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India’s rice procurement drops by a half during October 1-15

Purchases for buffer stocks hit by storage and other issues in Punjab and Haryana




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Thalassemia patients’ ask from Budget

A concerted effort from the government, healthcare institutions, NGOs and the public is essential to create a robust blood transfusion system that prioritises safety and supports patients.




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Maharashtra’s sugar mills warn of potential halt to cane crushing season over MSP and ethanol price stalemate

Despite annual hikes in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane, the MSP of sugar has remained unchanged since 2019




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Stubble burning incidents drop by a half, but UP, Rajasthan have higher cases

Data also show that Uttar Pradesh had 17 per cent rise in number of stubble burning incidents at 1,288 against 1,102 year-ago and Rajasthan 9 per cent up at 1,072 from 982.




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Key challenges faced by farmer producer companies in the agricultural ecosystem

Building genuine connections and understanding the intrinsic motivations of farmers can create a vibrant ecosystem




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Proper road infrastructure, skilled workforce among key challenges for logistics industry: experts

These challenges are pushing logistics firms to balance cost management, workforce, and technology investment to maintain competitiveness




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3 coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derail near Howrah

"The weekly special train derailed at Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata, no casualties or injuries have been reported so far"




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Adani Kattupalli port continues to face operational challenges

Only one container ship to be berthed between November 11 and 14




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On August 15, Carnegie Hall echoed with Eastern and Western musical notes

Festival of India@75 brought together stalwart musicians to celebrate the freedom of musical expression




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Dilute nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage: progress, challenges and prospects

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05437G, Perspective
Open Access
Li Li, Wenhan Xu, Guanchun Rui, Shixian Zhang, Qiming Zhang, Qing Wang
Electrostatic capacitors (ECs) are critical components in advanced electronics and electric power systems due to their rapid charge-discharge rate and high power density. While polymers are ideal for ECs due...
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Dual ligand-enabled iron and halogen-containing carboxylate-based photocatalysis for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of alkenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04038D, Edge Article
Open Access
Wanru Han, Zhenyan Zhao, Kui Jiang, Yu Lan, Xuehan Yu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wei Yang, Donghui Wei, Shi-Jun Li, Linbin Niu
Dual ligand-enabled iron photocatalysis for the conversion of all kinds of halogen-containing carboxylates (CnXmCOO, X: F, Cl, Br) to CnXm radicals is disclosed for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of non-activated alkenes.
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Noncentrosymmetric tellurite halides created by a depolymerization strategy: toward strong SHG intensity and wide bandgap

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06403H, Edge Article
Open Access
Dan-Dan Zhou, Chun-Li Hu, Xin-Wei Zhang, Jiang-Gao Mao, Fang Kong
Successful synthesis of centrosymmetric Ga(Te3O7)Br and non-centrosymmetric M2(OH)(TeO3)(Te2O5)X (M = Al, Ga; X = Br, Cl) using a depolymerization strategy.
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Morphology of Lithium Halides in Tetrahydrofuran from Molecular Dynamics with Machine Learning Potentials

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04957H, Edge Article
Open Access
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Marinella de Giovanetti, Sondre H. Hopen Eliasson, Sigbjørn L. Bore, Odile Eisenstein, Michele Cascella
The preferred structures of lithium halides (LiX, with X = Cl, Br, I) in organic solvents have been the subject of a wide scientific debate, and a large variety of...
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Why I hold a passive-only mutual fund portfolio: Vishal Jain, CEO, Zerodha Fund House

Vishal Jain of Zerodha Fund House on why he actively favours the passive route




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Chinmaya Mission takes up growing challenges of mental health




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Centre releases funds for rural local bodies in Kerala, Meghalaya




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Thalassa and Misty catch the eye 




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Thalassa, Saifa and Axlrod catch the eye




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India steps up critical mineral acquisition plans in Africa, challenging China’s dominance

Race for critical minerals primarily focuses on cobalt and copper – key EV battery making metals, apart from lithium.




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Atmanirbhar push: MoD requests 156 LCH Prachand from HAL for Army and IAF

Of the 156 helicopters, 90 are designated for the Army Aviation Corps and 66 for the Indian Air Force 




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Is kala namak really a detox? Shalini Passi swears by this simple health hack

Kala namak is believed to aid in digestion by helping regulate pH levels and providing essential electrolytes.




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“Not asking Punjab for anything, in fact they do not have anything to give,” says Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 

As per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, Himachal Pradesh is entitled to a 7.19% share in Chandigarh; being deprived of this right is a grave injustice to the people, says CM Sukhu




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Madhya Pradesh in the bottom half of all State-level rankings | Data

Madhya Pradesh lags behind most States in all economic and social indicators




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Sandeshkhali residents celebrate arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

The residents, who for the last few days have been protesting in the riverine Sandeshkhali area, came out in the streets as they distributed sweets and danced in joy




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MCD starts demolition drive in Bhalswa colony in north-west Delhi

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on August 13 began a demolition drive in north-west Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy colony; heavy deployment of security personnel has been made at the site




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Meghalaya: A disconcerting disconnect




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Heroes’ Homecoming: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, and Srinath’s touchdown amid fanfare

Both the Indian men's and women's teams scripted history on Sunday (September 22, 2024), winning their maiden gold medals in the Chess Olympiad in Hungary.




