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Data | Low-income countries have received only 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far

Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to <5% of population




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Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow-walking’ trial over $44 billion deal

The two sides will make their arguments about the trial's proposed start date to a Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Tuesday




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Wholesale price rise at 4-month low of 1.3% in August

Vegetable prices down 10% from last August, but pulses, fruits, potatoes and onions remain in high inflation zone




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FPIs inflow hit 9-month high of ₹57,359 cr in equities in September; surpasses ₹1 lakh cr mark

In the debt markets, FPIs infused ₹8,543 crore through the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) and ₹22,023 crore via the Fully Accessible Route (FRR) in September




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GST revenue growth slowed in September

Gross revenues rose 6.5%, while net receipts were 3.9% higher than last September; seven States record a contraction while revenues were flat in Gujarat




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Dearness Allowance hiked by 3% for Central Government employees ahead of Deepavali

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8




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Cyclical slowdown? Nomura thinks so

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year




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Core sector output at 10-month low in September, deepening growth anxieties

Steel, power, oil and gas output growth slows, though cement output grows faster; economists say industrial production growth likely slowed in September, and may drag down annual growth projections




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Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar




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University of Hyderabad faculty members awarded with Har Gobind Khorana Fellowship

This fellowship provides both research grant support and cash award to the recipients. This year, the fellowship has been granted to nine scientists from across the nation




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Banks may play safe in aligning study loans with follow-up loans

Upgrading the existing loan, treated as restructured, can be done only after 10 per cent of the revised repayment instalments is paid



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Following last year’s hiring slowdown, IIM Bangalore reports 100% internship placement for 2024-26

According to the institute, students received offers across diverse domains, including consulting, finance, product management, FMCG, retail, construction, energy, e-commerce, conglomerates, healthcare




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Division in Bengal, Punjab in INDIA bloc not a blow to INDIA bloc: Sitaram Yechury

“As far as INDIA bloc, in Maharashtra, you have the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi, in Bihar you have the Mahagathbandhan and in Tamil Nadu you have DMK-led secular front. So, in each State these talks are already on. And I am sure by the end of this month, the situation will be far clearer,” says CPI(M) general secretary




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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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N-type Ag2S modified CZTSSe solar cell with lowest Voc,def

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03244F, Paper
Jin Yang, Junjie Fu, Weiwei Dong, Shu Ren, Xin Zhang, Jingyi Su, Chaoliang Zhao, Meng Wei, Dandan Zhao, Yange Zhang, Sixin Wu, Zhi Zheng
The Sn, Zn-doped Ag2S plays a triple role in CZTSSe devices: p–n conversion, front-interface bandgap grading, and defect passivation. This strategy achieved an efficiency of 14.25%, with the Voc of 0.584 V and the lowest Voc,def of 0.228 V.
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A novel high-performance all-liquid formic acid redox fuel cell: simultaneously generating electricity and restoring the capacity of flow batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8545-8556
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02450H, Paper
Dongbo Wei, Lyuming Pan, Jing Sun, Meisheng Han, Manrong Song, Jincong Guo, Qing Zhang, Cailin Xiao, Zheng Li, Shuaibin Wan, Yubai Li, Lin Zeng, Lei Wei, Tianshou Zhao
This work presents an all-liquid formic acid redox fuel cell using degraded redox flow battery electrolyte as the cathode fuel. This approach efficiently generates power while regenerating the electrolyte, advancing energy conversion and storage.
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Faster decarbonization of heavy industries in low-carbon power grids: using process flexibility for handling grid congestions

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8838-8854
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03888F, Paper
Sverre Stefanussen Foslie, Brage Rugstad Knudsen, Sigurd Bjarghov, Magnus Korpås
This work highlights the importance of process flexibility in industry decarbonization, showing it can enhance transmission grid capacity at costs comparable to other grid reinforcement measures, thereby enabling faster electrification of demand.
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Bicontinuous-phase electrolyte for a highly reversible Zn metal anode working at ultralow temperature

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8966-8977
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02815E, Paper
Mi Xu, Beinuo Zhang, Yudong Sang, Dan Luo, Rui Gao, Qianyi Ma, Haozhen Dou, Zhongwei Chen
A bicontinuous-phase electrolyte with a well-balanced solvation sheath is proposed, which delivers fast desolvation kinetics and generates a uniform in situ solid electrolyte interface, thus achieving a long-lasting Zn anode at low temperatures.
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Mediated electron transfer in a photo-bioreactor: continuous flow hydroxylation using cytochrome P450 BM3 in NADPH-free conditions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,803-815
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00569K, Paper
Ali Fendri, Donya Valikhani, Joelle N. Pelletier
We designed a proof-of-concept photo-bioreactor enabling continuous flow NADPH-free activation of cytochrome P450 BM3 via mediated electron transfer.
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Synthesis of hollow sphere structured TiO2 loaded with Ag2O and its photocatalytic activity

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,861-871
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00473B, Paper
Hejin Liu, Ying Liu, Xueqin Wang, Peng Qiao, Wenyi Wang, Mei Zhang, Yanxiu Liu, Hua Song
Owing to its high stability and catalytic activity, TiO2 has been widely used as a photocatalyst where its photocatalytic performance can be significantly improved by microstructure regulation and semiconductor loading.
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A robust data analytical method to investigate sequence dependence in flow-based peptide synthesis

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,825-832
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00494E, Paper
Open Access
Bálint Tamás, Pietro Luigi Willi, Héloïse Bürgisser, Nina Hartrampf
A new data analytical method for flow-based peptide synthesis enables robust and quantitative analysis of sequence-dependent difficult couplings.
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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
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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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Continuous flow synthesis of the ionizable lipid ALC-0315

