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Cotton weaves a better future

Awareness programme for cotton farmers



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It is a ‘golden’ milestone

Fifty years of Stage Creations’ existence will be marked with the play ‘Dowri Kalyana Vaibogamey’. Malathi Rangarajan attends a rehearsal.




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Krypton Industries Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Considering And Approval Of The Unaudited Financial Results Of The Company For The Quarter Ended 30Th June, 2019, To Be Held On 14Th August, 2019




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DFT calculation-aided optimisation of a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst: case study of kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols through lactonisation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01029A, Paper
Haiting Ye, Takuma Sato, Taishi Nakanishi, Shigetomo Ito, Shigenobu Umemiya, Masahiro Terada
Chiral phosphoric acid catalysts were screened rationally and efficiently through the theoretical prediction model of the kinetic resolution of racemic γ-hydroxybutyrate without performing an exhaustive search for plausible lactonisation pathways.
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Heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials as potential heterogeneous Fenton reaction catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6662-6669
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00248B, Paper
Haobin Tan, Xiuli Hou, Chen Zhou, Shengbo Wang, Qiang Liu, Zhenhui Xu, Peng Zhang
A volcano relationship between the catalytic activity and the adsorption energies of reaction intermediates was found for the H2O2 dissociation on heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials.
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An eco-friendly polycaprolactone/graphite composite as a robust freestanding electrode platform for supercapacitive energy storage

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20155-20167
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03113J, Paper
Rajeev Gupta, Monika Singhal
A novel eco-friendly composite electrode/current collector made from polycaprolactone and graphite filler offers bulk conductivity, is freestanding, cost-effective, and shows supercapacitive energy storage potential with electrodeposited polyaniline.
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Conduction band photonic trapping via band gap reversal of brookite quantum dots using controlled graphitization for tuning a multi-exciton photoswitchable high-performance semiconductor

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03616F, Paper
Sanjiv Sonkaria, Tae Woo Lee, Aniket Kumar, Soo-Kyung Hwang, Piotr Jablonski, Versha Khare
The photocatalytic competence of brookite relative to polymorphs anatase and rutile has generally been considered structurally and energetically unfavourable for reasons that remain largely unknown and unchallenged. Here, we demonstrate...
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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL review: Shines bright, with tonnes of AI might!

The premium flagship smartphone continues with its photography legacy and adds more AI goodies




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Redington brings much anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to India

Redington Ltd has partnered with Microsoft and Activision to distribute the highly anticipated title, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in India.




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Buttoned up & ready to roll!

Apple iPhone 16 Pro. With a dedicated Camera Control, upgraded main camera and longer battery life, you’ll be snapping away for quite some time




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RSS-linked MSME group Laghu Udyog Bharati to co-host global exhibition on stone industry in Jaipur

This is the first time the RSS wing will co-host the biennial event, organised by an autonomous State government body; MoU will help develop Rajasthan’s stone industry at global level, says Industries Minister




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Andhra CM Chandrabu Naidu to virtually lay stone for 220KV sub-station in Anakapalli district




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Stone laid for PV Sindhu Badminton Centre in Visakhapatnam

The government had allocated 2 acres of land in June 2021 to set up a center to promote sports




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Dr C. Charlton Palmer - Rhapsody on a Hymn Tune “Galilee”

Organ sheet music by Dr C. Charlton Palmer | Rhapsody on a Hymn Tune “Galilee”

Reference: BE01146
Title: Rhapsody on a Hymn Tune “Galilee”
Composer: Dr C. Charlton Palmer
Instrument: Organ solo
Price: €8.99
Pages: 7
Format: Portrait - 9” x 12” paper-back
Publication Date: 19-Sep-2024
Edition: New
Editor: W. B. Henshaw
EAN/ISMN: 979-0-2067-1146-6




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Block printing & book illustration in Japan / by Louise Norton Brown ; with forty-three plates (eighteen in colours). and copious indexes of titles and artists.

London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., 1924.




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The Melvill book of roundels / edited, with an introduction, by Granville Bantock and H. Osmond Anderton.

London : Privately printed for presentation to the members of The Roxburgh Club, M CM XVI [1916]




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The pageants of Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick : reproduced in facsimile from the Cottonian MS. Julius E. IV, in the British Museum / with an introduction by William, Earl of Carysfort, K.P.

Oxford : Privately printed for presentation to the members of The Roxburghe Club, MCMVIII [1908]




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Hyderabad: Weavers design the Sonthanga collection with locally sourced organic cotton

An initiative of Malkha Commons brings farmers, spinners and weavers together on a common platform



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Check out Anu Merton’s new collection at Amethyst, Chennai

Anu Merton introduces the city to its soon-to-be-launched capsule that parades a colourful spectrum of semi-precious stones on the sturdy foundation of time-tested jewellery-making techniques




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Chennai| Thamalli, a newly launched bespoke jewellery brand features rare gemstones from around the world

Young entrepreneur Adithi Ganeshan speaks about her newly launched jewellery brand Thamalli, the design process, and working with rare gemstones



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Between the stones, there is no binding

An architectural marvel is tucked away in the folds of forests and peaks near Panaji in Goa.




