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Gold soars on geopolitical risks, central bank buying

While gold displays an uptrend on the charts, much could hinge on Fed action too




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Central banks bet big on gold as global uncertainty lingers

In fact, central banks accounted for 23 per cent of the overall gold demand at 1,238 tonnes in the March quarter



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Gold prices may rule firm if central banks continue to buy, says World Gold Council

The yellow metal outlook looks strong: Sachin Jain, Regional CEO of WGC



  • Gold & Silver

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Globally, central banks plan to add more gold to reserves in 2024

Apex banks’ confidence in the dollar low; high prices for the yellow metal may affect demand in India



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Domestic gold prices surge 10% amid global price rally, central bank buying: World Gold Council

Manufacturers have noted that in some cases, orders have reached levels not seen in several years, underscoring the strong buying interest among jewellery retailers and consumers alike



  • Gold & Silver

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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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Price pooling mantra: Wake up to expensive electricity



  • Siddhartha P Saikia

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The happiness mantra

Giving care and being cared for are essential for human well-being




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Activists demand that govt. grant land to landless, instead of encroachers on contract

They also urged the State government to recover the hundreds of acres of land encroached upon by private company estates in the Malnad region




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EAM Jaishankar says success of Central govt's policies linked to state's intentions




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Membrane technology for water reuse in decentralised non-sewered sanitation systems: comparison of pressure driven (reverse osmosis) and thermally driven processes (membrane distillation and pervaporation)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2831-2843
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00200H, Paper
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E. Mercer, C. Davey, Y. Bajón Fernández, S. Septien, S. Tyrrel, E. Cartmell, M. Pidou, E. J. McAdam
Thermally driven membrane processes provide an alternative method to conventional pressure driven processes to recover high quality water and manage odour from concentrated blackwater, using a low-grade heat source instead of electrical energy.
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Study of advanced treatment of low concentration tetracycline wastewater in two-stage MBBR system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2688-2697
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00313F, Paper
Kuaile Zhao, Hanyu Chen, Zhaoran Wang, Baozhong Zhang, Kunfeng Zhang, Huikang Zhang, Wanbin Hong
In this research, a two-stage reaction system was developed, incorporating a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and a photocatalytic reactor.
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Phosphorus release from sewage sludge and digestate driven by biological sulfate reduction: effect of feed sulfate concentration and thermal hydrolysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2897-2905
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00322E, Paper
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Francesco Di Capua, Stefano Papirio, Silvio Matassa, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Esposito
Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge is a strategic, circular approach to ensure long-term phosphorus availability for future generations, supporting sustainability and resource preservation.
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Concurrent boron removal from reverse osmosis concentrate and energy production using a microbial desalination cell-Donnan dialysis hybrid system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00621F, Paper
A. Yagmur Goren, H. Eser Okten
The removal of boron from aqueous solutions offers an important opportunity to improve the management of sustainable resources.
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Applicability of β-lactamase entrapped agarose discs for removal of doripenem antibiotic: reusability and scale-up studies

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00572D, Paper
Huma Fatima, Amrik Bhattacharya, Sunil Kumar Khare
Schematic diagram illustrating antibiotic removal via β-lactamase-entrapped agarose discs in a fixed-bed column bioreactor, highlighting the potential for scale-up.
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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

Boeing factory workers end strike with contract approval, securing wage increase and resuming production




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Kerala University reverses decision on hiring retired hands, opts for contract lecturers instead

During a Syndicate meeting, LDF camp imposes its will through a majority vote in favour of hiring contract lecturers




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Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated




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Dearness Allowance hiked by 3% for Central Government employees ahead of Deepavali

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8




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Salt Dissociation and Localized High-concentration Solvation by Interface of Fluorinated Gel and Polymer Solid Electrolyte

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04078C, Paper
Dechao Zhang, Yuxuan Liu, Dedi Li, Shimei Li, Qi Xiong, Zhaodong Huang, Shixun Wang, Hu Hong, Jiaxiong Zhu, Haiming Lyu, Chunyi Zhi
Low salt dissociation and unstable [Li(N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF))x]+ solvent structure in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) remarkably restricts the high throughput ion transport and interfacial stability. Here, we...
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Our Hindutva is not in contrast with Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar ideology: Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister accuses Congress of copying its flagship popular scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ while announcing the five guarantees in Mumbai; welfare schemes of ruling alliance benefit everyone, he says




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Lakshmi Swaminathan on how legendary architect Didi Contractor imagined spaces

‘Didi evocatively narrated her designs as stories as she drew. By living her ideals in day-to-day life, she introduced me to an elegantly simple lifestyle,’ says Didi’s student Lakshmi Swaminathan




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Investigating serum concentration profiles of orally ingested short-chain fatty acid supplements

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04028G, Paper
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Christopher G. Green, Marilyn L. Y. Ong, Samantha N. Rowland, Tindaro Bongiovanni, Lewis J. James, Tom Clifford, Stephen J. Bailey, Liam M. Heaney
HPMC capsules containing acetate, propionate, and butyrate salts exhibit peak serum concentrations of each short-chain fatty acid within 60 min and a return to baseline within 120 min. Seven days of repeated intake does not alter basal serum levels.
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Jipmer announces entrance exam results




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Tension on Central varsity campus after students stage protest

Earlier, three students hailing from Andhra Pradesh were allegedly assaulted




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Indian Space Startup Pixxel Bags NASA Contract To Support Earth Science Research

The satellites can help detect, monitor, and predict critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil and gas, mining, environment, and other sectors in up to 50 times richer detail. 




