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M&M launches new Scorpio starting at Rs 7.98 lakh; to take on Duster & Safari Storme

Gearing to meet an increasing competition in SUV segment, M&M launched the new Scorpio priced between Rs 7.98-11.46 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).




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October to be a bumper month for carmakers

Companies have also tweaked their strategies to take advantage of the festival season. Skoda Auto has advanced the launch of its new Rapid sedan.




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Mahindra & Mahindra's core focus to be on utility vehicles segment

Mahindra & Mahindra would continue to focus on utility vehicles segment with the launch of fresh products on new platforms, a top company official has said.




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Ford to phase out Figo from India and replace the model with a new-generation car in 2015

The company will also phase out Classic' entry sedan to make way for the new mid-size car that was showcased at the Delhi Motor Show in February this year.




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Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 to be finalised by mid-2015

The Automotive Mission Plan for the next decade, beginning 2016, is being prepared and will be finalised by the middle of next year.




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Mobilio outsells Ertiga, Innova in its debut month

Honda sold 5,539 units of the multi-purpose seven-seat vehicle in August, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.




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Autophagy-focused Casma Therapeutics debuts with $58.5 million from Third Rock

The biotech will first tackle lysosomal storage disorders




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Protein-hydrogel crystal expands and contracts

Hybrid material could aid protein structure determination and drug delivery




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Chemistry in Pictures: The search is on




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Bone nanostructure revealed by electron microscopy

Crystalline needles of bone mineral form helical patterns around collagen fibrils




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Chemistry in Pictures: Enlightened suspension




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Chemistry in Pictures: One fish, two fish, red fish …




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ACS sets its fall election ballot




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ACS Portland Section hosts Women in Science Student Summit




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ACS annual report available online




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73rd Northwest Regional Meeting




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EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides outdoors

Move follows report by food safety agency on health risks to bees




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Synthorx raises $63 million to make synthetic proteins from an expanded genetic code




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Gulf of Oman has enormous dead zone severely depleted of oxygen




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DuPont, ADM pilot the biobased monomer FDME




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Janssen to pay up to $1 billion for BeneVir




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Evonik buys stake in skin tech start-up mySkin




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CarbonCure links with Airgas for concrete




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Let’s hear it from the ACS national meeting

More than 16,000 people showed up to the meeting in New Orleans. Here are a few of their stories




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Chemists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Membership to NAS is among the most prestigious scientific honors in the U.S.




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Simple guidelines could make designing catalysts for electrochemical reactions easy

Theoretical model uses readily available data to predict catalysts for tackling energy challenges




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Committee on Science: Exploring emerging scientific challenges and opportunities




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How to fit in when you’re in a new environment




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Call for nominations for Green Chemistry Challenge Awards




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Bayer clears path to clinch Monsanto acquisition by divesting more to BASF

BASF will buy agrochemical and seed businesses for $2 billion




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NuMat raises $12.4 million to commercialize MOFs




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Evonik keeps the faith in long-term research

German chemical maker seeks to balance technical support and basic R&D that can open new markets




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Controlling CAR-T: How scientists plan to make the engineered T cell therapy safer, and work for more cancers

CAR T-cell therapy works wonders for some cancer patients. For others, it is a death sentence. To make the revolutionary therapy work for more people, scientists must devise better ways to control it




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Hybrid method boosts microscopy resolution

Combining expansion microscopy and STED improves resolution 30-fold relative to the diffraction limit




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Reaction aminates C–H bonds selectively

Manganese phthalocyanine catalyst shows preference for least-hindered benzylic C–H bonds




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IFF to buy Frutarom in flavor and fragrance consolidation

Natural ingredients play spices up flavor and fragrance sector




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Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on sunscreen chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate

Protecting coral reefs is the legislation’s goal




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Takeda finally snags Shire in $62 billion deal

If successful, the transaction could spur more M&A among major drug firms




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Lilly boosts immunotherapy pipeline with Armo BioSciences acquisition

The drug company will pay $1.6 billion to gain Armo’s IL-10 program




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Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on sunscreen chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate




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Environmental groups seek order from North Carolina to stop Chemours pollution




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IFF to buy Frutarom in flavor and fragrance consolidation

Natural ingredients deal spices up flavor and fragrance sector




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Fetching fluoride with hydrogen bonding

Catalyst spurs insoluble salts into action as nucleophiles for enantioselective reactions




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Sarepta acquires five muscular dystrophy gene therapies from Myonexus




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CordenPharma extends oligonucleotides in Colorado




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Lonza boosts biologics in New Hampshire