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My contest is for ideological reasons, says BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa

He says a “disciplined solider” like him cannot keep quiet when injustice is being meted out to the party



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Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘No need to worry about reservation; PM has only strengthened it during a decade in power’

It is the Congress that has diluted reservations for OBCs by giving a quota to Muslims, says Assam CM



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My contest is against Lalu Prasad not Rohini, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy

BJP leaders earlier mocked Rohini Acharya by calling her Singaporean Bahu because she stays in Singapore with her husband and three children



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My focus is on a skill census and revival of democratic systems in A.P., says Pawan Kalyan

People have lost their faith in the YSR Congress Party; there is a need to strengthen institutions in the State and empower the youth by honing their skills, says Pawan Kalyan, promising that the BJP-TDP-JSP alliance will bring about change




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‘Ozempic seemed to change more than the patients’ bodies,’ says Johann Hari, author of Magic Pill

Writer-journalist Johann Hari brings himself into the Ozempic conversation, taking readers through the risks of obesity, its causes and effects, and what the drug does




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‘Credit for split’ in Shiv Sena and NCP should be given to Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not have rebelled, but when someone was pushed to the wall, they’re left with no other option, and that is what happened in Mr. Shinde’s case.



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BJP’s freebie offers are not sustainable, says BJD leader V.K. Pandian

Poking holes in the BJP’s ‘Odia pride’ plank, Mr. Pandian rips the Union government’s record in supporting Odisha’s language, culture, leaders and economy; the BJD leader refuses to speculate on possible post-poll alliances




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Modi’s low level attack on Congress is a sign that he knows he is losing the polls, says K.C. Venugopal

The PM is banking on the weapon of polarising and dividing the people of the country, says Congress general secretary (organisation); he says the Congress has conceded many seats to allies to ensure the BJP government is removed and to end the ‘anarchy of misgovernance and dictatorship’




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Gelephu Mindfulness City is a lifetime opportunity, says Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay spoke of ‘deep’ economic challenges, the potential of the new carbon-negative smart city project, and ruled out re-joining the BBIN vehicle agreement




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It is people’s aspiration to see me in the Union Cabinet, says C.N. Manjunath

The MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural says his victory was possible because those who were treated at Jayadeva became his ‘ambassadors’




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India-Singapore ties are enduring and bipartisan: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan

Mr. Balakrishnan calls Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership a missed opportunity, hopes for Ministerial Roundtable soon, opportunities to deal with sagging investments




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Rishi Sunak’s performance has been disappointing: India-born Rajesh Agrawal

India-born Rajesh Agrawal is the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East




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‘There’s no pure European culture,’ says Josephine Quinn, author of How the World Made the West

In an ambitious narrative on history, Josephine Quinn argues that the West is a product of links with a much larger network of societies




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I find Ashwin very unique, says Paras Mhambrey

Former bowling coach looks back at his stint, the process that culminated with India winning the T20 World Cup, the interesting conversations and the road ahead for fast bowlers in the country




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‘Gujarat was the laboratory for today’s India,’ says Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot

The author of Gujarat Under Modi: The Blueprint for Today’s India on how Narendra Modi scaled up the politics and policies he initiated in Gujarat to the national level




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Budget 2024: New job schemes to kick off this year, says Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan

For Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, funds for some projects will be only through concessional multilateral loans, which could be from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, JICA, AIIB… any of these institutions, he says




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‘Syeda’s life mirrors India,’ says Neha Dixit, author of ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian’

Journalist Neha Dixit is shocked at the invisibilisation of the urban poor, the backbone of the nation




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‘The violence, to me, seemed scripted against Dalits,’ says Ajaz Ashraf, author of Bhima Koregaon — Challenging Caste

Different castes remember the incident at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, and the reasons for it differently




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‘If I want equality, I will have to fight for it,’ says Saurabh Kirpal, author of Who is Equal?

