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DNA TV Show: Why RBI increasing gold reserves amid record high price of yellow metal

By the end of September, the RBI had a total of 855 tonnes of gold, of which 510.5 tonnes were kept safe within India.




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DNA TV Show: Hindus in Bangladesh unite against fundamentalism

The protests included men, women, and children, many of whom dressed like Mahant Chinmay Krishna Das to show their support.




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How Biden's Lame-Duck Period Could Influence Policy Decisions After Choosing Not to Run in 2024

Joe Biden no longer needs to be concerned about how his actions may affect Kamala Harris's chances, as she is no longer in the race.




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Nelson of all Nelsons in Cricket: Remembering South Africa 11/11, when they needed 111 runs at 11:11 am on 11/11/11

Umpire Ian Gould humorously suggested that players and fans stand on one leg for a minute to honour what has been dubbed "the Nelson of all Nelsons"




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'He will play his last game in...': CSK CEO provides massive update on MS Dhoni's IPL future

Dhoni is all set to play his 18th season of the marquee tournament after being retained by his franchise under the 'uncapped player category.'




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Mohammed Shami to return to competitive cricket; star pacer set to play for...

Mohammed Shami set to return to competitive cricket after a hiatus of nearly a year through Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Indore from Wednesday, announced Cricket Association of Bengal.




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Meet Ayush Mhatre, 17-year-old Mumbai batter who impressed MS Dhoni, CSK ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction

Ayush has reportedly been called for CSK trials after the 5th round of the Ranji Trophy.




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Vistara to make last flight today before Air India merger, all you need to know

Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, will fully merge with Air India, also owned by Tata Group.




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Berjis Desai's crime thriller "Murder at the Racecourse" keeps you on the edge

Desai, a former journalist, is also a former racing steward and thoroughbred horse breeder, draws from his deep knowledge of the racing world and brings his signature storytelling style to craft a tale that combines authenticity with a Hitchcockian level of suspense.




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Big blow to former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna as SC denies bail in rape case

On May 31, he was arrested from Bengaluru airport by CID's SIT on his return from Germany where he remained for 35 days after hundreds of explicit videos surfaced allegedly featuring him with multiple women. He lost the Lok Sabha election by over 40,000 votes.




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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Nitin Gadkari makes big statement, says 'Congress distorted Constitution but...'

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari slammed the Congress for claiming the BJP will change the country's Constitution. The Maharashtra assembly polls will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.




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Meet Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House Chief of Staff, creates history by becoming 1st woman to hold post

After briefly managing Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's 2012 presidential campaign, she ran Trump's 2016 effort in Florida, when his win in the state helped him clinch the White House. She has a history with Ron DeSantis.




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How Trump's 'America First' policy opens doors for India's regional power

Trump's focus on 'America First' and domestic issues could make the US more isolated from other countries.




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'Echo dark moments in history': US President Biden condemns 'antisemitic' attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Joe Biden's statement comes a day after Israeli soccer fans were assaulted by young people in hit-and-run scooter attacks. Dutch authorities said the incident was likely a result of calls on social media to attack Jewish people.




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Won't have sex: US women vow to say no to sex and marriage as part of 4B protest, know what it is and why

American women are joining the 4B movement to protest rejecting sex, relationships, and childbirth as a form of resistance against...




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Mike Waltz, India caucus head, named Donald Trump's National Security Advisor

He has been a sharp critic of the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and has called on the US to hold accountable those who bear responsibility for the deaths of the 13 US service members at Abbey Gate and for "thousands of Americans and allies behind enemy lines."




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Can Kamala Harris still become US President after losing election to Donald Trump? Know how it's possible

Some Democrats urge President Biden to step down so Kamala Harris despite losing to Trump to become the first...




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Mumbai: Rs 58000 crore plan approved to cut travel time across city; check details

The MMRDA has unveiled a Rs 58,000 crore plan to create a network of ring roads around Mumbai, aiming to reduce congestion and improve travel efficiency over the next five years.




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Meet woman, who rejected Rs 3.6 lakh offer from Mukesh Ambani, didn't attend Anant Ambani, Radhika wedding due to...

Kavya's journey as an influencer began in January 2023 after she left her job to pursue content creation full-time. Originating from Nainital and having lived in both Delhi and Mumbai, her varied experiences have shaped her content.




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Meet woman, whose family was ashamed of her business, later her company was acquired by Mukesh Ambani, she is...

In 2016, she introduced Zivame Studios, creating an omni-channel experience and expanding Zivame's presence into tier 2 and tier 3 cities across India.




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Meet woman, who left Ratan Tata's company, cracked ISRO, BARC, MPPSC and UPSC exams, now an IAS officer, she is...

