3-D hydrogels.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Morphology and line tension of twist disclinations in a nematic liquid crystal By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01076K, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yihao Chen, Mina Mandić, Charlotte G. Slaughter, Michio Tanaka, James M. Kikkawa, Peter J. Collings, A. G. YodhThis work characterizes twist disclinations in nematic liquid crystals, using confocal microscopy to measure their 3D profile and test theoretical predictions, and using magnetic fields to deform the disclinations and measure their line tension.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Structure affinity of the Langmuir monolayer and the corresponding Langmuir–Blodgett film revealed by X-ray techniques By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8601-8609DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01050G, PaperAlvina V. Alexandrova, Maxim A. Shcherbina, Yuriy L. Repchenko, Yuriy M. Selivantiev, Alexander V. Shokurov, Vladimir V. Arslanov, Sofiya L. SelektorUsing X-ray techniques, crown-substituted chromoionophore Langmuir–Blodgett films were proved to preserve the fine structure and functional features of pre-organized monolayers.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Thin free-standing liquid films manipulation: device design to turn on/off gravity in flow regimes for thickness map control and for material structuring By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00951G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Paolo Iaccarino, Zhe Wang, Andrea Marfuggi, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Ferraro, Giuseppe Vitiello, Sara Coppola, Ernesto Di MaioWe design a device to control liquid film drainage, able to switch between viscous-capillary and viscous-gravity regimes to stabilize thickness and modify particle arrangement, offering potential for film studies and 2D structure fabrication.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Interfacial viscoelasticity in oscillating drops of cyclodextrin-surfactant aqueous solution: experiments and theory By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01007H, PaperJosé Roberto Romero-Arias, Alberto S. Luviano, Miguel Costas, Aurora Hernandez-Machado, Rafael A BarrioWe present experiments involving oscillating droplets in aqueous cyclodextrin-surfactant solutions. In these experiments, α-cyclodextrin (αCD) and anionic surfactants exhibit remarkable viscoelasticity at the liquid/air interface, with dilatational modulus varying across...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q A dynamical system approach to relaxation in glass-forming liquids By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00976B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jack F. Douglas, Qi-Lu Yuan, Jiarui Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wen-Sheng XuWe adapt a dynamical system approach to the practical matter of estimating relaxation times in both cooled liquids and crystals at elevated temperatures, which we identify as weakly non-integrable dynamical systems.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
q Uniqlo turns three in the India market; launches second edition of its collaboration with Italian luxury fashion house Marni By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:35:06 +0530 Headquartered in Tokyo, the Japanese apparel brand focusses on technology and sustainability, and its latest collection of fleece jackets is made of recycled PET bottles Full Article Life & Style
q This bus in Chennai brings fashion to your doorstep with its boutique on wheels By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:25:25 +0530 Started by Karthick Gunabalan, Pikbig.com showcases a collection of ethnic and Indo-western clothes for women Full Article Life & Style
q Not exactly a status quo policy By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:55:20 +0530 The RBI has explained its food inflation concerns for those who discount them in the context of monetary policy — while flagging financial stability issues Full Article Editorial
q Editorial. TRAI rules can ring in better telecom service quality By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:50:28 +0530 The changes promise a better user experience, with faster load times for web pages and smoother live streams Full Article Editorial
q Editorial. India Inc Q1 results provide little fuel for market rally By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:23:39 +0530 A surge in prices of fuel, metals and industrial feedstock led to a spike in production and operating costs this quarter, denting profit growth Full Article Editorial
q Editorial. Clinical trials waiver for some drugs raises questions By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:11:47 +0530 The Centre should not relax its clinical trials norms unless the situation is exceptional or dire Full Article Editorial
q Kings and queens By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:59:31 +0530 India stamps its authority on the global chess stage Full Article Editorial
q Editorial. Monetary policy can’t quell stubborn food inflation By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:45:56 +0530 Monetary policy cannot do very much to control food inflation, given that it is caused by supply bottlenecks rather than increase in demand Full Article Editorial
