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Sludge-derived novel Fe3O4–MgO@C composites for tetracycline abatement from wastewater using sustainable bio-electro-Fenton and nutrient recovery with co-precipitation: a waste-to-resource strategy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00684D, Paper
Azhan Ahmad, Monali Priyadarshini, Shraddha Yadav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Rao Y. Surampalli
Developing efficient Fenton catalysts for the remediation of emerging pollutants is one of the challenges for researchers.
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Effects of human activities and climate change on water quality and health risks of typical urban river in arid/semi-arid areas, a ten-year historical analysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00689E, Paper
Xiang Zhu, Hanjie Zheng, Dezhi Zuo, Qingqing Pang, Lei Xie, Longmian Wang, Jin-Ying Xi, Lin-Feng Tian, Jing Wu, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiawei Sun, Hongyu Zhao, Jianhua Jin
Water resources are scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. Urban rivers, vital water sources, are susceptible to the influences of climate change and human activities. However, there have been few...
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Sorption and biodegradation of stormwater trace organic contaminants via composite alginate bead geomedia with encapsulated microorganisms

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00600C, Paper
Open Access
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Debojit S. Tanmoy, Gregory H. LeFevre
We quantified sorption of stormwater relevant trace organic contaminants and dissolved phosphorus to a novel composite-alginate geomedia. We demonstrated coupled sorption and biodegradation of a representative tirewear compound via the geomedia.
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Heavy metal leaching from stormwater control measures – insights into field and lab prestressed media and road-deposited sediments

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00388H, Paper
Open Access
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Philipp Stinshoff, Yannic Henn, Steffen H. Rommel, Brigitte Helmreich
Heavy metals bound to filter media from stormwater control measures can leach out under unfavorable conditions. The potential overestimation due to different prestressing (lab vs. field) was evaluated with respect to the potential mobile fraction.
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Preparation and practical applications of a phosphate capture material with FeO(OH)-loaded polyurethane

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00696H, Paper
Hao Li, Ruidong Tao, Zihan Liu, Mengjie Qu, Hui Pan, Mingming Zheng, Yunjun Mei
Metal (hydro) oxide particles with efficient phosphate removal properties are widely used in the treatment of eutrophic waters (mainly phosphorus). However, the disadvantages of easy agglomeration and difficult separation limit...
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Environmental application of dicarboxylated hairy cellulose crosslinked with calcium for removal and confining of Pb(II)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00720D, Paper
Tanese Montesinos-Vázquez, C. A. Galan-Vidal, Susana Rojas-Lima, Jose A. Rodriguez, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández
Cellulose can be oxidised with periodate to obtain hairy cellulose, which, thanks to the aldehyde groups, facilitates chemical modification with different functional groups, such as carboxylates, which enhance interaction with...
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Tata Projects sees green hydrogen, green ammonia, pump storage hydro as pillars of growth

“Sustainability is a critical element for us and we see in this sustainability journey, a lot of opportunities will open up in new sectors,” said Vinayak Pai, MD & CEO, Tata Projects in an interview




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AIBEA warns of nationwide strike, but says date not decided yet

The bank employees union demands filling ‘more than a lakh vacancies’ at banks across India; says customer service has been badly hit 




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Atal tunnel builder Afcon Infrastructure to raise ₹5,430 crore via IPO on October 25

Afcon Infrastructure plans to use ₹600 crore for repaying debt, ₹320 crore for funding long-term working capital requirements and ₹80 crore for buying construction equipment.  




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CK Birla Group to sell Orient Cement to Adani Group at ₹8100 crore equity value

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, including approval by Competition Commission of India and mandatory open offer under the relevant SEBI regulations




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Zydus Lifesciences gets WHO prequalification for Typhoid Vi conjugate vaccine

Zydus Lifesciences’ ZyVac TCV receives WHO prequalification, eligible for U.N. procurement, combating typhoid fever in high-risk regions




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Piaggio makes special Diwali offer for Aprilia RS457 sports bike at ₹4.17 lakh 

The RS457 sports bike will be available at a special ex-showroom price.