Senior advocate and queer rights activist Saurabh Kirpal on why the quest for a just world must continue




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‘My money is where my mouth is,’ says Ruchir Sharma, author of What Went Wrong With Capitalism

Leading financial analyst and investor Ruchir Sharma on what ails capitalism and the possible cures




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I’ve spent my whole life feeling like I didn’t belong with anyone or anywhere,’ says K. Vaishali, author of Homeless

What winning the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar means to K. Vaishali




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Consensus across all establishments in Pakistan for healthy ties with India, says former Pakistan PM Kakar

Senator seen as close to Islamabad’s military establishment says Jaishankar’s visit is an opportunity to explore sentiments on both sides




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‘The individual’s existence becomes irrelevant when one performs Theyyam,’ says photographer K.K. Gopalakrishnan

The art scholar on why the dance form of Theyyam has to be viewed from different angles




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A fluoride gradient, Zn-salt-rich hydrophobic interphase formed by a zincophilic, hydrophobic, anion-philic polymer “skin” for an anode-free solid Zn battery

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01978D, Paper
Xinpeng Han, Jinpeng Han, Kang Ma, Jiaqi Wen, Lianpeng Li, Daliang Han, Jie Sun
A Zn2+·OC group-derived contact ion pair (CIP)/aggregate (AGG)-rich electrolyte is fabricated to generate a fluoride gradient, Zn-salt-rich hydrophobic solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer with ultrahigh mechanical properties.
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Stabilizing doped Spiro-OMeTAD by organic molten salt for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04310C, Paper
Tengfei Pan, Zhiwei Li, Biyun Ren, Wan Yang, Xueqin Ran, Yajing Li, Yutian Xu, Yue Wang, Deli Li, Yingdong Xia, Xingyu Gao, Lingfeng Chao, Yonghua Chen
Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide (LiTFSI) and 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) have been currently suggested to be irreplaceable in classic doped 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis (N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (Spiro-OMeTAD) for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the stability of Spiro-OMeTAD was...
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Asymmetric evaporation for efficient and simultaneous extraction of freshwater, salt, and electrical energy from seawater

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04201H, Paper
Yitian Wu, Chaoliang Ma, Kangxin Zhu, Lizheng Jin, Lvfu Song, Lanze Li, Yingzhuo Lu, Yu Zheng, Yaoxin Zhang, Xin Zheng, Sai Wu, Yajun Pang, Zhehong Shen, Swee Ching Tan, Hao Chen
This study presents an asymmetric evaporation strategy that simultaneously achieves freshwater production, salt collection, and electrical energy generation.
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Metastable interphase induced pre-strain compensation enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03801K, Paper
Hongyu Xu, Yun Xiao, Karim A Elmestekawy, Pietro Caprioglio, Qiuyang Li, Qixuan Zhong, Yongqiang Ji, Tianyu Huang, Haoming Yan, Yingguo Yang, Laura M Herz, Qihuang Gong, Henry Snaith, Rui Zhu, Lichen Zhao
High-efficiency metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) include the rigid substrates with low thermal-expansion coefficients (TECs), resulting in a significant TEC mismatch with the perovskites with high TECs at the...
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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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Self-assembled porous salt crystals for solar-powered crystallization

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04741A, Paper
Jie Yu, Lenan Zhang, Jintong Gao, Wenyu Han, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu
Thermally localized solar evaporation has been recognized as an efficient and suitable pathway for desalination and brine treatment. However, the annoying salt crystallization inside the porous evaporator brings challenges for...
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Tobacco cessation centre inaugurated




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Additional Chief Secretary holds review meeting at Bharathidasan University




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DMK functionary ends life in Salem




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HC directive to ensure proper crowd management at Sabarimala

The Bench also allows on an experimental basis parking of cars carrying pilgrims at Chakkupallam-II and Hilltop in a regulated manner




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Help desk launched at Bharathidasan University




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Target fixed to provide education loans for 7,000 students in Salem, says Collector




