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Dharavi lights up Diwali with a million handcrafted diyas




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Maharashtra key to India's growth story being scripted in Modi 3.0: EAM Jaishankar




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Messi and Miami eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs in first round

Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi, suffers a shocking playoff elimination after a 3-2 defeat to Atlanta United




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Bruno Fernandes scores brilliant goal in landmark game for Man United against Leicester

Bruno Fernandes has scored 84 goals in all competitions since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in 2020




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Manchester United players hungry to learn from Amorim, says Casemiro

Brazilian midfielder Casemiro is looking forward to working with the Dutchman’s highly rated successor




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Production of birnessite-type manganese oxides by biofilms from oxygen-supplemented biological activated carbon (BAC) filters

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2844-2857
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00208C, Paper
Amanda Larasati, Olga Bernadet, Gert Jan W. Euverink, H. Pieter J. van Veelen, Maria Cristina Gagliano
The application of a novel enrichment approach revealed the potential of manganese-oxidizing bacteria (MnOB) from full-scale biofilters treating wastewater to produce manganese oxides as crystalline, efficient birnessite catalysts.
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Effects of chloride transport on the bioelectrochemical remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2776-2786
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00335G, Paper
Hanyu Tang, McKenzie Burns, Mohan Qin
The impact of ion competition on nitrate removal from contaminated groundwater using membrane-based bioelectrochemical systems is investigated.
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Fe3+ and H2O2 assisted dopamine rapid polymerization on melamine foam to activate PMS for organic pollutant degradation

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2698-2708
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00596A, Paper
Haoxiang Yan, Jianzheng Zhen, Yuyuan Yao
A bulk sponge catalytic material was prepared by rapid polymerization of DA and utilized for PMS activation to degrade BPA. The coexistence of HCO3 enhanced 1O2 generation, accelerating BPA degradation.
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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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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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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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High-value debt listed entities: SEBI proposes doubling threshold to ₹1,000 crore

Further, SEBI has proposed tweaking framework for ESG Rating Providers, particularly for those using a subscriber-pays model




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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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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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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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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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Ireland-based semiconductor firm Trasna’s office inaugurated in Technopark




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Water supply to 11 wards in Thiruvananthapuram to be disrupted till 10 a.m. on November 3




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Food safety checks conducted in catering units in Kerala




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Home visits to be implemented to create antibiotic literacy in Kerala




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Former Kerala Minister Mercykutty Amma wades into IAS officers’ spat, says Prasanth plotted against her

State govt. is considering disciplinary action against N. Prasanth, Special Secretary, Agriculture department, for his social media comments on Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak




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Vizhinjam poised to clock half a million cargo throughput this FY, eight times higher than targeted volume

While the initial projection for Phase I was 1 to 1.5 million cargo units per annum, the seaport has already handled 1.08 lakh cargo units – just three months into the trial run period




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Handbook of research methods in behavioural economics [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach / edited by Morris Altman (Dean, University of Dundee School of Business, and Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-ope

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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We treated it like a mission: Aditya Tare on Mumbai Ranji Trophy win

Aditya Tare is over the moon. The 28-year-old, who guided Mumbai to victory in the Ranji Trophy this season, credits the team’s success to its positive and aggressive approach




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Anand invited to draw up plans for universities




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Jharkhand Converted Into 'Dharmashala' For Rohingyas, Bangladeshi Infiltrators: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath alleged that the JMM-led government in Jharkhand fuelled corruption, anarchy and looting of natural resources.




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Convicted killer who gave up on his case executed in Georgia

Steven Frederick Spears (54) was convicted of murder in the August 2001 slaying of his ex-girlfriend Sherri Holland.




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Watch | Who will be affected by the new U.S. visa order?




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Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated




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Bibek Debroy: Tributes pour in after death of noted economist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu were among those who paid tribute to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council chairman




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Nature therapy [electronic resource] / edited by Yonatan Kaplan, Petros Levounis.

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2025]




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75k new medical seats to be created in next five years, says PM Modi

He expressed his surprise over youth going abroad for medical education every year




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IIT-Madras incubated Yotuh Energy raises ₹1.53-crore funding

The clean tech start-up specialises in electrifying vehicle refrigeration systems for mid-mile and last-mile cold chain logistics




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TAPMI inducts second batch of Integrated Management Programme

The batch has students from various streams, with 52.2% coming from the science stream, 40.3% from the commerce stream, and 7.5% from arts and humanities




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Sanjeev Sanyal accepted Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

He will succeed Bibek Debroy, the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India




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Educated, really?