Surabhi Gautam's success story is a testament to her relentless pursuit of excellence and the power of self-belief, showing that even the biggest obstacles can be overcome with perseverance and dedication.




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Meet man who leads Rs 243890 crore company, lost Rs 21735 crore in one day after...

He joined the company as a management graduate and initially spent eight years in sales.




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Meet software engineer who left Deloitte job to pursue fashion, owns Rs 200 crore-worth clothing brand, she is...

Nidhi launched Aks Clothing in 2014, with an initial investment of Rs 3.5 lakh. Her company's revenue has reached Rs 200 crore by 2021.




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Meet woman who left corporate world to start her company, daughter-in-law of Indian billioniare, runs...

She pursued an MBA at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US. Her initial career began in pharmaceuticals at Pfizer.




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Meet richest Indian in Canada who has Rs 17430 crore net worth, no match for Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, he owns...

Meet the wealthiest Indian in Canada amassing a USD 2.1 billion net worth through his business and investment expertise.




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South Korean actor Song Jae-rim dies at 39 in Seoul apartment

Song Jae-rim was found dead in his apartment on November 12.




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Malayalam actor Siddique gets relief in rape case, Supreme Court extends interim protection from arrest

The Supreme Court bench passed the order after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Siddique, said he had a bad throat and sought some time to argue the matter.




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'Sometimes I wish I was more tough, more thick-skinned,' says Aishwarya Rai in viral video

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai has recently been in news for her rumoured separation with husband and actor Abhishek Bachchan.




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Meet Dr Priti Challa, Kangana Ranaut film director Krish Jagarlamudi's second wife, she leads...

The 47-year-old is one of the most renowned gynaecologists and obstetricians in Hyderabad.




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'If you don't fight...': When Salman Khan admitted he created ruckus outside Aishwarya Rai's home, cops told him to..

One of the darkest chapters in Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan's relationship came in November 2001 when Salman Khan reached Aishwarya's apartment in a fit of fury. Many eyewitnesses claimed that he kept banging on her apartment door for hours.




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Bigg Boss 18: Karan Veer Mehra gets jealous, proposes to Chum Darang indirectly, actress says 'yeh sunke hum...'

Did Karan Veer Mehra confess his feelings to Chum Darang? Here's how the actress reacted.




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'Will come and stay in your home...': Arvind Kejriwal addresses 'Janta ki Adalat' in Delhi

Days after tendering his resignation from the post of Chief Minister, AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal addressed 'Janta ki Adalat' in Delhi.




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Weather update: Delhi-NCR wakes up to rainy morning, IMD warns of extremely heavy rains in...

The national capital and the adjoining NCR woke up to a rainy morning today. This comes after the city has been witnessing hot and humid weather for the past few days.




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Good news for Noida, Greater Noida residents as new metro line to Jewar Airport gets...

The metro line project to Jewar Airport has been a long pending demand of the residents of Greater Noida and Noida.




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Delhi-NCR update: Jewar Airport to run 25 domestic, three international flights on first day of operations

Noida International Airport, named Jewar Airport, is set to start commercial flight operations on April 17, 2025.




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Delhi AQI update: Air quality worsens to 'very poor' level at 349, becomes 'severe' in these areas

In some areas of the national capital, the air quality dropped to the severe category, with an AQI in the range of 400.




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Critical review of fluorescence and absorbance measurements as surrogates for the molecular weight and aromaticity of dissolved organic matter

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1663-1702
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00183D, Critical Review
Open Access
Julie A. Korak, Garrett McKay
Optical surrogates are used to characterize dissolved organic matter composition like aromaticity and molecular weight. We both review the genesis of surrogate-composition relationships and critically evaluate additional supporting evidence.
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Vehicular pollution as the primary source of oxidative potential of PM2.5 in Bhubaneswar, a non-attainment city in eastern India

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1716-1735
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00150H, Paper
Subhasmita Panda, Chinmay Mallik, S. Suresh Babu, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Trupti Das, R. Boopathy
Overview of major PM2.5 sources responsible for catalytic ROS production.
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Erosion of rigid plastics in turbid (sandy) water: quantitative assessment for marine environments and formation of microplastics

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1847-1858
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00122B, Paper
Ali Al-Darraji, Ibukun Oluwoye, Christopher Lagat, Shuhei Tanaka, Ahmed Barifcani
Mechanical degradation (erosion) of plastics in the marine environment has been reported in many literature studies but without quantitative information. Therefore, this study quantified the erosion of some plastics in the marine environment.
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Emerging investigator series: in-depth chemical profiling of tire and artificial turf crumb rubber: aging, transformation products, and transport pathways