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Rahim meets family after 18 years in Saudi jail




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Kalamassery municipality approves proposal for drafting GIS-based master plan




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More coaching centres for competitive exams to be opened in State, says Higher Education Minister




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​Safe worship: On Kerala and the safety of devotees  

Safety regulations must be enforced strictly in places of worship 




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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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India’s disaster management story as a work in progress

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved




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Big Tech’s fail — unsafe online spaces for women

The U.S. presidential election and the campaign has again highlighted a key issue — of technology and online spaces posing a threat to the safety and the dignity of women




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The future of Saudi-India labour cooperation

A series of initiatives have been taken to improve the quality of the workforce and also enhance the prospects of Indian workers in the Kingdom




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Caste census data will be made public barring personal info of individuals, says Revanth Reddy

The data from the ongoing caste survey will not only be a road map for welfare and development, but also help the government in taking steps to increase the OBC quota; without accurate data, our goal of increasing reservations for BCs will not be achieved




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General synthesis of secondary imines via reductive coupling of carbonyl and nitro compounds employing a reusable cobalt catalyst

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,925-929
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00509G, Paper
Chaochong Zhang, Yurong He, Peng Zhou, Yuandie Ma, Ziliang Yuan, Guoqiang She, Zhe Zheng, Juncheng Hu, Qingqing Jiang, Jason Chun-Ho Lam, Bo Han, Zehui Zhang, Bing Liu
Reusable nitrogen-doped carbon-encapsulated Co nanoparticle catalysts are found robust for the synthesis of secondary imines via the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with NH3 or directly with nitro compounds.
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A safe and new strategy for N-arylation of 2,4-thiazolidinediones via microwave irradiation using base catalyst K2CO3 in DMF

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,842-848
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00641G, Paper
Ragini C. Patil, Nita M. Khiratkar, Sumeer Ahmed, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Aso Hameed Hasan, Malika Berredjem, Sarkar M. A. Kawsar, Ajmal R. Bhat
Green efforts as an alternative to existing conventional methods for providing new tools, knowledge and design of organic synthesis, will contribute to the economy and protecting the environment and health.
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Machine-learning assisted optimisation during heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation utilising a static mixer under continuous flow

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,872-882
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00570D, Paper
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Thomas M. Kohl, Yan Zuo, Benjamin W. Muir, Christian H. Hornung, Anastasios Polyzos, Yutong Zhu, Xingdong Wang, David L. J. Alexander
Machine-learning assisted optimisation of a continuous photodegradation reaction, using a TiO2 coated catalytic static mixer successfully accounting for catalyst degradation.
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Green synthesis of surfactant-free mesoporous silica with strong hydrophilicity via metal salt modifications for moisture adsorption

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,816-824
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00513E, Paper
Pariyawalee Sangteantong, Kunpirom Chainarong, Waleeporn Donphai, Metta Chareonpanich
In this work, the green synthesis of mesoporous silica (MPS) was carried out using low-cost sodium silicate as a precursor.
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Comprehensive Study of Lumped Kinetic Models and Bio-Oil Characterization in Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Sargassum sp.

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00674C, Paper
Teta Fathya Widawati, Muhammad Fuad Refki, Rochmadi Rochmadi, Arief Budiman
Indonesia, renowned for its tropical marine environments, boasts a rich diversity of macroalgae, with Sargassum being a major contributor. Currently, Sargassum's primary application revolves around alginate extraction, prompting a systematic...
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Catalytic degradation of pine sawdust over heterotopic Ca–Fe and HZSM-5 to produce aromatic hydrocarbons

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00572K, Paper
Huifen Kang, Xintong Guo, Mei An, Conghua Ma, Guozhang Chang, Qingjie Guo, Jingjing Ma
Up to 90.47% aromatic proportion and a 31.02 mg g−1 BTEX yield were obtained by heterogeneous catalysis of Ca–Fe and HZSM-5.
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