When ignorance by the educational authorities isn’t bliss…




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Arrested development

Those who use social media as a platform to express themselves need to become familiar with Section 66A of the IT Act, writes Jaideep Deo Bhanj




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Universe may have resulted out of a ‘Big Bounce’, says Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli

Dr. Rovelli has written several popular-science books. In his latest work, White Holes: Inside the Horizon, he explains the theoretical existence of white holes — the converse of black holes. The latter is believed to be the ultimate graveyard of all matter from which nothing, not even light, can escape. White holes on the other hand may beget a new universe. Though still in the realm of speculation, the math checks out




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BJP can’t be trusted, its manifesto is just a pack of lies: Mallikarjun Kharge

Criticising the Modi-led government for its failure to fulfil past poll promises such as providing two crore jobs annually and doubling the income of farmers, the Congress chief says the BJP’s manifesto is silent on issues such as rising food prices and unemployment; he also asserts the INDIA bloc’s main aim is to safeguard the Constitution and democracy



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If elected, will complete Yettinahole project, tertiary treatment of K.C. Valley and H.N. Valley projects, says Raksha Ramaiah



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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‘The violence, to me, seemed scripted against Dalits,’ says Ajaz Ashraf, author of Bhima Koregaon — Challenging Caste

Different castes remember the incident at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, and the reasons for it differently




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Revealing degradation mechanisms in 3D/2D perovskite solar cells under photothermal accelerated ageing

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8313-8324
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03869J, Paper
Open Access
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Zijian Peng, Andrej Vincze, Fabian Streller, Vincent M. Le Corre, Kaicheng Zhang, Chaohui Li, Jingjing Tian, Chao Liu, Junsheng Luo, Yicheng Zhao, Andreas Späth, Rainer Fink, Thomas Heumüller, Andres Osvet, Ning Li, Martin Stolterfoht, Larry Lüer, Christoph J. Brabec
Three-dimensional/two-dimensional (3D/2D) heterojunctions in perovskite solar cells exhibit excellent optoelectronic properties and enhanced stability under mild ageing conditions.
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De-templated crystallization in 2D perovskites for enhanced photovoltaic efficiency

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8284-8292
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03272A, Paper
Fang Zeng, Zhenhuang Su, Weiyu Kong, Feng Li, Yuhang Liang, Xingmo Zhang, Tao Wang, Lin Zhang, Yuze Lvtao, Runkai Liu, Xingyu Gao, Jun Huang, Xudong Yang, Rongkun Zheng
A de-templated crystallization strategy using a stable intermediate to promote out-of-plane crystallization of layered 2D perovskites was proposed, in favor of highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.
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Synergistic enhancement of charge extraction and heat dissipation in inverted perovskite solar cells via n-doped top interlayers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8304-8312
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02836H, Paper
Sangmi Park, Sang Young Jeong, Jaehoon Kim, Heunjeong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Young Wook Noh, Ye In Kim, Shinuk Cho, Joon Sang Kang, Han Young Woo, Myoung Hoon Song
n-Doping the fullerene-based interlayer in perovskite solar cells enhances heat dissipation and charge extraction by improving thermal/electrical conductivity, and energy level alignment, which boosts photovoltaic performance and stability.
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Three-step thermodynamic vs. two-step kinetics-limited sulfur reactions in all-solid-state sodium batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03160A, Paper
Tongtai Ji, Qingsong Tu, Yang Zhao, Dominik Wierzbicki, Vincent Plisson, Ying Wang, Jiwei Wang, Kenneth S. Burch, Yong Yang, Hongli Zhu
This study unveils the intrinsic three-step thermodynamic and the two-step kinetics-limited pathways in all-solid-state sodium–sulfur batteries, providing crucial insights into sulfur reaction mechanisms for high-performance energy storage solutions.
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Photoelectrochemical nitrate denitrification towards acidic ammonia synthesis on copper-decorated black silicon

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04438J, Paper
Yuchan Li, Qi Zhang, Huan Dai, Dong He, Zunjian Ke, Xiangheng Xiao
This work highlights the exceptional performance and great potentials of a Cu nanoparticle decorated silicon nanowire arrays (Cu–Si NWs) for photoelectrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia in acidic electrolyte and in realistic wastewater.
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Well-regulated structure-featuring giant-molecule acceptors enable long-term stability and high-performance binary organic solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03754E, Paper
Jingyu Shi, Pengfei Ding, Jintao Zhu, Zhenyu Chen, Shuangjiao Gao, Xueliang Yu, Xiaochun Liao, Quan Liu, Ziyi Ge
Through systematically selecting the numbers and positions of selenium atom of giant-molecule acceptors, the device based on PM6:GMA-SSeS yields the highest PCE of 19.37% with high VOC of 0.917 V and exhibits extended t80% lifetimes of 5600 h.
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A donor:hole-transport layer alloy for high-efficiency and stable binary organic solar cells with promoted hole collection and suppressed recombination

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04072D, Paper
Xianghui Zeng, Ting Xu, Hansheng Chen, Baoshen Deng, Qing Yan, Xuanlin Wen, Zijian Li, Haoxuan Zeng, Chuanlin Gao, Yaodong Xiao, Jiwei Liao, Hui Liu, Bin He, Peigang Han, Guangye Zhang, Shunpu Li, Yiwang Chen, Chen Xie
A donor-based nanoparticle (NPs)-incorporated hole-transport layer was synthesized for fine-tuning the energy level of anodes in organic solar cells. The conventional and inverted devices achieved record efficiencies of 19.9% and 17.2%, respectively.
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