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Nanomaterial-mediated photothermal therapy modulates tumor-associated macrophages: applications in cancer therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01928H, Review Article
Yan Li, Yuhao Si, Heng Yin
Nanomaterials for modulating tumor-associated macrophages in photothermal therapy.
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Nanoparticles based image-guided thermal therapy and temperature feedback

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01416B, Review Article
Carlos Jacinto, Wagner Ferreira Silva, Joel Garcia, Gelo P. Zaragosa, Carlo Nonato De Jesus Ilem, Tasso O. Sales, Harrison D. A. Santos, Blessed Isaac C. Conde, Helliomar Pereira Barbosa, Sonia Malik, Surender Kumar Sharma
Nanoparticles have emerged as versatile tools in the realm of thermal therapy, offering precise control and feedback mechanisms for targeted treatments. This review explores the intersection of nanotechnology and thermal...
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Illuminating cisplatin-induced ferroptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer with biothiol-activatable fluorescent/photoacoustic bimodal probes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01656D, Paper
Li Xu, Hongwen Liu, Yi Kong, Lingyun Li, Jia Li, Kang Li, Shuzhi Liang, Bolin Chen
Using activatable NIR fluorescent/PA bimodal probes, we successfully monitored real-time biothiol changes during ferroptosis in NSCLC cells and tumors, revealing enhanced ferroptosis with the combined use of erastin and cisplatin.
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Masks. PPE. No Romance. The New Normal at Telly Shoots

'We have fewer actors in every scene.''We don't have family scenes or scenes that involve a lot of people.''We are not doing scenes which are intimate or require closeness.'




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A Jhalak Of Malaika

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 11 is all set to premiere on November 11, and the shooting has started.




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Farmer’s Share: A celebration of self reliant minimalism

Ambrose Kooliyath’s permaculture farm on the banks of the Nila River thrives on local resources




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Streaming a new reality: Malayalam movies in the OTT world

The industry has responded to the pandemic in creative ways and, in the bargain, gained a new audience as well as a generation of actors who do not walk formulaic paths





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Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you!




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Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night!



  • Mary Poppins Returns
  • Beale Street Could Talk Eric Roth
  • Spike Lee
  • Bohemian RhapsodyPatrick J Don Vito
  • Regina King
  • FavouriteGreen BookRomaA Star Is BornVice
  • Best Live Action Short Film
  • Mary Poppins ReturnsAlexandra Byrne
  • ManEthan Van der Ryn
  • Ballad
  • SZAI
  • Buster ScruggsRuth E Carter
  • Mary Poppins ReturnsEugenio Caballero
  • Best Foreign Language Film
  • Mary Queen of Scots
  • BorderMary Queen of ScotsVice

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A new fusion strategy for rapid strain differentiation based on MALDI-TOF MS and Raman spectra

Analyst, 2024, 149,5287-5297
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00916A, Paper
Jian Song, Wenlong Liang, Hongtao Huang, Hongyan Jia, Shouning Yang, Chunlei Wang, Huayan Yang
A novel feature-extractor-based fusion-assisted machine learning strategy was developed for high accuracy and rapid strain differentiation using MALDI-TOF MS and Raman spectra.
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Imaging specific proteins in living cells with small unnatural amino acid attached Raman reporters

Analyst, 2024, 149,5476-5481
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00758A, Paper
Erli Cai, Yage Chen, Jing Zhang, Haozheng Li, Yiran Li, Shuai Yan, Zhiyong He, Quan Yuan, Ping Wang
For living HeLa cells, we report a small and minimally-invasive Raman reporter (about 2 aa and <1 kDa), which can be site-specifically introduced into proteins by genetic codon expansion combined with tetrazine ligation.
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Oxidation of fine aluminum particles: thermally induced transformations in particle shells and kinetics of oxide nucleation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27602-27616
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03355H, Paper
Andrey V. Korshunov
A submicron aluminum particle during oxidation is a shrinking spherical segment due to the growth of a single γ-Al2O3 nucleus.
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Simulated conformality of atomic layer deposition in lateral channels: the impact of the Knudsen number on the saturation profile characteristics

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00131A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Christine Gonsalves, Jorge A. Velasco, Jihong Yim, Jänis Järvilehto, Ville Vuorinen, Riikka L. Puurunen
Systematic analysis of saturation profile characteristics allowed development of an extended slope method that relates the slope of the adsorption front to the sticking coefficient for any Knudsen number.
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Hydrogen tunneling with an atypically small KIE measured in the mediated decomposition of the Co(CH3COOH)+ complex