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Effect of SiO2 nanofluid concentration on micro-mechanical weakening behavior of coal

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20100-20117
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03750B, Paper
Quanle Zou, Bochao Xu, Weizhi Wang, Yulin Hu, Ting Liu, Qingsong Li, Tengfei Ma, Haolong Zheng, Zixuan Huo
The SiO2 nanofluids enhance coal wettability by promoting hydrogen bond formation, increasing hydrophilicity and water absorption. This weakens coal cohesion, causing softening.
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Exosomes encapsulated in hydrogels for effective central nervous system drug delivery

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01055D, Review Article
Ziba Zakeri, Morteza Heiderzadeh, Azra Kocaarslan, Ecem Metin, Seyed Nasir Hosseini Karimi, Sepideh Saghati, Atay Vural, Göktuğ Akyoldaş, Kemal Baysal, Yusuf Yağcı, Yasemin Gürsoy-Özdemir, Savaş Taşoğlu, Reza Rahbarghazi, Emel Sokullu
The targeted delivery of pharmacologically active molecules, metabolites, and growth factors to the brain parenchyma has become one of the major challenges following the onset of neurodegeneration and pathological conditions.
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Nanotechnology-based delivery of therapeutics through the intranasal pathway and the blood–brain barrier for Alzheimer's disease treatment

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2007-2018
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02003G, Review Article
Mark-Jefferson Buer Boyetey, Yonghyun Choi, Hee-Young Lee, Jonghoon Choi
Drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) fail to exhibit efficacy in clinical trials for a number of reasons, a major one being blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability.
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Developing an in vitro model of haematoma for study of intracerebral haemorrhage

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00039K, Paper
Open Access
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Siobhan Crilly, Victor Sebastian Tapia, Carlo Bawn, Annalisa Tirella
Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating neurovascular attack with limited treatment options. Alternative, pre-clinical modelling approaches are required to identify and trial therapeutic drug compounds. In this study we have...
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Central universities faculty appointments to shift to CU-Chayan portal

The portal will provide a common platform for listing of vacancies, advertisements and jobs across all CUs




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The big contradiction!

On one hand, the State Government wants Hyderabad to be recognised as a World Heritage City by UNESCO, and on the other hand, it deletes the provision concerning heritage and conservation




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Fusion is their mantra

Picking up local ideas and incorporating them into their designs is the strategy adopted by Vijay and Meghal Arya of Ahmedabad.




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Meet Faisal Manzur: the Chennai architect behind wooden doors at The Entrance Café and Pandan Club

Faisal Manzur of Faisal Manzur Design Studio on designing the stunning wooden doors at Chennai’s The Entrance Café, Pandan Club, and why he draws inspiration from TV shows and Wes Anderson movies



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Budget 2024 | An action-oriented Budget, with the mantra of reforming, performing and transforming India

The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities while MSME-centric initiatives will help them compete globally; the Budget also promotes sustainable growth  




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Day trading guide for November 13, 2024: Intraday supports, resistances for Nifty50 stocks

Here are the intraday supports and resistances for widely traded stocks such as Reliance Industries, ITC, ONGC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, TCS, and SBI



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Aurionpro wins landmark contract for Chennai Metro Phase II fare collection 

Project encompasses Corridor 3 from Sholinganallur to Sipcot, and Corridor 5 from Koyambedu to Elcot Park




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Dyson OnTrac Review | Thoughtful headphones with excellent sound and long battery life

Customisation is a key aspect of OnTrac’s design philosophy. Users can personalise their headphones with customisable outer caps and ear cushions available in a range of colours and finishes




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WazirX proposes launching decentralised exchange and recovery token as investors wait to access locked up crypto

WazirX proposed launching a decentralised exchange as well as a recovery token for outstanding debt settlement, as users are unable to access their existing crypto




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Protein-hydrogel crystal expands and contracts

Hybrid material could aid protein structure determination and drug delivery




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Theracos becomes increasingly reliant on contract manufacturing as its drug advances

Piramal sites on different continents have become involved in producing Theracos’s diabetes treatment




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs





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CAMS, KFin Tech form joint venture to operate MF Central platform 

The joint venture company will acquire, develop, and maintain the MF Central platform, which serves as an execution-only platform for mutual fund transactions




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INOX India bags major LNG terminal contract in the Bahamas 

The terminal, set to be the company’s largest mini-LNG facility to date, will provide shore power to cruise ships at the Nassau Cruise Port




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Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces

The Trinamool Congress delegation also expressed dissatisfaction that the Election Commissioners were not available to meet the party delegation at ECI headquarters




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Lipase-entrapped colloidosomes with light-responsive wettability for efficient and recyclable Pickering interfacial biocatalysis

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10824-10828
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03982C, Communication
Dingyi Yang, Qi Zeng, Kaiwen Tan, Haoyue Hou, Xingyuan Fang, Chenlong Guo, Hao Yuan, Tao Meng
We prepared lipase-entrapped TiO2 colloidosomes with excellent recyclability for light-responsive Pickering interfacial biocatalysis, providing a green, recyclable and efficient Pickering interfacial biocatalysis platform.
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Scattered leaders, decentralised voters: Dhangars of Maharashtra a divided house ahead of Assembly polls




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: In Solapur City Central, 79-year-old Adam Master takes on ally Congress in Shinde bastion in his last election