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Buying Property? Read This

'Assess the property in terms of type, size, location and price point, and whether it fits into your budget.'




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XGIMI Horizon Pro review: The projector that transports you to another world

The XGIMI Horizon Pro is impressive, sleek, and like a TV without the physical screen




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Redmi Smart Band Pro: All the important stats

This ‘Sportswatch’ tracks all the workouts you can think of plus vitals




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The Z9: probably the best camera made by Nikon

Packed with technology, the camera probably ticks all the boxes for the professional photographer




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ColorFit 4 Pro from Noise: Bluetooth calling on a budget

This basic smartwatch tracks a lot of parameters and also lets you easily call contacts from your wrist




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An app soon to design nutrition programmes in real time

The app helps deliver quick, customised and nutrition improvement programmes for vulnerable groups




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Apple unveils iPhone 14 series, watch 8, and second-gen Airpods pro

Also unveiled at the event were the Apple Watch series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and 2nd gen Airpods Pro.




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Realme DIZO partners with OEL to manufacture products in India

Realme DIZO and Optiemus Electronics have partnered to make smartwatches and audio wearables in India




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Amazon introduces new Kindle with improved display

The device is priced at ₹9,999 and is available at an introductory price of ₹8,999 on Amazon India




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Apple likely to launch Reality Pro in June 2023

Apple Reality Pro is a Mixed Reality headset with both AR and VR integration.




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A mellow melody: OnePlus Buds Pro 2 review

Here’s what you need to look at, before you make these buds your daily companion




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Crude oil futures fall as Hurricane Rafael disrupts production

Around 22% of the daily oil production and 9.7% of the daily natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut in response to Hurricane Rafael




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Wipro launches Google Gemini AI experience hub in Silicon Valley 

Facility will offer businesses access to Google Gemini’s Large Language Models for testing AI-driven use cases such as natural language understanding, image generation, and predictive analytics




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ITI-led consortium wins ₹3,022-crore BharatNet Network project 

The project, funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund, involves the design, supply, construction, installation, upgradation, and maintenance of BharatNet’s Middle Mile Network




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SBI Q2 Results: Net profit jumps 23% to ₹19,782 crore

The total expenditure moved up to ₹99,847 crore in the quarter under review, from ₹92,752 crore in the year-ago period



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MRF Q2 results: 20% profit drop to ₹455 crore amid rising costs

The board has declared an interim dividend of ₹3 per share for FY25




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Vedanta board approves ₹17,025 crore expansion plans across aluminium and power units

Vedanta Limited plans to expand its subsidiary Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) and the Athena Chhattisgarh Power Plant Project




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NSE awaiting NoC from SEBI before filing draft prospectus for IPO

Aims to strengthen commodities segment, predicts market cap to double in 10 years




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Non-basmati rice procurement woes in Punjab may force growers to shift to basmati

Farmers who have harvested the fragrant rice are happy despite drop in prices




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NSEL Investors Forum proposes ₹1,950-crore settlement plan

Investors will vote on the one-time settlement plan on Monday




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Hindalco expected to report 65% rise in Q2 profit on lower cost

The Aditya Birla Group company expects to report a net profit of ₹3,625 crore in Q2 against ₹2,196 crore last year in the same quarter




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Mastek ranks in ISG’s Top 15 Global Tech Services Providers for Q3 2024

The achievement comes as Mastek expands its AI capabilities, recently launching iConnix, a GenAI portfolio featuring over 120 AI assets and 4 AI platforms




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As production drops in Guatemala, Indian cardamom may gain on Ramadan demand

Prices projected to top ₹3,500 a kg during January-March 2025




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SCI shares gain 7% on robust Q2 net profit

Revenue rose to ₹ 1,491.23 crore, compared to ₹ 1,161.89 crore in the previous year




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Qualified brokers to provide clients UPI block or 3-in-1 trading account from February 1

QSBs’ clients will have the option to either continue with the existing facility of trading by transferring funds to the brokers or opt for either of the facilities




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Inox Wind bags 87 MW wind energy project from Continuum Green Energy




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Servotech Power Systems secures 2 MW on-grid solar project from UP govt




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Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters 10th day; another protesting medic hospitalised

“A medical staff is in the CCU and his parameters have deteriorated. We have formed a medical board to treat him,” a senior doctor of the NRS Medical College and Hospital told




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West Bengal government’s Durga Puja carnival faces protest heat

The carnival is set to be held very close to the junior doctors’ fast unto death protest site




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Kolkata witnesses citizens protest carnival alongside Durga puja carnival

The Calcutta High Court had set aside the prohibitory orders imposed by Kolkata Police and pointed out that there was sufficient distance between the two venues where - Droher Carnival at Rani Rashmoni Avenue and Durga Puja immersion carnival at Red Road - were being organised




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Durga Puja in Kolkata not at odds with doctor protests | Analysis

The agitation by doctors and a section of citizens over the rape and murder of a doctor was not against the Durga Puja but remains primarily directed at the State government




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Protesting junior doctors collect signatures from the public in Kolkata

Aniket Mahato, one of prominent faces of the doctors’ movement who fell ill during the hunger strike, has sought Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s intervention to resolve the crisis




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Mamata holds meeting with top officials on healthcare infra upgradation amid doctor’s fast-unto-death protest

After the meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Secretary Manoj Pant called for a meeting of principals and MSVPs of all the State-run hospitals




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Bypolls are a litmus test for Trinamool Congress facing protests over R.G. Kar rape and murder

A section of Trinamool Congress leaders have challenged the doctors for an electoral battle. The Assembly seats going to polls are mostly in rural and semi urban areas, where the protests might not create an impact in favour of the Opposition.