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27741-27750
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02722A, Paper
Open Access
Simon U. Okafor, Gabriele Pinto, Michael Brdecka, William Smith, Tucker W. R. Lewis, Michael Gutierrez, Darrin J. Bellert
Rate-limiting hydrogen/deuterium tunneling rate constants are measured in the photon initiated decay of Co(CH3COOH)+ with small KIE values.
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Lattice thermal conductivity reduction in Ca3AlSb3 and Ca5Al2Sb6 by manipulating the covalent tetrahedral chain

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03574G, Paper
Chi Zhang, Wenya Zhai, Jingyu Li, Jianbo Zhu, Zengfu Ou, Lanwei Li, Peng-Fei Liu, Xiaobing Liu, Yuli Yan, Yongsheng Zhang
Exploring the origins of low thermal conductivity in Ca–Al–Sb compounds reveals structural interactions that enhance phonon scattering. Strategies involve substituting heavier atoms to disrupt covalent chains, thereby reducing thermal conductivity.
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High Chern number quantum anomalous Hall effect in monolayer Co3X3SSe (X = Sn, Pb) kagomes

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03625E, Paper
Xiang Yin, Li Deng, Fei Wang, Yanzhao Wu, Junwei Tong, Xianmin Zhang
Two-dimensional stable kagome ferromagnets Co3Sn3SSe and Co3Pb3SSe can realize the QAHE with a high Chern number of |C| = 3, and present intriguing possibilities for advancing intrinsic high Chern number QAH devices.
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Correlating Negative Thermal Expansion and Thermal Conductivity in Two-dimensional Carbon-based Materials

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03776F, Paper
Soumya Mondal, Ayan Datta
Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is a fascinating phenomenon where certain materials contract upon heating. The phonon transport properties of two-dimensional carbon-based allotropes are poorly understood in terms of their NTE...
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Cyrus Broacha decodes Deepavali at Mumbai’s Malabar Hill

Everyone and their mother puts up a Deepavali special during this festive season. Our columnist, however, is determined to stand out



  • Life &amp; Style

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Thermally activated structural phase transitions and processes in metal–organic frameworks

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3606-3629
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01105D, Review Article
Open Access
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Celia Castillo-Blas, Ashleigh M. Chester, David A. Keen, Thomas D. Bennett
The structural knowledge of metal–organic frameworks is crucial for understanding and developing new efficient materials for industrial implementation.
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Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3976-4019
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00456B, Review Article
Sisi Wang, Lizhi Gai, Yuncong Chen, Xiaobo Ji, Hua Lu, Zijian Guo
This review focuses on the design strategy, spectroscopic characteristics, and functionalization of mitochondrion-targeted BODIPY dyes, providing an overview of these dyes for mitochondrion-targeted bioimaging and photodynamic therapy.
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Asian Champions Trophy hockey: Raj Kumar on the prowl as India hammers Malaysia

Araijeet scores a brace while Jugraj, Harmanpreet and Uttam find the target once each as Harmanpreet’s men register their third successive win and climb to the top of the table; the Indians will take on Korea in their next match today




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Title holders India to open women's ACT campaign against Malaysia

India won the tournament in 2016 in Singapore before reclaiming the title in Ranchi last year




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Restoring prairie, woods, and pond : how a small trail can make a big difference / Laurie Lawlor

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Canada wild : animals found nowhere else on Earth / words by Maria Birmingham ; art by Alex MacAskill

Birmingham, Maria, author




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Backing the small giant-killers

Why Bertelsmann India Investments puts it money in sectors teeming with disruptors




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What holds back a small-town woman’s business dreams

Does big-city confidence, English speaking skills boost entrepreneurial success?