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1703-1715
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00326H, Paper
Open Access
Madison H. McMinn, Ximin Hu, Katherine Poisson, Phillip Berger, Paola Pimentel, Xinwen Zhang, Pranali Ashara, Ella L. Greenfield, Jessica Eig, Zhenyu Tian
Chemical profiling of artificial turf crumb rubber reveals time-based trends in transformation products and transport pathways.
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Fungal diversity and key functional gene abundance in Iowa bioretention cells: implications for stormwater remediation potential

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1796-1810
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00275J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Erica A. Wiener, Jessica M. Ewald, Gregory H. LeFevre
Fungal communities within bioretention cells were diverse, including taxa capable of biodegrading recalcitrant contaminants, and influenced by plant type. Fungal functional genes demonstrate bioremediation potential in stormwater infrastructure.
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Experimental assessment of low temperature plasma devices for bacterial aerosol inactivation in the air duct of HVAC systems

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1836-1846
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00158C, Paper
Yang Lv, Xiaodong Wang, Beibei Wang, Wenjie Yuan
This study evaluates the effectiveness of low temperature plasma (LTP) devices in the air duct of HVAC systems, achieving 82% bacterial aerosol inactivation under optimal conditions, advocating their use in public buildings to improve air quality.
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Microplastics are effective carriers of bisphenol A and facilitate its escape from wastewater treatment systems

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1811-1820
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00297K, Paper
Wang Li, Bo zu, Lei Li, Jian Li, Jiawen Li, Qiujie Xiang
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is a major issue in aquatic environments.
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Impact of particle size separation on the stabilisation efficiency of heavy-metal-contaminated soil: a meta-analysis

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1821-1835
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00308J, Paper
Lixia Sun, Yunlong Zhang, Bo Wu, Enzhu Hu, Linlin Li, Longlong Qu, Shuqi Li
The meta-method was used to analyze the impact of soil sieving particle size on the unit stabilisation efficiency of heavy metals.
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A 150 years record of polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Sihailongwan Maar Lake, Northeast China: impacts of socio-economic developments and pollution control

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1748-1759
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00309H, Paper
Jianing Zhang, Chong Wei, Yongming Han, Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe, Dewen Lei, Wolfgang Wilcke
The geochemical composition of sediment cores can serve as a proxy for reconstructing past human and nature-driven environmental and climatic changes.
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Combining a tunable pinhole with synchronous fluorescence spectrometry for visualization and quantification of benzo[a]pyrene at the root epidermis microstructure of Kandelia obovata

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1879-1886
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00443D, Paper
Bingman Lei, Yaxian Zhu, Yong Zhang
Establishing a method to reveal the distribution and retention of benzo[a]pyrene at the root epidermis microstructure of Kandelia obovata.
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Exploring the variability of PFAS in urban sewage: a comparison of emissions in commercial versus municipal urban areas

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1868-1878
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00415A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Krlovic N., Saracevic E., Derx J., Gundacker C., Krampe J., Kreuzinger N., Zessner M., Zoboli O.
PFAS in an urban environment can come from various sources. The main activity in the area, i.e. commercial versus municipal, can influence the overall loads and speciation of PFAS in the examined wastewater.
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Assessment of occurrence, source appointment, and ecological risks of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the water–sediment interface of Qiantang River in the Hangzhou region

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1887-1897
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00355A, Paper
Yang Wan, Ziming Wang, Kaiping Xu, Wei Wang, Pengcheng Yao, Aiju You
TCS exhibited the highest concentration across different phases and seasons in QTR, and TCS posed high risks in surface water and low risks in sediment across all sampling sites.
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Pollution characteristics and risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in surface water of national (freshwater) aquatic germplasm resource reserves in Guangdong Province

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1898-1911
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00425F, Paper
Tao Zhou, Jie Li, Weizhen Zhang, Yanyi Zeng, Yuan Gao, Haiyan Li, Wanling Yang, Yongzhan Mai, Qianfu Liu, Caiqin Hu, Chao Wang
EE2, E1, BPA, NP, and E2 were identified as high-risk substances based on comprehensive ecological risk evaluation and fish are the most sensitive organisms.
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Assessment of extracellular polymeric substances production and antioxidant defences in periphytic communities exposed to effluent contaminants

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00446A, Paper
Carlos Silva, Etelvina Figueira, Diana Matos, Carina Sá, Tânia Vidal, Fernando José Mendes Gonçalves, Nelson Abrantes, Joana Luísa Pereira
Periphyton is frequently used in the evaluation of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems using diatoms as a proxy.
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