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Old Mahabalipuram Road, a late-night food haven for the young and old




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From balanced meal bowls to DIY kits for parties, these Chennai brands are putting a spin on eating healthy




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Global Buzz: News from around the world




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Global buzz

News from around the world.




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Mya McLure, the brave science girl : the toad cave / by Douglas Haddad ; illustrated by Jennifer Ball-Cordero

Haddad, Douglas, 1976- author




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Scaling up from local to global market

How Jungle Ventures scouts for local market opportunities with potential for cross-border expansion




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Watch | Payasam cakes and Mahabali cookies for Onam

Bakers and chefs are innovating with the traditional flavours of Onam




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Predictions for 2023: AI, VR boom in hospitality, wellness and gaming, and Balenciaga in India

This is the time of year when that we draw up the Best Of 2022 lists, and trend forecasts for 2023. And But how do you predict the unpredictable? We start with gains from the past.



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Synergistic effects of vanadium incorporation in cobalt-based LDH on electron and proton transfer during electrocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00728J, Paper
Jingjing Bai, Liang Chen, Chenghang Lv, Hongyu Ruo, Yanlong Pan, Shoudong Xu, Jiaqi Chen, Bingchuan Yang, Ding Zhang, Huimin Yang
Electricity-driven water splitting is a promising approach for cost-effective and environment-friendly hydrogen production.
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Preparation of hydrogels with self-reinforced mechanical properties using ball-milled microcrystalline cellulose and regenerated cellulose from deep eutectic solvent

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7405-7412
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00622D, Paper
Yi Zhang, Yingming Zhu, Kejing Wu, Yingying Liu, Houfang Lu, Bin Liang
Choline chloride–lactic acid deep eutectic solvent assisted by ball milling effectively dissolved microcrystalline cellulose. Regenerated cellulose was used to prepare novel cellulose hydrogel with self-reinforced mechanical properties.
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Effects of silylene ligands on the catalytic activity of [PSiP] pincer cobalt(II) chloride for N2 silylation

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7334-7339
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00883A, Paper
Min Zhang, Yanhong Dong, Qingshuang Li, Xiaoyan Li, Hongjian Sun
Three silyl [PSiP] pincer cobalt(II) chlorides [(2-Ph2PC6H4)2MeSiCo(Cl)(PMe3)] (1), [(2-iPr2PC6H4)2MeSiCo(Cl)(PMe3)] (2) and [(2-Ph2PC6H4)2MeSiCo(Cl)(LSi:)] (LSi: = {PhC(NtBu)2}SiCl) (3) were used as catalysts for dinitrogen silylation was studied.
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Citrus sap-stabilized regulated cobalt ferricyanide efficiently enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability for oxygen evolution

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7070-7080
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00704B, Paper
Muthukumaran Sangamithirai, Venkatachalam Ashok, Arunagiri Gayathri, Murugan Vijayarangan, Jayaraman Jayabharathi
Citrus sap-stabilized RCoFe nanoplatelets were synthesized by simple co-precipitation, and are highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for solar cell water splitting (1.56 V).
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Towards Global Understanding – Advancing Multilingual AI with Gemma 2 and a $150K Challenge

Google is building AI models, focusing on Gemma, to bridge communication gaps across languages.




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3D architectured zinc–chromium layered double hydroxide with nickel cobalt sulfide composite for the electrochemical detection of ronidazole

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00804E, Paper
Thangavelu Sakthi Priya, Tse-Wei Chen, Shen-Ming Chen, Thangavelu Kokulnathan, Bih-Show Lou, Riaz Ullah, Wedad A. Al-onazi, Mohamed S. Elshikh
Antibiotic overuse prompts mutation, and ecotoxicity, requiring precise ronidazole (RZ) detection; we developed zinc chromium layered double hydroxide with nickel cobalt sulfide (ZC/NCS) based electrochemical sensor to monitor RZ in diverse matrices.
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Composite materials based on halloysite clay nanotubes and cellulose from Posidonia oceanica sea balls: from films to geopolymers

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1508-1520
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00879G, Paper
Martina Maria Calvino, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Stefana Milioto, Giuseppe Lazzara
The combination of natural halloysite nanotubes and cellulose recovered from egagropili is effective to fabricate composite films and geopolymers promising for packaging and building applications, respectively.
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Extended isomerism in heteronuclear metal-organic frameworks: synthetic strategies and crystal structures of lanthanide-cobalt-oxydiacetate systems

CrystEngComm, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00168K, Paper
Fernando Igoa, Agustín López Cabrera, Javier Gonzalez-Platas, Leopoldo Suescun, Carlos Kremer, Julia Torres
Here, we present the synthesis and crystal structure of a series of heteronuclear metal-organic frameworks, which consists of cobalt(II) and lanthanide(III) ions or yttrium(III), connected by oxydiacetato (oda2-) as ligand....
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Coordinatively unsaturated 5-nitroisophthalate based cobalt(II) coordination polymers: efficient catalytic CO2 fixation and Hantzsch condensation

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00102H, Paper
Subham Sahoo, Rajesh Patra, Debajit Sarma
Labile-coordinated water-based CPs have been synthesized. SSICG-6 serves as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst in CO2 cycloaddition and one-pot Hantzsch condensation reactions compared to other 1D-reported CPs due to the presence of OMSs.
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Instagram rolls out broadcast channel globally

Instagram started testing broadcast channels in February.