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The synthesis of specifically isotope labelled fluorotryptophan and its use in mammalian cell-based protein expression for 19F-NMR applications

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04789C, Communication
Open Access
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Giorgia Toscano, Martina Rosati, Letizia Barbieri, Katharina Maier, Lucia Banci, Enrico Luchinat, Robert Konrat, Roman J. Lichtenecker
Combining multistep organic synthesis with mammalian cell based protein overexpression leads to isolated 13C–19F spin systems in tryptophan side chains, which represent ideal sensors to probe protein interaction and dynamics using NMR spectroscopy.
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Synthesis of heteroleptic bis-phosphine bis-NHC iron (0) complexes: a strategy to enhance small molecule activation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05463F, Communication
Open Access
Christian M. Andre, Nathaniel K. Szymczak
We report low-valent iron complexes containing bis-NHC and bis-phosphine donor ligands that coordinate and strongly activate N2 and CO.
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Bidirectional strain release in a thermosalient organic salt crystal induced by anisotropic thermal expansion and phase transformation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04764H, Communication
Priyasha Harsha, Dinabandhu Das
Two-way release of strain followed by jumping in an organic salt crystal can be attributed to the anisotropic thermal expansion by heating and phase transformation followed by shear deformation of the crystals by cooling.
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Small-sized starch nanoparticles for efficient penetration of plant cells

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05493H, Communication
Yongxian Chen, Simin Jiang, Yang Wang, Fuxue Zhang, Liu Wang, Li Zhao, Siyu Liu, Junjun Tan, Staffan Persson, Bo Sun, Junsheng Chen, Andreas Blennow
Fluorescent starch nanoparticles used in live cell imaging in plants suggest that small-sized starch nanoparticles can efficiently penetrate plant cells, indicating great potential for applications in plant science and agriculture.
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Expedient (3+3)-annulation of carbonyl ylides with azaoxyallyl cations: formal access to oxa-benzo[c]azepin-3-ones

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13368-13371
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04946B, Communication
Kshitiz Verma, Hemanga Bhattacharyya, Sharajit Saha, Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy
Cascade C–C/C–N bond formation of carbonyl ylides with azaoxyallyl cations generated in situ using Rh-catalysis has been accomplished in the presence of a base at room temperature.
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Origin of anisotropic thermal transport in CsPbBr3

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05037A, Communication
Open Access
Wilarachchige D. C. B. Gunatilleke, Oluwagbemiga P. Ojo, George S. Nolas
We reveal the specific structural and bonding features that result in anisotropic thermal transport for CsPbBr3 by directional single-crystal measurements and elucidate the bases for the low Debye temperature and speed of sound.
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Construction of amide-bonded supramolecular multifunctional fillers towards boosted self-healing, thermal conductivity and dielectric properties

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1167-1178
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00114A, Paper
Junlong Yao, Zongqiang Fu, Huan Yang, Lin Gao, Xueliang Jiang, Wei Nie, Zhengguang Sun, Haolan Lu, Meiyun Lin, Jinglou Xu
The two modified fillers effectively improved the self-healing efficiency, dielectric properties and thermal conductivity of the supramolecular composites by forming a synergistic effect of amide bonds.
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Catalytic Ethynylation of Formaldehyde for Selective Propargyl Alcohol Production Using the Copper Metal Organic Framework HKUST-1

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ06001B, Paper
Wanxi Yang, Wencai Peng, Han Li, Jin Mao, Liqiang Qian, Qingyu Zhang
HKUST-1 with high crystallinity has been successfully synthesized by solvothermal method using Cu(NO3)2·3H2O as a copper source, 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid as organic ligand, and N,N-dimethylformamide as solvent. HKUST-1 exhibited a typical...
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Ligand-assisted solvothermal precipitation synthesis of quantum-sized SnO2 nanoparticles and their application in quantum dot light emitting diodes

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00811A, Paper
Jiaxin Gao, Mengxin Liu, Xinan Shi, Daocheng Pan
Quantum dot-light emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency of 12.9% are fabricated based on quantum sized SnO2 nanoparticles as electron transportation layers.
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Theoretical Prediction of Negative Thermal Expansion in Cubic VF3

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00577E, Paper
Dingfeng Yang, Dingfeng Yang, Yurou Tang, Junzhu Yang, Hongzheng Pu, Mingyu Pi, Yuanyuan Li
Designing and discovering negative thermal expansion materials is import in precisely controlled thermal expansion devices. In this work, the NTE of cubic metal fluoride VF3 with ReO3-Type was predicted by...
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Photothermal properties of MXenes and sterilization of MRSA by Nb2C/Gel with a low power NIR-II laser

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7045-7051
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00245H, Paper
Yekai Zheng, Xinyi Fu, Li Jiang, Denghao Li, Weidan Zhao, Mi Liu, Jiali Liu, Shangzhong Jin, Yan Zhou
A comparative study on the photothermal properties of MXenes (Ti3C2, V2C and Nb2C) and MXene/Gels (Ti3C2/Gel, V2C/Gel and Nb2C/Gel). The fast and efficient sterilization of MRSA was achieved using Nb2C/Gel at low laser power.
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A colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode immunobiosensor for chloramphenicol based on the β-NiOOH nanozyme-3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine system