q IndusInd Bank Q2 PAT tanks 40 per cent on higher provisions, bad loans By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:32:57 +0530 NIM moderates as deposits outpace credit growth Full Article Money & Banking
q Suryoday Small Finance Bank’s net profit dips 10% in Q2FY25 to ₹45 cr By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:00:01 +0530 Net interest margin rose to 9.7 per cent in Q2FY25 against 9.4 per cent in Q2FY24 Full Article Money & Banking
q PNB Housing Finance Q2 net up 22.7 per cent at ₹470 crore By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:18:21 +0530 The portfolio asset quality continues to improve with Gross NPA at 1.24 percent as on end September 2024 Full Article Money & Banking
q Bank of Baroda likely to report 5% YoY net profit growth in Q2FY25 By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:04:29 +0530 Analysts from PL Capital and Axis Capital estimate a slowdown in loan growth to 12%, down from 19% in the previous year, and a dip in deposit growth to 9% from 15% Full Article Money & Banking
q Bank of Baroda reports 23% increase in Q2FY25 net profit at ₹5,238 cr By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:57:42 +0530 BoB had reported a net profit of Rs ₹4,253 crore in the year ago quarter (Q2FY24) Full Article Money & Banking
q IDBI Bank’s Q2FY25 net profit up 39% at ₹1,836 cr By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:28:17 +0530 The private sector lender had reported a net profit of ₹1,323 crore in the year ago quarter Full Article Money & Banking
q Cholamandalam Investment posts 26% rise in Q2 net at ₹963 crore By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:06:21 +0530 Murugappa Group’s NBFC, Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co Ltd, reported a strong double-digit growth across key metrics in the September quarter and the first half of this fiscal year. Net income for Q2 surged 37 per cent y-o-y to ₹3,238 crore, up from ₹2,367 crore. Full Article Money & Banking
q Bandhan Bank Q2 net up 30% at ₹ 937.44 cr By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:50:21 +0530 The Kolkata-based lender had posted a net profit of ₹ 721.16 crore for the first quarter last fiscal Full Article Money & Banking
q Yes Bank Q2 Results: Net profit surges 145% year-on-year to ₹553 crore, with NII rising 14% By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:42:12 +0530 Yes Bank’s standalone net profit more than doubled to ₹5.53 billion for the financial second quarter from ₹2.25 billion in the same period a year earlier Full Article Money & Banking
q ICICI Bank Q2 PAT rises 15% to ₹11,746 crore on strong core income growth By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 18:54:10 +0530 NIM moderated 9 basis points sequentially to 4.27 per cent on higher cost of funds Full Article Money & Banking
q REC posts ₹4,038 crore net profit in Q2 FY25 By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:14:34 +0530 Its consolidated total income stood at around Rs ₹13,706 crore in Q2 FY25, compared to Rs ₹13,092 in Q1 FY25 Full Article Companies
q YES Bank Q2 Results: PAT more than doubles on stable income; CEO says can be ‘right time’ to acquire MFI By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:58:23 +0530 YES Bank targets 17-18% deposit growth, loan growth of 13-14% in FY25; CEO Prashant Kumar says this can be the ‘right time’ to acquire an MFI Full Article Money & Banking
q Record profits: PNB Q2 consolidated net zooms 137% at ₹4,714 crore By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:57:51 +0530 On a standalone basis, PNB’s net profit for the quarter under review increased 145 per cent to ₹4,303 crore (₹1,756 crore) Full Article Money & Banking
q Indian Bank posts 36% rise in Q2 net at ₹2,707 crore on the back of reduced slippages By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:31:23 +0530 For the first half of the fiscal, the bank’s net profit exceeded ₹5,000 crore, totalling ₹5,110 crore, up from ₹3,697 crore Full Article Money & Banking
q Tamilnad Mercantile Bank posts ₹303 cr net profit in Q2 By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:17:03 +0530 Net interest income grew by 12 per cent to ₹596 crore, up from ₹533 crore a year earlier Full Article Money & Banking
q Federal Bank Q2 PAT up 11% on strong core income growth By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:40:43 +0530 Bank to sell more stake in associate company Equirus Capital, raise ₹1,500 crore via infra bonds in H2 Full Article Money & Banking
q Canara Bank beats estimate, reports 11% growth in net profit to ₹4,014 crore in Q2FY24 By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:43:17 +0530 Global deposits were ₹13,47,347 crore, up by 9.34 percent, while gross advances reached ₹10,11,997 crore growing by 9.53% Full Article Money & Banking
q Five-Star Business Finance posts ₹268 cr profit in Q2, AUM grows 32% By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:35:17 +0530 For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the company’s net profit surged by 34 per cent to ₹268 crore, up from ₹199 crore Full Article Money & Banking
q City Union Bank to launch new retail products in Q4, eyes growth in FY26 By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:46:08 +0530 To focus on secured loan products Full Article Money & Banking
q SBI Card Q2 Net Down 33% to ₹ 404 crore By www.thehindubusinessline.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:35:20 +0530 Total revenue from operations up 8 per cent in Q2 to ₹ 4,421 crore Full Article Money & Banking
