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Australian curriculum debuts in India, targets 10 schools by next academic year

This K-12 curriculum, which emphasises balanced assessment with a 50 per cent school-based evaluation and 50 per cent external exam split, has been piloted in a school in Punjab to adapt it for Indian students 




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Odisha government to roll out NEP 2020 in universities, colleges from 2024-25

The implementation of the NEP 2020 is aimed at bringing a sea change in the education system of the State




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From Idea to execution

At a time when entrepreneurship is defined by innovation and not experience, businessman C.K. RANGANATHAN writes about how this could be a positive trend.




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Talking health to youth, creatively

Talking about diabetes and heart disease to young people need not be in obscure medical terms, but can take a fun route




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Designing their future

With many young designers running the fashion rat race, upcoming designers and industry experts talk about why very few actually win it.




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24x7 helpline, talent bank, interaction portal among recommendations in youth policy

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar says Karnataka Youth Policy will be implemented in toto




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360° minds for the future

Are Indian youth equipped mentally and culturally to face the challenges that the Internet era throws at them?




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Get out!

Working out outdoors can be a refreshing contrast to the boring in doors we are confined to at work or college all day!




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Chennai’s own 10-minute theatre festival is back. Here’s what you can expect

The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after two years with enthusiastic participation from new faces and young groups




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Getting the youth on board

Students will now be involved in creating a more sustainable world by influencing the way buildings are built over the next 30 years




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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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‘Let’s first make India one family,’ says Raghuram Rajan, author of Breaking the Mould

Raghuram Rajan on why India must be open and inclusive, and welcoming to all, before it aims to be an upper income country by 2047




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘Mutual funds give access to equity, debt and gold through one route,’ says Monika Halan

The author of Let’s Talk Mutual Funds on why mutual funds should be a part of the Indian investor’s portfolio




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‘The Romans are unavoidable,’ says Mary Beard about the ancient civilisation

Roman writers had an anxiety about one-man rule. But there was little opposition to the system, says the author of ‘Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World’




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‘The Indian and Pakistani armies were born out of the same womb,’ says Probal DasGupta

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields




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I will get back to my criticism of parties but this is not the time for it: Kamal Haasan

The actor and founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam says it is now the moment for people from all sections to come together in the fight against fascism




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Will build presence in the South: Nitin Gadkari

In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Gadkari said the BJP remains united in its ideological commitment, with no discord between the party and the RSS.



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BJP’s Anil Baluni is banking on religion and development to win in Garhwal (Pauri), Uttarakhand’s largest constituency

This is ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of the gods) and its people will never forget how Congress posed hurdles in the construction of the Ram Mandir, the BJP’s media chief says



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Definitely possible to break BJP fortress in South Bengaluru: Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy 

Reddy talks about her constituency, sexism in politics, and her connect with many groups in an interview with The Hindu



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Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter on ‘Hightown’ Season 3: ‘We’re going out with a bang’

Monica Raymund, who plays the lead in the crime drama set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Rebecca Cutter, the creator of the show, say the third and final season will see the characters end up in a place that feels at once shocking and inevitable




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WATCH | It was easy for me to come out of the palace and be with people like anybody else: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

People look up to us for the principles of leadership going forward. The bond we share with people is because of good work and not due to the royal background, says Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the BJP candidate, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency



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Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘No need to worry about reservation; PM has only strengthened it during a decade in power’

It is the Congress that has diluted reservations for OBCs by giving a quota to Muslims, says Assam CM



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Watch | BJP is confident about winning over 400 seats: Piyush Goyal 

Veteran minister Piyush Goyal is excited to be a first-time candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections; he feels that this opportunity will help better him understand candidates’ psychology, allowing him to emerge a sensitive person 



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‘Ozempic seemed to change more than the patients’ bodies,’ says Johann Hari, author of Magic Pill

Writer-journalist Johann Hari brings himself into the Ozempic conversation, taking readers through the risks of obesity, its causes and effects, and what the drug does




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Turnout in Srinagar shows it was right to revoke Article 370: Amit Shah

37% polling in Srinagar ‘greatest testament to rightness of the decision’, the Union Home Minister says; there is no doubt that the NDA is on its way to 400-plus seats, he adds; says that his party has no history of misusing a majority, and it was a Congress government that had imposed the Emergency and made changes to the Constitution



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If the BJP puts democracy in jail, then democracy will have to be run from jail: Arvind Kejriwal

I have sworn an oath on the Constitution to serve the people and fulfil my promises, says the Delhi Chief Minister, asserting that the Constitution and legal framework put no bar on him continuing in his post



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Gelephu Mindfulness City is a lifetime opportunity, says Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay spoke of ‘deep’ economic challenges, the potential of the new carbon-negative smart city project, and ruled out re-joining the BBIN vehicle agreement




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Modi is a majoritarian PM who has to work without a majority, RJD leader Manoj K. Jha 

The NDA today is a coalition of contradictions, says senior RJD leader; he says the parties of the INDIA bloc will impact the political arena more powerfully in the coming days as there has been a revival of the collective in politics



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‘There’s no pure European culture,’ says Josephine Quinn, author of How the World Made the West

In an ambitious narrative on history, Josephine Quinn argues that the West is a product of links with a much larger network of societies




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‘Syeda’s life mirrors India,’ says Neha Dixit, author of ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian’

Journalist Neha Dixit is shocked at the invisibilisation of the urban poor, the backbone of the nation




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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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‘If I want equality, I will have to fight for it,’ says Saurabh Kirpal, author of Who is Equal?