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Global Chess League: Nihal’s draw stands, SG Pipers’ appeal to reverse result rejected




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Denmark Open badminton: Indian challenge ends in women’s and mixed doubles

Both the Indian pairs is action — Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (women’s doubles) and B Summeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy (mixed doubles) — suffered heartbreak three-game defeats in their opening contests




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Qatar halts its mediation efforts on Gaza, says the Hamas office ‘no longer serves its purpose’

In Washington, a U.S. official said the Biden administration informed Qatar two weeks ago that the Hamas office's continued operation in Doha was no longer useful and the Hamas delegation should be expelled




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Trump rules out former Cabinet members Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley in his administration

Pompeo served as the CIA Director and Secretary of State in his first term, Haley served as his ambassador to the United Nations in the first two years of Trump’s presidency




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Sri Lanka’s multi-ethnic east reflects challenges facing Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Voters in Ampara district voice hope, skepticism ahead of November 14 parliamentary polls 




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The application of a self-designed microfluidic lung chip in the assessment of different inhalable aerosols

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2111-2119
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00017J, Paper
Zezhi Li, Xiang Li, Boyang Feng, Junwei Zhao, Kejian Liu, Fuwei Xie, Jianping Xie
Microfluidic-based assessment platforms have recently attracted considerable attention and have been widely used for evaluating in vitro toxic effects.
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Capillary action-driven surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for the identification of phthalocyanine blue in modern paintings based on the BPG spot test

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2147-2151
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY01378B, Technical Note
Shao-Chun Hsueh, Ling-Hsuan Wang, Yung-Chen Liao, Hui-Yu Chiang, Cheng-Huang Lin
A method for the extraction and accumulation of Ag nanoparticles utilizing capillary action through a piece of triangular-shaped cotton paper is reported.
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Simple fluorescence “turn-off” assay for Congo red using commercial 2-aminophthalic acid

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00506F, Paper
Jiaqi Qian, Jie Li, Yihan Jiang, Chaoyong Liu, Jiayao Zhu, Liyu Gu, Yongming Guo
2-Aminophthalic acid with a high quantum yield of 38.49% was utilized for fluorescence “turn-off” sensing of Congo red with a linear range of 0.05–50 μM and a limit of detection of 1.72 μM.
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​Last mile woes: On inflation data and the challenges

Inflation should not be allowed to undermine the economic momentum 




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Synthesis and anti-tumor activity of new benzofuran-based chalcone derivatives as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00621F, Research Article
Chunfei Zhang, Yixin Liu, Xiao Zhang, Chunping Wan, Zewei Mao
A series of novel benzofuran-based chalcone derivatives could be considered as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors.
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Guidelines issued for fertilizer distribution in Karaikal for samba, thaladi paddy cultivation




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Challenges on the water front

Weather anomalies, pollution, mindless exploitation… the problems are many but solutions are available.




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Delhi riots case: HC dismisses plea by Khalid Saifi against attempt to murder charge

Mr. Saifi submitted that once the offences under the Arms Act were dropped against him and neither any weapon was recovered nor the alleged gunshot was attributed to him, the charge of attempt to murder could not be framed




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Delhi HC dismisses plea by Khalid Saifi against attempt to murder charge




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Issue of infiltration in Santhal Pargana was raised, Hemant did not listen: Champai Soren

The longtime JMM-loyalist, who has now switched to the BJP, adds that decisions he had taken as CM — on tribal language education, PESA implementation, and jump-starting state recruitments — have been put on hold now




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Delhi Cabinet passes proposal for reinstatement of bus marshals




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Delhi excise policy case: HC asks ED to respond to Kejriwal’s plea challenging summons

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri refused to stay the trial in the criminal case and said the trial court’s order, which has been challenged by Kejriwal, is two months old and not a fresh order




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Book Review: Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling the Mahabharata Code by Asha Kaul and Vishal Gupta

The Mahabharata shows that leaders need to navigate moral codes that are as complex, varied, and subtle as the situations in which they find themselves 




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More than half of students in agricultural universities are girls: Union Minister

Shobha Karandlaje inaugurates ‘Women Agricultural Entrepreneurship Sector Conference 2024’




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GI tag sought for the Senkanthal seed whose flower holds a special place in Tamil literature

Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare M.R.K.Panneerselvam, while presenting the State’s Agriculture Budget, had said that Geographical Indication tag would be obtained for 10 agricultural products at a cost of ₹30 lakh




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S. Korea woos startups in India with ‘grand challenge’

Wants them to look at Korea as a testing bed for their ventures




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Udhayanidhi Stalin responds to Palaniswami’s challenge




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Entropically and enthalpically driven self-assembly of a naphthalimide-based luminescent organic π-amphiphile in water

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8684-8691
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00986J, Paper
Sk Mursed Ali, Sujauddin Sk, Shuvajyoti Sarkar, Sayani Das, Nayim Sepay, Mijanur Rahaman Molla
Entropically and enthalpically favourable vesicular self-assembly of a naphthalimide based water soluble luminescent organic dipolar building block is reported.
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