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7340-7346
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00648H, Paper
Yuxing Lian, Mengqin Zheng, Suhua Li, Wenqiang Lai, Dianping Tang, Youxiu Lin
A colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode detection method based on β-NiOOH nanozyme-3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine system was established for chloramphenicol content in fruit juice.
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Ligand-free ultrasmall palladium nanoparticle catalysis for the Mizoroki–Heck reaction in aqueous micelles

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7102-7110
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05715A, Paper
Xiaojun Luo, Siyuan Wu, Linxi Hou, Xin Ge
A simple and sustainable strategy is proposed to construct a nanoreactor by connecting micelles with in-situ prepared ultrasmall Pd NPs to efficiently catalyze the Mizoroki-Heck reaction.
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Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a 99mTc-labeled small-molecule tracer for PD-L1 imaging

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7300-7307
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05843C, Paper
Chunxiong Lu, Dandan Zhu, Peng Zhou, Kangxia Yu, Yaling Liu, Hongyong Wang, Hao Wu, Jun Wu, Guoqing Han, Pei Zou
Illustration of [99mTc]Tc-SG2C-CBM for imaging PD-L1.
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Synthesis and characterization of magnetite coated by maltodextrin for application in magnetic hyperthermia

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01034E, Paper
Yasmin Milena Loth Bueno, Filipe Kalil da Silva Naves, Tamires Pereira Rosa, Odivaldo Cambraia Alves, Marcel Guimarães Martins, Marla Karolyne dos Santos Horta, Giane Gonçalves Lenzi, Celio Lucas Valente Rodrigues, Jéssica Dornelas da Silva, Rodrigo Brackmann
This study aimed to synthesize magnetite nanoparticles proposing a new core with maltodextrin using the coprecipitation method in an alkaline medium, with the potential application in magnetic hyperthermia for cancer treatment.
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A chance to watch the celestial spectacle of Lyrids meteor shower from the foothills of Anamalai

The Coimbatore-based The Papyrus Itineraries and stargazing tour organisers Starvoirs have planned a sky-gazing event on April 22 and 23




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TiO2−x prepared by radio-frequency thermal plasma: optical switching of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity used in the efficient recovery of photocatalysts

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1693-1700
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00033A, Paper
Chang Liu, Huacheng Jin, Zongxian Yang, Yuge Ouyang, Fei Ding, Baoqiang Li, Fangli Yuan
A TiO2−x catalyst synthesized using radio-frequency thermal plasma can switch between hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Its dispersion and agglomeration can thus be adjusted so that it is dispersed evenly or forms floating balls, which is convenient for recycling.
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Thermal fluctuation-induced selective CO2 uptake of seemingly nonporous N,C-protected dipeptide crystals as elucidated by in situ X-ray crystallographic analysis

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01018J, Paper
Kazuaki Yamanaka, Ryusei Oketani, Yuya Mori, Takashi Sato, Seiji Tsuzuki, Hiroki Takahashi, Hirohito Tsue
A novel N,C-protected dipeptide deposited nonporous but yet CO2-sorbing molecular crystals, of which the CO2 sorption state was disclosed.
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The development of an approach for the precision determination of thermal strain tensor elements for single crystals using the example of t-Ag0.8Li0.2InSe2

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2207-2218
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01186K, Paper
Polina S. Serebrennikova, Sergey I. Lobanov, Alexander S. Sukhikh, Lyudmila I. Isaenko, Sergey A. Gromilov
A new approach to the precision determination of single-crystal unit cell parameters is proposed and demonstrated using tetragonal Ag0.8Li0.2InSe2.
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Study on Raman scattering spectroscopy of Mn-doped GaN grown by the ammonothermal method

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2166-2171
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00093E, Paper
Wenhao Lu, Tengkun Li, Guoqiang Ren, Zhenghui Xia, Kaihe Xie, Shaozhe Li, Liangkun Shen, Ke Xu
Mn-doped GaN crystals of a-plane and (11−22) plane were grown by the ammonothermal method.
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WhatsApp has been a game changer for India’s small businesses: Sandhya Devanathan

One of the key announcements included the Meta-verified badges on WhatsApp. In a one on one chat with businessline Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta in India explained the significance of these propositions for businesses on WhatsApp and consumers alike.