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Indian influence in US polity, culture

From Kamal Harris to Mindy Kaling — this book charts the Indian story in America




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Family, education, the city all helped me succeed in the US: Indra Nooyi

Former PepsiCo Chairman & CEO Indra Nooyi on her growing up years in Madras and on the mentors in her life




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International conference to recommend policies to address gender inequality at farms

“The conference aims to promote the sharing of cutting-edge knowledge on gender and inclusion in agri-food systems.”




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IISR-Kozhikode develops new high-yielding pepper variety

The variety named ‘IISR Chandra’ is expected to be a game changer in the black pepper industry




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DGCA approves Drone Academy at Telangana Agri University

It offers six-week training to ryots, agri-graduates, rural youth in drone piloting




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‘Very sweet’ variety gives fresh hope to Pineapple farmers in Kerala

Possibility for mechanised processing for value addition and export being studied




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A natural farm from wasteland at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam

The Andhra University Avani Organics Gardening Hub in Visakhapatnam has grown into a thriving natural farm and is building a community of urban dwellers that is transforming a wasteland into a patch of green




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From beauty parlours to farming, prisoners in India’s jails are channeling their time into creative new outlets

Some trivia from prisons across the country




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The certainty trap [electronic resource] : why we need to question ourselves more--and how we can judge others less / Ilana Redstone ; foreword by Joe Walsh.

Durham, North Carolina : Pitchstone Publishing, [2024]




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Virat Kohli remains India's most-valuable celebrity

Kohli remains the most valued celebrity for the fourth consecutive year with a steady brand value of $237.7 million in 2020 despite the pandemic




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Observability and mathematics [electronic resource] : Quantum Yang-Mills theory and modelling / Boris Khots.




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SAT pulls up Sebi for lack of uniformity in penalising market players




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Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire Forever 21 India




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Quality of farm loans by Indian banks won’t weaken: Moody’s




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Why the monsoon is a big deal for your equity portfolio

Is the idea of a dry monsoon beginning to parch your appetite for investing?




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E-commerce soaks up 2 m sqft of warehouse realty in 2015




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India will outperform global equity markets: Morgan Stanley




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Singapore Arbitration Centre to open office at GIFT City

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act lays down a time frame of 18 months for the disputes to be resolved.




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Tatas extend Rs. 56 cr. to U.K. varsity fellowship scheme




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Sensex, Nifty close higher amid buying in heavyweight stocks, firm global cues

The sensex rose 144.31 points to settle at 81,611.41 and Nifty increased 16.50 points to close at 24,998.45




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Rupee drops to lowest value ever against U.S. dollar due to equity outflows, oil prices

The currency's decline past the 84 handle is significant as the RBI had been defending that level.




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Sensex rises 592 points, Nifty settles above 25K on gains in IT, banking shares

Capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped by nearly ₹1.35 lakh crore to ₹4,63,62,781.71




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Sensex, Nifty climb in early trade on buying in IT, bank stocks

Equity indices rise on IT and bank stocks, sharp Brent crude cut; HCL Tech reports strong Q2 earnings




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Sensex, Nifty fall for 3rd day amid foreign fund exodus

Intense selling in realty, auto, consumer discretionary and consumer durable stocks also dragged the markets lower




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Sensex, Nifty slump as unabated foreign fund outflows drag markets lower

The BSE Sensex tanked 570.45 points to 80,436.16 in early trade. The NSE Nifty slumped 178.3 points to 24,571.55




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Sensex, Nifty tumble over 1% on weak global cues, foreign fund exodus

Extending its previous day's decline, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15% to settle at 80,220.72. NSE Nifty tumbled 309 points or 1.25% to 24,472.10.




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Equity investors poorer by ₹7.15 lakh crore in morning trade as markets slump

IndusInd Bank led the fall, while Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Titan, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were also among the laggards.




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Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1% amid sharp fall in IndusInd Bank, foreign fund outflows

The BSE Sensex plummeted 662.87 points or 0.83% to settle at 79,402.29. The NSE Nifty tanked 218.60 points or 0.90% to 24,180.80




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Sensex, Nifty decline on selling in banking, financial stocks; weak global trends

The BSE Sensex tumbled 426.85 points or 0.53% to settle at 79,942.18. The NSE Nifty dropped 126 points or 0.51% to 24,340.85




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Sensex, Nifty decline on unabated foreign fund outflows, selling in IT stocks

Falling for the second day in a row, the BSE Sensex tumbled 553.12 points or 0.69% to settle at 79,389.06. During the day, it slumped 654.25 points or 0.81% to 79,287.93




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Muhurat trading: Sensex, Nifty advance to start Samvat 2081 on a high

Muhurat trading is a one-hour, symbolic trading session conducted by stock exchanges on the occasion of Diwali, marking the start of the new Samvat year.




