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Data Patterns reports 12% decline in PAT in Q2’25

Revenue for the quarter was impacted due to deferment of delivery schedule by the customer of completed products




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Asian Paints profit declines 43.7% to ₹693.7 crore in Q2

Asian Paints had logged a net profit of ₹1,232.39 crore during the July-September period a year ago




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Garden variety recycling

Indukanth Ragade gives you the know-how for this simple, time-tested way of recycling greywater




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Immunomodulatory effects of supercritical CO2 extracted oils from Portulaca oleracea and Perilla frutescens (PPCE) in healthy individuals: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03361B, Paper
Su-Jin Jung, Hyang-Im Baek, Eun-Ock Park, Ki-Chan Ha, Deuk-Seon Park, Soo-Wan Chae, Seung-Ok Lee
This study evaluated the immune-boosting effects of Portulaca oleracea L. and Perilla frutescens var. japonica Hara extract oils (PPCE) in healthy individuals. PPCE improved NK cell activity and cytokine levels (IL-12, IFN-γ) without adverse effects, supporting immune enhancement.
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Bridging the climate finance gap

Developed countries need to be held to account for climate finance actions. Besides, private finance and its debt burden pose difficulties




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The irony about climate meets

‘PEAK’ emissions.The emissions from air travel, local transport and accommodation for COP delegates are staggering




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Editorial. Turbulent passage ahead for climate talks

The developed world has been implicitly arguing that China and India should contribute to the climate kitty rather than receive monies from it




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Shruthi clinches crown in Women’s World Billiards Championship Title

Shruthi arrived at the Landywood Snooker Club as the lowest-ranked of the seven competitors, representing five nations




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SDG goals at risk in nations such as India due to declining health spending: Data

Pre-pandemic gains are eroding. In India, the share of health in the budget dropped below the 2% mark after the pandemic




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Development lenders set $120 billion climate finance goal for poorer countries

The new figure is a more than 60% increase on what the group of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) had funnelled to poorer nations last year




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Chronicling a lifetime in service of law




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UAS-B’s Krishi Mela on theme ‘climate-smart digital farming’ to feature drones for coconut-plucking, AI-based farm machinery

The Krishi Mela will be held on the GKVK campus of UAS-B from November 14 to 17




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Trump picks John Ratcliffe to be CIA director

John Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence at the end of Donald Trump’s first term




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7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.




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Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




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Canadian climate lawsuit by young people could sway global cases

The lawsuit, launched against Ontario by seven people aged 16 to 28 as of this summer, contends the province's greenhouse-gas-emissions target is inadequate and violates the young people's rights




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COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

The acronym dominating this year's summit is NCQG - which stands for the New Collective Quantified Goal.




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A guide to COP29 climate jargon




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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.




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Want number of Indian students in France to climb to 20,000 by 2025: French Minister

French Minister Catherine Colonna stressed that gender balance was a necessity in the field of education




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Rupee tumbles 11 paise at close at 83.80 against US dollar amid sharp decline in equity markets

Dollar weakness overseas supports rupee




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Cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides into cyclic carbonates catalyzed by a binary organocatalyst under mild conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6215-6223
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00639A, Paper
Wen-Wang Yu, Xiang-Guang Meng, Zi-Yu Gan, Wen Li, Yu-Lian Zhang, Jie Zhou
Highly efficient capture and conversion of CO2 into cyclic carbonates from flue gas under atmospheric pressure.
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A metal-free route to substituted imidazolidines via ring-opening cyclization (ROC) of activated aziridines with N-benzylanilines: DA-COP catalyzed photo-oxidative C–H activation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6411-6419
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00808A, Paper
Manish Kumar, Bharat Singh, Sugandha Singh, Indresh Verma, Kamal K. Kar, Manas K. Ghorai
A metal-free, conjugated organic polymer (TPA-PQ)-catalyzed intramolecular C–H functionalization strategy for the synthesis of imidazolidines in the presence of light and O2 is reported.
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Exploring the impact of abnormal coordination in macrocyclic N-heterocyclic carbene ligands on bio-inspired iron epoxidation catalysis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6259-6269
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00992D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Greta G. Zámbó, Carla A. Esslinger, Michael J. Sauer, Isabelle Rüter, Robert M. Reich, Serhiy Demeshko, Franc Meyer, Fritz E. Kühn
Macrocyclic and abnormal NHC iron complexes are characterised, showing high catalytic activity in epoxidation reaction and potential for ligand design.
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Bis-thiourea and macrocyclic polyamines as binary organocatalysts for the ROP of lactide

