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Study unravels the recipe that gives mushk budiji rice its unique aroma

Researchers say the rice variety’s export potential can be maximised by cultivating it in places where its flavour compounds are expressed the most




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SC notice to Centre on plea alleging overuse of pesticides on crops and food items




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Climate-resilient agriculture is prerequisite for sustainable development, says ICAR chief

Tobacco industry contributes ₹32,516 crore annually to national economy through exports and excise tax reviews and sustains employment for 45.7 million people, says Director General of ICAR




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Farmers rush to plant summer crops as monsoon revives

The monsoon brings nearly 70% of the rain India needs to water farms and refill reservoirs and aquifers; nearly half of the farmland depends on the annual rains




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Shivraj Chouhan asks scientists to visit fields, help farmers to use technology

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that if the country does not pay attention to the livestock and fisheries sectors then the sectors may fall down




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Cabinet clears new scheme to supply virus-free planting material

It will cover all farmers, regardless of their landholding size or socioeconomic status: Ministry




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Centre announces 3 AI Centres of Excellence focused on healthcare, agri and sustainable cities

The Centres of Excellence will be led by top educational institutions, in consortium with industry partners and startups, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said




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After snails, farmers in Idukki battling spotted locust infestation; experts say change in climate pattern could be a cause

Plantations of over 70 farmers severely affected by the spotted locust infestation at Konnathady and Vathikudy panchayats




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Buttler Or Russell:Most Valuable Player?

Jos Buttler is still the front-runner to be this IPL's MVP.He still has at least two matches to play and one big knock will win it for him.Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players after the end of the 70 league matches in IPL 2022.




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Godrej Industries net down 16% to Rs. 116 crore




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Business confidence dips to 5-month low in May




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Housing.com to post $10 million revenue this year




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Tata Housing raises $25 m from CDC




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How Facebook can decide the price of your house




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E-commerce soaks up 2 m sqft of warehouse realty in 2015




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Decks cleared for Adani’s coal project in Australia: Envoy




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RIL arm to invest $16 million in US tech startup NetraDyne




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BSE sends notice to 509 suspended firms

Bourse asks companies to either apply for revocation of suspension or opt for delisting




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Delay over handover of industrial estate from Goa to Daman and Diu leaves investors




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Sensex scales 27,000-mark after seven-month hiatus




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RBI panel to study FinTech business in India




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Media & Entertainment to be $40 billion industry by 2020: PwC




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Sun Pharma to focus on skincare to boost OTC business




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‘I didn’t expect to become famous again’

Budhia Singh is eagerly awaiting the response to the film about his life




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Is Rajini just a southern star?

Ten days after Kabali ’s release, a look at how the film’s dubbed versions have fared




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Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

On Tuesday (October 15, 2024), the rupee witnessed a range-bound trade and appreciated 1 paisa to 84.04 against the U.S. dollar




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Rupee rises 4 paise to settle at 84 against US dollar

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was marginally down by 0.01% to 103.25 points.




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Sensex, Nifty fall for 3rd day amid foreign fund exodus

Intense selling in realty, auto, consumer discretionary and consumer durable stocks also dragged the markets lower




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Sensex, Nifty tumble over 1% on weak global cues, foreign fund exodus

Extending its previous day's decline, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15% to settle at 80,220.72. NSE Nifty tumbled 309 points or 1.25% to 24,472.10.




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Rupee trades marginally higher by 1 paise at 84.07 against US dollar

Forex traders said a downward trend in domestic equity markets and elevated level of crude oil prices prevented a recovery in the Indian currency.




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Markets fall dragged by Hindustan Unilever; massive foreign fund outflows

Nestle, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank and Maruti were the other big laggards




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Rupee turns flat at 84.07 against US dollar in early trade

Forex traders said, the indication of some recovery in domestic equity markets prevented the fall in the local unit.