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Microblogging giant X and X Pro hit by global outage, users unable to access platforms

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.




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Global outage hits Gmail, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram users

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond




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Export growth decelerates in July as global uncertainty rises

Imports rise sharply, trade deficit almost triples




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Centre weighs new WFH rules for SEZs to balance needs of units, developers

IT firms units want WHF for more employees for a longer period, developers are concerned about losing customers for office space




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Global headwinds, a challenge to India’s trade prospects in 2023

Successful implementation of FTAs, rupee trade, export schemes, PLI may provide relief




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Indian economy is confronting strong global headwinds: RBI

Declining tendency in GNPAs ratio is likely to continue




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India will be a global price setter in fertilisers by 2024: Mandaviya

‘We will bring down DAP prices to below the $650/tonne level this month’, he said




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Global steel output declines 2.4% in April as China disappoints

Indian steel production up a notch year-on-year but lower than March output




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India-Russia trade target of $100 bn realistic but urgent need for balance: Jaishankar

Russia’s First Deputy PM Denis Manturov begins two-day India visit, attends India-Russia Business Forum




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ICAI launches new chapters in Florida and Zurich, expands global presence

ICAI’s network now spans 81 cities across 47 countries, comprising 52 chapters, 29 representative offices globally.




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Rahul Gandhi joins bypoll campaign in Wayanad, vows to make it global tourism hub

Campaigning for Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi says people of Wayanad have taught him that the ‘word love has a great place in politics’




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Penguin death: activist writes to global bodies seeking intervention




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Bal Thackeray memorial: Uddhav seeks suggestions

Panel set up to oversee the project will be allotted the Mayor’s bungalow




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Baseball. Our Game [electronic resource (video)] / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c1994




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Baseball. Something Like a War [electronic resource (video)] / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c1994




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Baseball. The Faith of Fifty Million People [electronic resource (video)] / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c1994




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav Thackeray siding with those who insulted Balasaheb and Savarkar, says Amit Shah

After releasing the BJP’s manifesto for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly polls, Mr Shah also said his party will not allow religion-based reservation in the country.




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Clean facts about global climate finance

Global climate finance flows were $803 billion per year on an average in 2019–2020




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Clean facts on global warming and photosynthesis

Global warming and climate change has led to rise in mean temperatures which has suppressed photosynthesis and the ability of the global ecosystem to assimilate carbon




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On forest fires & global warming

Extreme and more frequent heat waves dry out the landscape causing a small spark to trigger a huge fire. Such conflagration leads to higher emissions from burning forests further exacerbating climate change. It is a vicious cycle.




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Clean facts about global plastic waste

Fifty per cent of the world’s population resides in areas where plastic waste generated exceeds the capacity to manage it, says report




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K'taka's economy outpaces national growth despite global headwinds: CM Siddaramaiah�




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UNGA president calls for global action to ensure success of Pact for the Future




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Lalabalavu sworn in as President of Fiji




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PIX: Spain's first transgender football team

Fenix's first game of the season on September 21 ended with a 19-0 defeat. But for its fans and players, trans men having the right to play their favourite sport on equal terms is far more important than the score.




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PIX: Not Messi, Ronaldo; Rodri wins Ballon D'Or!

Rodri won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham.




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TiE Global Summit 2024 targets ₹100 crore in funding for start-up initiative

The event will take place in Bangalore from December 9-11, 2024, and on December 12 in Mysore




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Sealy expands global reach with new manufacturing facility in India

The new factory will produce Sealy’s premium mattresses, including the Posturepedic range, for the domestic market




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India’s Satcom landscape expands as global firms seek market entry

These companies have written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India expressing their willingness to launch satcom services in India




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Freshworks asks 660 employees to leave as part of ‘global realignment’

The move is expected to result in $11 million to $13 million in charges in the fourth quarter of 2024, consisting primarily of cash expenditure for separation-related payments, employee benefits and related costs




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Indian IT sector lags in global RPE standards, yet digital shift signals growth potential

The Indian IT sector, while traditionally emphasising cost-effective outsourcing, is gradually evolving to enhance RPE and profitability through investments in upskilling and digital innovation




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Siloxane-containing phosphine (oxide) ligands for enhanced catalytic activity of cobalt complexes for hydrosilylation reactions

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00333K, Paper
Peng Liu, Jiajian Peng, Ying Bai, Jiayun Li
A series of siloxane-containing phosphine (oxide) ligands have been designed and synthesized.
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