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Jaguar Land Rover opens Open Innovation Hub in India to accelerate electrification, AI and autonomous driving

Jaguar Land Rover’s Open Innovation Hub will bring together industry, government, academia, and other parties




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Are industrial strikes bad for business? Data from Tamil Nadu says otherwise

In most industrialised States, strikes are fairly common, while the number of factories continues to remain high and keeps growing




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Zomato, Swiggy hike platform fee in certain cities amid festive season




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HAL appoints Barenya Senapati as Director Finance

Barenya Senapati joined HAL in 1995 and has experience of 29 years in varied roles at Divisional level and at Corporate Finance. 




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Noel Tata: The successor the Tatas trust

As the head of Tata Trusts, the largest shareholder of Tata Sons, the parent company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, his role would be crucial in shaping the family’s legacy in philanthropy and in the running of the Group




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What is the flight protocol for a bomb threat?

What has been the loss incurred by Indian aviation due to frequent security threats over the past few weeks? What are the Standards and Recommended Practices to tackle such situations? Who sets up and monitors aviation guidelines? Can existing laws be tweaked to hand out more stringent punishment to offenders?




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Ericsson expects network densification to drive next phase of growth in India

Ericsson anticipates growth in India driven by network densification to meet rising data consumption, focusing on 4G and 5G services




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Bvlgari starts digital boutique in India in tie up with Tata CLiQ Luxury

The digital boutique will also house Bvlgari time-pieces including the Serpenti, the Octo Finissimo collection, as well as the Octo Roma.




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India’s IT services market grew 6.1% in 2023, reaching a size of $14.5 bn: International Data Corporation

While IT investments showed a slower recovery compared to the previous year, digital transformation (DX) initiatives and IT environments would continue to drive market growth




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IT Minister Nara Lokesh calls on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, other tech CEOs in U.S.

IT Minister Nara Lokesh, during his interactions with tech CEOs in the U.S., projected the State Government’s vision of Andhra Pradesh becoming a technology hub




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Dabur Q2 profit down 17.6% to ₹417.5 cr impacted by inflation, squeeze in urban demand

The company had posted a net profit of ₹507.04 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Dabur India said in a regulatory filing




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Sensex, Nifty decline in early trade on unabated foreign fund outflows, selling in IT stocks

The Sensex and Nifty fall due to IT stocks and foreign fund outflows; Larsen & Toubro gains, U.S. markets close negative




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Lower sales realisation hit margins of cement makers in Q2

Industry observers said the increase in sales volume of UltraTech and Ambuja Cements is mainly due to the several acquisitions by both companies that consolidated their position further in the industry




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Government infuses ₹1,650 crore in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

“SBICAPS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India, is preparing a report on the sustainability of RINL,” a press note said




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Maruti opens bookings for fourth generation Dzire

“By combining advanced powertrain options with thoughtfully curated features, the All-New Dzire is poised to deliver an exceptional experience,” an official said




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India becoming part of global drug development operation of BMS: Samit Hirawat 

Samit Hirawat discussed India’s growing significance as a site for clinical trials, innovations in drug development, and how technology is poised to help bring new products to market faster




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Noel Tata appointed to Tata Sons board 

The move follows Noel Tata's appointment last month as the chairman of the powerful and influential philanthropic arm of the Tata group, called Tata Trusts




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Macrotech Developers to acquire Bain Capital’s stake in three digital infra platform entities for ₹307 crore 

The entities include Bellissimo Digital Infrastructure Development Management Pvt. Ltd., Palava Induslogic 4 Pvt. Ltd., and Bellissimo In City FC Mumbai 1 Pvt. Ltd., facilitated through Securities Purchase Agreements (SPAs).