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IndusInd Bank shares plunge 17%; Mcap erodes by ₹15,572 crore amid disappointing earnings

Total income rose to ₹14,871 crore in the quarter under review, from ₹13,530 crore in the same period a year ago, IndusInd Bank said in a regulatory filing




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Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1% amid sharp fall in IndusInd Bank, foreign fund outflows

The BSE Sensex plummeted 662.87 points or 0.83% to settle at 79,402.29. The NSE Nifty tanked 218.60 points or 0.90% to 24,180.80




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Sensex, Nifty plunge in early trade dragged by Reliance Industries

Relentless selling by foreign investors also dampened the sentiments in the equity market




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Rupee falls 6 paise to fresh all-time low of 84.37 against US dollar

The rupee touched fresh record lows again on the back of weak domestic equities and sustained FII outflows




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‘Restore stops for mofussil buses on Samayapuram service road’




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Mediation should be given priority in family dispute cases: Chief Justice




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Carnatic vocalists pay homage to Muthuswamy Dikshithar




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T.N. stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway may be completed by August 2025

While the 24.50-km package from Walajapet to Arakkonam has the most progress, with over 84% of the work being carried out, the Arakkonam to Kancheepuram package has the least progress with about 52%




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How free bus ride shapes women’s experience of public spaces

In Chennai, Bangalore, and Delhi that offer access to free transport, there is a visible change in the public space. The pink slip is not a cure-all for the deep-rooted patriarchy, but they are important steps towards reshaping urban spaces into more inclusive environments




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Coimbatore car blast: NIA interrogates three accused of raising funds for operation

The NIA sleuths will interrogate them in custody till November 14, said a source privy to the investigation




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Stalin urges Jaishankar to secure release of T.N. fishermen in Sri Lankan Navy’s custody

In his letter, Mr. Stalin sought immediate diplomatic efforts to prevent such arrests




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Dynamics of phase-separated microdroplets near the contact line of evaporating all-aqueous drops

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8260-8266
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01056F, Paper
Open Access
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Rahul Rai, Maheshwar Gopu, Senthan Pugalneelam Parameswaran, Tapan Chandra Adhyapak, Dileep Mampallil
Evaporation of multicomponent drops can induce liquid–liquid phase separation and spatial reconfiguration of phases through complex dynamics near the contact line.
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Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8303-8311
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00866A, Paper
Kseniia Grafskaia, Qian Qin, Jie Li, Delphine Magnin, David Dellemme, Mathieu Surin, Karine Glinel, Alain M. Jonas
Flexible oligomers having precise sequences of nucleobases do not specifically recognize surface-grafted target chains at low grafting density. Moderately higher grafting densities promote sequence-specific recognition thanks to chain stretching.
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Co-encapsulation of organic polymers and inorganic superparamagnetic iron oxide colloidal crystals requires matched diffusion time scales

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8312-8325
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00935E, Paper
Open Access
Brian K. Wilson, Robert K. Prud’homme
Composite nanoparticles co-encapsulate organic materials with inorganic primary colloids. Producing “stoichiometric NPs”, where all NPs contain organic and inorganic species at similar ratios, requires matched diffusion-aggregation time scale.
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Stress amplification and relaxation imaging around cracks in nanocomposite gels using ultrasound elastography

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00909F, Paper
H. Le Blay, T. Deffieux, L. Laiarinandrasana, M. Tanter, A. Marcellan
Stress visualization around cracks in NC gels was performed using ultrasonic elastography. Temporal and spatial mapping are performed non-invasively. Over time, the stress gradient is erased by large-scale reorganization of the polymer network.
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Network interactions simultaneously enhance stiffness and lubricity of triple-network hydrogels

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00969J, Paper
Nabila Ali, Connor J. Demott, Olivia F. Dingus, Melissa A. Grunlan, Alison C. Dunn
Tough hydrogels with a charge-variable third network were assessed for biomimicking lubricity in both water and FBS solution.
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Nature of barriers determines first passage times in heterogeneous media

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8353-8362
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00908H, Paper
Moumita Dasgupta, Sougata Guha, Leon Armbruster, Dibyendu Das, Mithun K. Mitra
The nature of barriers control the first passage times in heterogenous media. For entropic barriers, the first passage times increases monotonically with increasing number of barriers, while for energetic barriers, passage times show a non-monotonic behaviour with increasing barriers.
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The surface diffusivity of nanoparticles physically adsorbed at a solid–liquid interface

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8446-8454
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00992D, Paper
Troy Singletary, Nima Iranmanesh, Carlos E. Colosqui
This work proposes an analytical model considering the effects of hydrodynamic drag and energy barriers induced by liquid solvation forces to predict the in-plane translational diffusivity of a nanoparticle physically adsorbed on a wetted surface.
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