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Recreating Enid Blyton’s feasts of fancy




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Revisiting SEBI Chairperson selection: M Damodaran advocates for enhanced autonomy

Damodaran emphasises the importance of accountability, suggesting that the SEBI chairperson report to Parliament biannually




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Minister orders restoration of 18th century stone structure in Virudhunagar district




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Infinix launches Inbook AirPro+ with 13th Gen Intel Core i5 processor and Copilot button

The Infinix Inbook AirPro+ comes with 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD




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The Olympics: Beyond fun and games, a billion-dollar business with political overtones

The International Olympic Committee is a major business entity, generating $7.6 billion in the recent four-year cycle primarily through broadcast rights and sponsorships




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Kimi Antonelli named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Formula 1's Mercedes

Antonelli took over for George Russell in the opening practice session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza




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Cognizant and Aston Martin F1 Team celebrate partnership with Chennai visit by two-time champion Fernando Alonso

Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso attended the event and emphasised the pivotal role of Cognizant’s technology in driving improvements on and off the track




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Cognizant helps in boosting podium finish chances for Aston Martin Aramco F1

“With many advanced technological features present in Formula One cars, Cognizant, the US-based IT company with a large presence in India, plays a critical role in improving the performance of the car”




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Stone sculptures suit every kind of décor

Mysore based sculptor, Kiran Subbaiah’s multi-dimensional work is spread across more than 100 sculptures




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Showcasing stone

STONA is one fair (Feb. 12-15) where no stone will be left unturned, according to the All India Granites and Stone Association. The pure stone variety that comes in every possible avatar showcases Indian and world products for all sectors of the stone industry.




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Royal Enfield to launch its first-ever range of electric bikes tonight

Their India arrival is not known yet but expected to touchdown soon after the global showcase




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Career Ladder: Chloe Poston

This chemist carved a path away from the bench to become an expert on the scientific workforce




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Obituary: Robert Daulton Guthrie




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Your guide to the ACS national meeting in Boston




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Everstone Capital evaluates exit options for Translumina, Everlife; IPO most likely

The IPO is likely to be in the range of $300-350 million, sources say




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Norton Motorcycles announces CEO exit, new dual leadership structure

The company has implemented a new leadership structure, dividing operations between two executive directors




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Light-driven ultrafast dual C–C cleavage and coupling of dihydroxyacetone into high-purity carbon monoxide and ethylene glycol

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10859-10866
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04180A, Paper
Fanhao Kong, Hongru Zhou, Zhiwei Chen, Zhaolin Dou, Min Wang
Reforming of biomass-based dihydroxyacetone to produce high-purity CO and ethylene glycol is achieved via a distinctive photochemical process under ambient conditions.
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Visible light-driven α-sulfonylation of ketone-derived silyl enol ethers via an electron donor–acceptor complex

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04554H, Paper
Barakha Saxena, Roshan I. Patel, Anuj Sharma
We herein describe a versatile electron donor–acceptor complex (EDA) mediated α-sulfonylation of ketone-derived silyl enol ethers using thiosulfonates (acceptor) with DABCO (donor) under visible light irradiation.
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Production of nanochitins via a shell biorefinery process for self-assembly applications as photonic films and Pickering emulsions

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11222-11237
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02680B, Paper
Open Access
Xuhai Zhu, Fuyan Peng, Hui Li, Rongjun Lin, Rui Lu, Fang Lu
A simple, environmentally friendly, and flexible shell biorefinery process for integrated utilization of all NCh products in high-value applications, such as photonic films and Pickering emulsions.
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1D/3D hierarchical carbon skeleton confined NiFe nanoparticles with optimized three-phase interfaces as tri-functional electrocatalysts

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04466E, Paper
Yuqing Chen, Binyang Liu, Xuesong Liu, Jiahui Ye, Kuan Deng, Chengjie Wu, Qiang Niu, Tao Yang, Wen Tian, Junyi Ji
Multilevel 1D/3D CNTs/carbon spheres with hydrophilicity can promote the infiltration of an electrolyte into the interior and guide bubble diffusion, thus constructing an optimal gas–solid–liquid interface to enhance the electrocatalytic process.
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Mechanoenzymatic Hydrolysis of Cotton to Cellulose Nanocrystals

Green Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05113K, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Sandra Kaabel, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Eero Kontturi, Mauri A. Kostiainen
Solid-state mechanoenzymatic approaches for the production of cellulose nanocrystals from cotton were examined using three commercially available cellulase systems from Trichoderma reesei, Aspergillus niger and a Cellic CTec2 cellulase blend....
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Autonomous driving and its shades of grey

Deployment of autonomy will depend on legal understanding of liability, accountability




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My Kid Brother Washington Sundar

'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he will do a great job.'




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‘It is so cool to play with my mom and win’: Winning mother-daughter team claims top spot at National Badminton tournament




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Pune airport records 100 metric tons of cargo movement on single day




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2019 re-run in both seats: Cong fields former minister Bagwe from Cantonment, Bahirat from Shivajinagar