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00952E, Paper
Open Access
Assunta D'Amato, Maria Voccia, Filippo Bruno, Sara D'Aniello, Lucia Caporaso, Francesco De Riccardis, Irene Izzo, Giorgio Della Sala, Mina Mazzeo
New binary catalysts formed by a bis-thiourea and a series of flexible polyaza-macrocycles are revealed to be efficient catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide.
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Heterogeneous oxidative upcycling of polystyrene plastics to benzoic acid under air conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6584-6591
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00970C, Paper
Chengyang Sun, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Yanqin Wang
A heterogeneous oxidative upcycling strategy converting polystyrene (PS) waste into benzoic acid.
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Boron–pyridine nitrogen cooperative catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and epoxides to cyclic carbonates

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6692-6700
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01052C, Paper
Yu-Hui Luo, Sheng Tao, Fei Chen, Zhi-Hong Du, Hao Zhang, Min Li, Ning Liu
A type of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-diboron adduct in combination with tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) was used as a catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO2 with epoxides.
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IBzH (IBenzhydryl): Sterically-Flexible N-Aliphatic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) for Iron-Catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp2) Cross-Coupling of Unactivated Haloalkanes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01315H, Communication
Marlena Kardela, Błażej Dziuk, Roman Szostak, Michal Szostak, Elwira Bisz
Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling has emerged as a pivotal concept for the synthesis of valuable products across various facets of chemical research, including pharmaceuticals, organic materials and biological probes. In this respect,...
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N-Heterocyclic carbene-stabilized gold–copper nanoclusters: synthesis, bonding and mechanochromism

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20228-20234
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03320E, Paper
Dongjie Zuo, Huifang Guo, Qinghua Xu, Ayisha He, Zilin Li, Simin Li, Hui Shen
The first gold–copper alloy cluster protected by both NHC and alkyne ligands was reported. The cluster displays interesting mechanochromic properties, highlighting the bright future of NHC-functionalized metal nanoclusters in materials science.
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Cell-membrane engineering strategies for clinic-guided design of nanomedicine

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02114A, Review Article
Di Huang, Xiaoyu Wang, Wentao Wang, Jiachen Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Bing Xia
Cells are the fundamental units of life. The cell membrane primarily composed of two layers of phospholipids (a bilayer) structurally defines the boundary of a cell, which can protect its...
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A green inclination

Creative use of natural materials, recycled elements, salvaged items stand out in these eco-sensitive creations.




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Climbing the bamboo steps

If regions like Assam can live on bamboo staircases, Bangalore too can live on them. They combine beauty with functionality, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi




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IPL | When players go beyond cliches and illuminate the format

Occasionally a line emerges that causes the kind of surprise a maiden over might.




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US will stay in global climate fight despite Trump, says Podesta

Yet John Podesta, senior adviser to the president for international climate policy, also struck an apologetic tone at the start of the United Nations COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The expected pullback by the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, he acknowledged, comes even “as the dangers we face grow ever-more catastrophic.”




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COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?

The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however scientists say that evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected




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COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual U.N. climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions




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India’s smartphone market declined by 16% in January-March: IDC

Consumer demand remained sluggish amid uncertain macroeconomic conditions and inventory levels were elevated because of high stocking in H2 2022, says IDC report 




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Local value addition in ‘Made in India’ smartphones climbs 16% in 2023

Samsung’s high local value add in comparison to Apple is largely a function of time




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The telegram that came as an anti-climax




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Call to increase consultation days at transgender clinic at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai

Thousands of people have visited the clinic since its launch in 2022 thanks to friendly doctors; those coming from outstations find it difficult to make multiple trips; they also want a hostel for those visiting the clinic since they are not welcome at lodges, says an activist




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Smartphones sales declined during first phase of festive season but value crosses $3.2 billion

The festive season contributes 20%-25% of annual smartphone sales




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KKR crush SRH by 8 wickets to clinch third IPL title

KKR chased down the target of 114 with as many as 57 balls to spare; Venkatesh Iyer remained not out on 52 off 26 balls




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Paralympics: Avani retains gold; Mona clinches bronze in historic 10m air rifle double for India

Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years ago, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own Paralympic record of 249.6 set in the Japanese capital three years ago




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Point and click

From vintage classic to quirky cool, houseproud.in curates signature products for homes




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Now, info just a click away

Chennai Corporation becomes the first in India to adopt a dashboard to manage civic issues. Nidhi Adlakha finds out more




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Décor, just a click away




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Bayer clears path to clinch Monsanto acquisition by divesting more to BASF

BASF will buy agrochemical and seed businesses for $2 billion




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U.S. and U.K. political climates are driving scholars to Canada

‘Brain gain’ program brings high-profile international researchers to Canadian universities




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Recycling needs a revamp

Chemical and biochemical approaches take aim at plastic pollution