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,959-966
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00630A, Paper
Open Access
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Jakob B. Wolf, Ju Weon Lee, Matthew B. Plutschack, Dario Cambié, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Peter H. Seeberger
The ionizable lipid ALC-0315 is the major component of the lipid nanoparticles used to encapsulate the mRNA in the Biontech–Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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Merging inline crystallization and pulsed flow operation to enable enantiospecific solid state photodecarbonylation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00058G, Paper
Open Access
Bavo Vandekerckhove, Bart Ruttens, Bert Metten, Christian V. Stevens, Thomas S. A. Heugebaert
Photoelimination of α-chiral ketones in the solid state results in highly regio- and enantiospecific C–C bond formation. By combining inline crystallisation and pulsatile flow, the photochemistry of these slurries can now be run fully continuously.
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Thermokinetic analyses of metal-sensitive reactions in a ceramic flow calorimeter

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00014E, Paper
Open Access
Soritz S., Sommitsch A., Irndorfer S., Brouczek D., Schwentenwein M., Priestley I. J. G., Iosub A. V., Krieger J. P., Gruber-Woelfler H.
A ceramic flow calorimeter for metal-sensitive reactions is characterized and used to obtain thermokinetic data on highly exothermic reactions.
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Photochemical organocatalytic heteroarylation of anilines and secondary alicyclic amines in continuous-flow

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00130C, Paper
Egor N. Boronin, Milena M. Svetlakova, Ilya I. Vorobyov, Yulia B. Malysheva, Yuri V. Polushtaytsev, Sergey N. Mensov, Andrey V. Vorotyntsev, Alexey Yu. Fedorov, Timothy Noël, Alexander V. Nyuchev
Photoorganocatalytic arylation of amines in continuous-flow enables scaling up including decreasing of both reaction time and catalyst loading.
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On a seamlessly replicable circular photoreactor for lab-scale continuous flow applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00109E, Paper
Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Martin Cattoen, Guillaume Masson, Gabrielle Christen, Lisa Traber, Morgan Donnard, Frederic R. Leroux, Guillaume Bentzinger, Sylvain Guizzetti, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
A cost effective and replicable continuous flow circular photoreactor system is introduced. All body parts of the reactor are 3D-printed and the electronics are purchased from various mainstream suppliers. The...
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Hindalco Q2 net up 78% on lower cost, better realisation

The revenue of Hindalco increased seven per cent to Rs ₹58,203 crore (Rs ₹54,169 crore)




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The glam girl among flowers

Gardening: Welcome the sturdy anthuriums and be assured of splashes of colour




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Country of flowers

Britain is blooming mad. And it shows. The writer visited London this summer and describes its garden policy




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Say it with flowers

How do you give your rooms a feminine touch without being too girly?




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Gingery flowers

Ginger lilies offer everything you would want in a flower — a great presence, fragrance, and they can last real long in a vase.




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Specific vegetable types are associated with lower long-term risk for late-life dementia: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10885-10895
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03239J, Paper
Negar Ghasemifard, Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Simon M. Laws, Helen Macpherson, Emma Stevenson, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Richard L. Prince, Joshua R. Lewis, Marc Sim
This study found an association between total vegetable intake as well as specific types of vegetables including yellow/orange/red, green leafy, and allium vegetables with lower long-term risk for late-life dementia in older women.
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Inhibitory effect of tea flower polysaccharides on oxidative stress and microglial oxidative damage in aging mice by regulating gut microbiota

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03484H, Paper
Yidan Cai, Siyu Liu, Xing Ge, Lu Cheng, Xin Zhang
Tea flower polysaccharides (TFPS) can improve the disorder of gut microbiota, alleviate oxidative damage to glial cells, alleviate neuroinflammation, and play a role in delaying aging.
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The angst over China’s slowdown

Though China’s growth has slowed in recent years, its dire consequences and impact on world economy are exaggerated




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Tepid FDI flows call for a policy review

The government must look beyond rules and procedures and rationalise taxation, particularly in sectors like electronics




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Sunflower 2 Review

Sunil Grover and a perky Adah Sharma somehow salvage Sunflower 2, observes Deepa Gahlot.




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Follow Kar Lo Yaar Review

What majorly works is Uorfi's complete lack of inhibitions and ease in front of the camera, analyses Mayur Sanap.




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Suryanarkoil Saivite mutt locked as pontiff leaves following public protest




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Insulin’s new upgrade: Can it truly prevent blood sugar lows?

Preclinical studies of an insulin candidate named NNC2215 have shown promise; this smart insulin can alter its own activity in response to glucose concentration in the body




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Just follow your heart

More and more youngsters are making a career out of their passion



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Rupee recovers from all-time low level, opens 25 paise higher at 83.84 against US dollar

Meanwhile, the dollar index gained 0.16 per cent to 102.85 points




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Rupee settles 4 paise lower at 83.96 against US dollar

Rupee weighed down by a firm dollar, geopolitical tensions in West Asia




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Rupee falls to record low amid outflows from stocks, bonds

RBI changed its stance to ‘neutral’ on Wednesday, spurring bets that the country is on the path to cut interest rates 




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Rupee plummets to 84.09 against dollar, ties previous all-time low

The rupee’s performance was also impacted by the volatile situation in the Middle East, which is expected to keep oil prices elevated and exert further pressure on the currency




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India’s forex reserves dip below $700 billion after staying above that level for two weeks

The reserves shrunk by $10.746 billion during the reporting week to stand at $690.43 billion as on October 11, 2024




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Rupee falls 1 paisa to settle near all-time low of 84.08 against US dollar

Forex traders say the selling rush by foreign investors sent the domestic equity markets into a tailspin, dragging the benchmark indices down