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Sensex, Nifty plunge in early trade dragged by Reliance Industries

Relentless selling by foreign investors also dampened the sentiments in the equity market




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Sensex tanks 942 points; Nifty plunges below 24K on heavy selling in Reliance, banking shares

The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 941.88 points or 1.18% to settle at 78,782.24, the lowest closing level since August 6




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Sensex, Nifty climb in early trade on buying in IT stocks

Equity indices rise on IT stocks, U.S. market rally as Sensex up 338.1 points and Nifty up 101.5 points




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Sensex, Nifty surge over 1% on heavy buying in IT stocks as Donald Trump wins U.S. polls

Stock markets surge over 1% as Sensex gains 901 points on Trump’s U.S. election win, boosting IT and pharma shares




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Sensex, Nifty fall over 1 %, snap two-day rally ahead of U.S. Fed interest rate decision

Stock markets tumble over 1% as investors await U.S. Fed decision, with Sensex and Nifty dropping significantly




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Nilgiris district administration urges people living downstream of Emerald Dam to take adequate safety measures

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




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Mediation should be given priority in family dispute cases: Chief Justice




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Documentary on Srirangam’s processinal deity screened




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Deputy Chief Minister launches initiatives to support start-up ecosystem in T.N.

He also presents sanction letters for pre-incubation centres, which aim to support innovative business ideas in their initial stages




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Organic/inorganic heterostructures templated by interfacial instability-driven BCP colloids in deformable emulsion droplets

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8174-8180
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00921E, Communication
Yuqing Song, Nan Yan, Lingli Wan, Jingjing Li, Ye Gao
Core–shell colloids are self-assembled in emulsion droplets driven by interfacial instability, which serve as excellent scaffolds for designing organic/inorganic heterostructures.
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Revisiting the density profile of the fuzzy sphere model for microgel colloids

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8181-8184
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01045K, Communication
Open Access
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Frank Scheffold
Microgel density profiles evaluated with the complementary error function and the popular fuzzy sphere model are not compatible with each other.
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Network interactions simultaneously enhance stiffness and lubricity of triple-network hydrogels

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00969J, Paper
Nabila Ali, Connor J. Demott, Olivia F. Dingus, Melissa A. Grunlan, Alison C. Dunn
Tough hydrogels with a charge-variable third network were assessed for biomimicking lubricity in both water and FBS solution.
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Chemo-mechanical model of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8407-8419
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00800F, Paper
Hexiang Wang, Zhimeng Jia, Yuqiang Fang
We establish a multiscale model of a cell to explore the chemomechanical mechanisms of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity. The two-dimensional vertex model is built by coupling the cytoskeletal reorganization and the Cdc42 activation.
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Bubbles and drops between circular frames: shape, force and stability analysis

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8420-8435
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00919C, Paper
Open Access
Friedrich Walzel, Jonathan Dijoux, Leandro Jacomine, Élodie Harle, Pierre Muller, Thierry Charitat, Wiebke Drenckhan
Combining experiments, simulations and theory, we provide a complete shape analysis of two bubbles held by circular frames in the parameter space of different frame radii, distances between frames and contact angle between bubbles (0°, 60° and 90°).
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Controlling wall–particle interactions with activity

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8395-8406
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00634H, Paper
Open Access
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Luke Neville, Jens Eggers, Tanniemola B. Liverpool
The interaction between a disk and wall in an active nematic depends on a combination of activity and anchoring, with contractile nematics repelling disks with planar anchoring.
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The surface diffusivity of nanoparticles physically adsorbed at a solid–liquid interface

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8446-8454
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00992D, Paper
Troy Singletary, Nima Iranmanesh, Carlos E. Colosqui
This 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.
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Optimality and cooperativity in superselective surface binding by multivalent DNA nanostars

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8515-8523
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00704B, Paper
Open Access
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Christine Linne, Eva Heemskerk, Jos W. Zwanikken, Daniela J. Kraft, Liedewij Laan
Our study shows that DNA nanostars with three binding sites (ligands) can (1) bind superselectively to surfaces based on receptor density, and (2) that interactions between ligands affect the optimum number of ligands required for superselectivity.
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Aging iridium oxide catalyst inks: a formulation strategy to enhance ink processability for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00987H, Paper
Open Access
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Sunilkumar Khandavalli, Jae Hyung Park, Robin Rice, Diana Y. Zhang, Sarah A. Berlinger, Guido Bender, Deborah J. Myers, Michael Ulsh, Scott A. Mauger
Steady-shear rheology showing evolution of the microstructure of iridium oxide catalyst inks of PEM water electrolyzers with aging time.
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Active nematic coherence probed under spatial patterns of distributed activity

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00651H, Paper
Ignasi Vélez Cerón, Jordi Ignes-Mullol, Francesc Sagues
A photoresponsive variant of the paradigmatic active nematic fluid made of microtubules and powered by kinesin motors is studied in the conventional two-dimensional interfaced form when forced under blue-light illumination....
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