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TCS signs multi year deal with Air France-KLM to modernise the airline group’s data

Over the next three years, TCS will modernise the airline group’s data by moving it to cloud, promoting the next generation of data-driven aviation. 




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ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

Amazon and Flipkart have for years faced allegations from Indian brick-and-mortar retailers that they violate foreign investment rules by working with select preferred sellers




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Tata Motors Q2 consolidated net profit declines 11% to ₹3,343 crore

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of ₹3,832 crore in the same quarter of the last fiscal, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing.




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Ratan Tata’s absence deeply felt across the world, writes PM Narendra Modi

He wore his achievements lightly, with humility and kindness.




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On improving wind energy generation | Explained

What is Tamil Nadu’s wind power capacity? What about national wind energy capacity? What does repowering and refurbishing of wind turbines mean? Why are wind energy generators opposing the new policy of the Tamil Nadu government?




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Maruti Suzuki introduces All New Dzire at ₹6.79 lakh

So far over 27 lakh Dzire cars had been sold in India since its introduction in 2008. 




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Vedanta plans to invest $500 million in group firm AvanStrate Inc.

“This investment is aimed at driving innovation and expansion within ASI, strengthening its focus on R&D,” the company said




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LTTS to acquire California firm Intelliswift for an aggregate consideration of $110 million

As per the filing, Intelliswift services four of the top five hyperscalers and caters to over 25 Fortune 500 companies including five of the top 10 ER&D spenders in Software and Technology




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Air India-Vistara merger complete; integrated entity to operate over 5,600 weekly flights

With the merger, Singapore Airlines will have a 25.1% stake in the enlarged Air India. Vistara was a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines.




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Lots of learnings from BharatNet’s first two phases: Telecom Minister

As significant contracts from the BharatNet broadband coverage programme’s third phase have been announced, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the government was learning from the gaps in the first two phases.




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Natco Pharma Q2 net surges 83% to ₹677 crore on robust growth in formulation exports

Natco Pharma said that the company has shown continued strong growth during the second quarter driven by exports formulation business and stable domestic pharma business




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BCCI tells NCLT that it will move application for withdrawal of insolvency plea against Byju’s

Last month, Supreme Court had set aside a judgement of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) allowing a ₹158 crore settlement between ed-tech firm Byju’s with the BCCI.




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Aurobindo arm CuraTeQ Biologics gets GMP certificate from EMA 

The GMP inspection, conducted by EMA representatives, assessed mammalian and microbial drug substance manufacturing facility sections, prefilled syringes and vials filling, packaging and QC testing and release laboratories.




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Centre for Development Studies: Looking to the future, evolving strategies to meet present-day challenges

CDS is evolving strategies for research and financial self-sufficiency while maintaining original mandate, exploring new programmes and training opportunities.




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Digital University Kerala presents report on digital transformation study of judicial systems to Kerala High Court

DUK Vice-Chancellor emphasises the report’s focus on harnessing cutting-edge technology to streamline the judicial process, reduce case pendency and optimise case management workflows.




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Kerala vlogger couple found dead at home in Parassala

The Youtube couple was found dead by their son, who works as a home nursing trainee in Ernakulam.




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Palakkad Assembly by-poll: CPI(M)-BJP move to exploit ‘dissension’ in Congress over Mamkootathil’s candidature

The parties spotlight a letter ostensibly written by the District Congress Committee to the party’s national leadership requesting K. Muraleedharan’s candidature in Palakkad. Mr. Muraleedharan later confirms that his name was on the DCC list.




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Digital creator Gokul Raj’s takes on everyday life appeal to all ages with relatable Kerala sketches

The former radio and television jockey usually does a solo act that looks at the funny side of domestic life



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Leadership void at DUK and KTU: Administrative challenges persist amid Vice-Chancellor vacancies




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Sabarimala: Travancore Devaswom Board meeting evaluates preparations for pilgrimage

Meet decides to appoint Arun S. Nair as Sabarimala ADM to oversee general coordination of the pilgrimage