Senior advocate and queer rights activist Saurabh Kirpal on why the quest for a just world must continue




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‘My money is where my mouth is,’ says Ruchir Sharma, author of What Went Wrong With Capitalism

Leading financial analyst and investor Ruchir Sharma on what ails capitalism and the possible cures




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I’ve spent my whole life feeling like I didn’t belong with anyone or anywhere,’ says K. Vaishali, author of Homeless

What winning the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar means to K. Vaishali




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I was raised by one family, but I think it represents so many of our families: Priyanka Mattoo, author of Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones

Priyanka Mattoo on her journey across countries, and why she sees herself as the ‘megaphone’ for a culture




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The milk-sisters of Oman | Interview with author Jokha Alharthi on her new novel Silken Gazelles

Omani society is as multifaceted and paradoxical as any other, filled with competing narratives and lived realities; the female friendships in the novel are a reflection of the same, says the International Man Booker-winning writer




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Removal of Residual Contaminants by Minute-level Washing Facilitates the Direct Regeneration of Spent Cathode from Retired EV Li-ion Batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03021D, Paper
Yi Guo, Yang Li, Kai Qiu, Yan Li, Wei Jing Yuan, Chenxi Li, Xinyu Rui, Lewei Shi, Hou Yukun, Saiyue Liu, Dongsheng Ren, Tan Tiening, Gaolong Zhu, Languang Lu, Shengming Xu, Biao Deng, Xiang LIU, Minggao Ouyang
The direct regeneration of spent cathodes stands out as an environmentally and economically benign strategy within the battery ecosystem, eclipsing the cumbersome metallurgical approaches. Before addressing the lithium loss and...
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Interfacial coordination utilizing chelating ligands for operationally stable perovskite solar modules

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02803A, Paper
Bingkun Tian, Peikun Zhang, Tianjun Liu, Weicun Chu, Yuyang Long, Peng Xu, Ying Jiang, Jinping Zhang, Yajing Tang, Xiangnan Sun, Riming Nie, Xiaoming Zhao, Wanlin Guo, Zhuhua Zhang
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) feature a higher maximum theoretical efficiency and a lower cost than silicon-based solar cells, while also offering additional advantages of being flexible and transparent. However, the...
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Polymer electrolytes with high cation transport number for rechargeable Li–metal batteries: current status and future direction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8457-8481
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03097D, Review Article
Xinyuan Shan, Zhaowei Song, Hang Ding, Lengwan Li, Yuhang Tian, Alexei P. Sokolov, Ming Tian, Kang Xu, Peng-Fei Cao
The high-cation transport number polymer electrolytes (HTPEs) with simultaneously high cation transport number and high ionic conductivity could provide a solution to enable high-performance solid-state batteries.
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Electrodialysis and nitrate reduction (EDNR) to enable distributed ammonia manufacturing from wastewaters

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8787-8800
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03002H, Paper
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Jinyu Guo, Matthew J. Liu, Chloe Laguna, Dean M. Miller, Kindle S. Williams, Brandon D. Clark, Carolina Muñoz, Sarah J. Blair, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo, William A. Tarpeh
Underutilized wastewaters containing dilute levels of reactive nitrogen (Nr) can help rebalance the nitrogen cycle.
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Doctors boycott outpatient services at Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital




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Zonal arts festivals in Calicut varsity in January




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Doctors decry suspension of obstetrician-gynaecologist after infant’s death in Mayiladuthurai

They want the the Joint Director of Health Services, who placed the doctor under suspension following protest by the family members and relatives alleging medical negligence, to withdraw the order




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Former Deputy Commercial Tax Officer sentenced to 4 years RI for graft




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Nutritious meal employees observe fast in three districts




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Stray dog menace puts Railways, Kozhikode Corporation in a spot

A tourist from Germany was bitten by a stray dog at the Kozhikode railway station recently




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​Core correction: On output concerns

Weakening output in infrastructure sectors raises concerns about capex growth




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​Sharing resources: on fishermen and the Palk Bay dispute 

Fishermen from both sides of Palk Bay must meet to resolve dispute




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What parties get wrong about agriculture

In Haryana, the Opposition mostly engaged with farmers, most of whom are Jats, and did not hold enough deliberations with other stakeholders in the agricultural system, who belong to different communities