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R.G. Kar case: Protesting junior doctors call off hunger strike after meeting Mamata

The two week long hunger strike came to an end after repeated requests from the government. Both parties have agreed to form a task force by March 2025




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West Bengal recruitment scam: ED attaches properties worth ₹163 crores

Thousands of recruitments conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission in 2016 were linked to the cash-for-school jobs recruitment “scam”




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Protesting doctors hold convention at R.G. Kar Hospital with fresh call for justice

Doctors to decide future course of agitation after consultation with stakeholders




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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari says doctor’s protests died a premature death

Both Leader of Opposition and State BJP president said that protesting doctors should not have trusted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee




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Kolkata Police starts probe into 'hacking' of live-streaming of Calcutta High Court hearing

During the hearing of Justice Subhasish Samanta at courtroom number 7, an obscene video was allegedly “live-streamed” for nearly one minute before it could be stopped




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Protests erupt in parts of West Bengal over exclusion of names in Banglar Awas Yojana

Amidst the protests, a notification was issued by the State government suggesting that fresh verification will be made to look into the names of beneficiaries who have been excluded




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Post-Deepavali festivities lead to protests, incidents of violence in Kolkata

Police personnel were assaulted in one incident when they stepped in to resolve the conflict




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FIR against Mithun Chakraborty for ‘provocative’ statements

The FIR based on complaint, which stated that Mithun Chakraborty’s speech on social media had exhorted people to violence




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Kolkata tram trundles back to familiar atmosphere of neglect and protests — a sign it is still alive

Friday’s CTUA protest was initially planned to demand restoration of the third surviving route, Ballygunge-Tollygunge, which was shut down temporarily about four months ago due to pipeline work; but by Friday they had more things to protest against as media reports showed bituminisation of not-in-use tram tracks in Alipore.




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Jadavpur University professor from West Bengal found dead in Uttarakhand hotel room

Colleagues and students expressed shock over his untimely and mysterious demise




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Calcutta HC allows Hindutva group to protest alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh at rally in Kolkata

The development comes three months after Sheikh Hasina resigned as PM of Bangladesh and left the country, causing political turmoil in Bangladesh and creating ripples in the internal politics of West Bengal




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One-pot synthesis of conjugated vinylene-extended viologen ionic radical polyacetylenes for visible light-promoted photocatalytic CO2 cycloaddition

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10876-10885
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03683B, Paper
Yanan Chang, Shuo Wang, Juan Chen, Zixuan Xu, Qing Shi, Yunjie Mao, Yanli Gai, Zhouyang Long, Guojian Chen
In situ synthesis of a conjugated vinylene-extended viologen ionic radical polyacetylene (VIRP-2) for visible light-promoted photocatalytic CO2 cycloaddition under ambient conditions.
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Feasibility and sustainability of emerging CCU pathways for formic acid production

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10982-10995
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02507E, Paper
Tesfalem Aregawi Atsbha, Ha-Jun Yoon, Ali Cherif, Chul-Jin Lee
The thermo-catalytic pathway can be a competitive alternative to the conventional pathway. CO2 source and electricity source highly affected the GWI for the thermo-catalytic pathway and electrochemical reduction pathway respectively.
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Solid phase peptide synthesis using side-chain unprotected arginine and histidine with Oxyma Pure/TBEC in green solvents

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10929-10939
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03209H, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Tommaso Fantoni, Andrea Orlandin, Ilaria Di Stefano, Marco Macis, Alessandra Tolomelli, Antonio Ricci, Walter Cabri, Lucia Ferrazzano
Oxyma Pure/TBEC coupling protocol in green solid phase peptide synthesis (GSPPS) eliminates protective groups on Arg and His, enhancing atom economy and reducing impurities during cleavage. The technology was extended to side-chain-free Tyr and Trp.
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A sequential flow process of CO2 capture and conversion using cost-effective porous organic polymers

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10960-10968
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03494E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Zhongqi Wu, Zhong Li, Lei Hu, Samson Afewerki, Maria Strømme, Qian-Feng Zhang, Chao Xu
A sequential flow process utilizing cost-effective porous organic materials to capture CO2 and directly convert it into fine chemicals has been achieved, which could improve the practical applicability of CO2 capture and utilization technologies.
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Straightforward solid-phase modification of TiO2 with propylphosphonic acid via manual grinding and shaker mixing: enhancing modification degree by thermal control while improving atom economy

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10907-10920
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03330B, Paper
Open Access
Kaimin Zhang, Jinxin Wang, Nick Gys, Elien Derveaux, Nahal Ghanemnia, Wouter Marchal, Peter Adriaensens, Vera Meynen
The straightforward manual grinding method achieves controllable grafting of organophosphonic acid onto TiO2, demonstrating its atom economy and greenness.
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