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NEET-UG 2024 counselling to start in July

SC hearing adjourned to July 18; government assures action against malpractices




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SC orders NTA to publish NEET-UG 2024 results by July 20 noon

The apex court fixes next hearing on July 22; Govt says counselling to begin from July 24 




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SC declines pleas to cancel NEET-UG 2024

The judgment seemed to agree with the arguments of the government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), both represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta




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Budget 2024: 15x customs duty hike on lab chemicals provokes outcry from academicians

While the duty hike aims to curb smuggling and misclassification, it threatens to raise costs for research labs and biotech firms




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NEET UG 2024 counselling registration to begin on August 14, confirms NMC Secretary

Additionally, the NEET UG 2024 results were revised, resulting in a decline in the number of toppers.




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Skill university to kick off classes in Telangana with 2,000 students this year

The Young India Skill University, which will work out of a temporary campus this academic year, will have a permanent campus at Meerkhanpet near Hyderabad




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IIT Madras gets largest single donation of ₹228 crore from Alumnus Krishna Chivukula

Chivukula graduated with a M. Tech (Aerospace Engineering), majoring in Jet Propulsion in 1970 from IIT Madras. In addition, he received an MBA from The Harvard Business School in 1980




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Veranda Learning Solutions pre-closes two loans worth ₹220 crore

The transactions happened in March quarter but the payouts happened in April




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Supreme Court refuses to postpone NEET-PG 2024

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said: ‘More than two lakh students and close to four lakh parents will weep over the weekend if we even touch this matter...’




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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology holds 33rd convocation; 3,508 undergraduate students, 644 postgraduate students, and 122 Ph.D. scholars receive degrees

45 students awarded gold medals for their academic performance




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NCERT report proposes inclusion of class 9-11 marks in class 12 board results

“The weightage of formative and summative marks will be adjusted progressively from class 9 to class 12, increasing the emphasis on summative assessment as learners advance in grades”




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University of Southampton to open Gurgaon campus by July 2025

The new campus will offer courses across various disciplines, including business, law, engineering, and biosciences, maintaining the same standards as the UK institution.




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Lam Research joins hands with 20 Indian universities to foster semiconductor talent

Universities to use the Semiverse Solutions virtual innovation infrastructure to train engineers for the semiconductor industry




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Ashok Leyland aims to touch one million students by 2030 with ‘Road to School’ project

Starting with 36 schools in Krishnagiri district, the RTS programme has now expanded to 2,400 schools




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ISB launches 20-month PGP for Young Leaders starting 2025

This residential MBA-equivalent program targets high-potential candidates with up to two years of work experience. 




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Women in just 32% of districts have achieved work-life balance: IIMA study

The study conducted in 705 districts emphasised the need for men’s participation in sharing household responsibilities to achieve work-life balance for both genders




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Mobile internet to be suspended in Jharkhand for recruitment test on September 21, 22

The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission will conduct the examination in 823 centres




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Nayanta University set to welcome first batch of students in August 2025

Nayanta aims to develop students with a blend of technological proficiency and a nuanced understanding of humanities and social sciences, according to a press release




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ISB ranks 40 globally on Financial Times’ Executive MBA Ranking 2024

As part of the ranking, ISB was globally ranked eighth in Alumni Network, seventh in ‘Salary Today’, and 19 in ‘Percentage of Salary Increase’, among other parameters




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Megha Engineering to build Young India Skills University in Hyderabad with ₹200 crore under CSR

The Chief Minister performed ‘Bhumi Puja’ for the construction of the Skill University on 57 acres of land near Meerkhanpet in Kandukur mandal in August this year




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Following last year’s hiring slowdown, IIM Bangalore reports 100% internship placement for 2024-26

According to the institute, students received offers across diverse domains, including consulting, finance, product management, FMCG, retail, construction, energy, e-commerce, conglomerates, healthcare




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PM Vidyalaxmi to offer collateral, guarantor free loan to over 22 lakh students

CCEA gives nod to raising FCI equity capital




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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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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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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 Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani

Guha talks about his literary confidant, Rukun Advani, and their relationship that deepened over long letters, not boozy lunches




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Pinarayi Vijayan interview | ‘2024 Lok Sabha polls are a referendum on secularism’

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses the significance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and secular democracy in India.



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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Want to respond democratically to August 5, 2019 decision: National Conference Srinagar candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

Cleric Mehdi says this Lok Sabha election is monumentally important as a platform to air the views of the people of Jammu and Kashmir



  • Lok Sabha Elections

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Budget 2024: New job schemes to kick off this year, says Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan

For Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, funds for some projects will be only through concessional multilateral loans, which could be from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, JICA, AIIB… any of these institutions, he says




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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
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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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A high-entropy cathode catalyst with multiphase catalytic capability of Li2O2 and Li2CO3 enabling ultralong cycle life in Li–air batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8198-8208
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02817A, Paper
Xia Li, Guoliang Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Ruonan Yang, Han Yu, Xiuqi Zhang, Gang Lian, Hua Hou, Zhanhu Guo, Chuanxin Hou, Xiaoyang Yang, Feng Dang
High entropy design guidance enables a modulated broad d-band of cathode catalyst with efficient d–p coupling for all reactants, realizing multiphasic catalytic capability of Li2O2 and Li2CO3 and ultralong cycle life in Li–air and Li–CO2 batteries.
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Heterojunction lithiation engineering and diffusion-induced defect passivation for highly efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8402-8412
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03135K, Paper
Cong Liu, Anweng Gong, Chen Zuo, Tao Liu, Xiaoyang Liang, Donglou Ren, Kai Shen, Jianzha Zheng, Qifan Xue, Zhiqiang Li, Ruud E. I. Schropp, Bingsuo Zou, Yaohua Mai
A heterojunction lithiation strategy has been developed to achieve a certified efficiency of 10.50%, which is the record efficiency for all of the Sb-based solar cells.
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An innovative CuxAg50−x/UiO66-NH2 photocatalyst prepared using a dual ship bottling strategy for photocatalytic CO2 reduction: controlled product selectivity and pathways

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8228-8242
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03103B, Paper
Lipeng Jiang, Dengqian Chen, Zhengkai Hao, Dongxue Cao, Runqiao Liu, Jingyu Cheng, Limei Chen, Xin Liu, Boyin Jia, Dongdong Liu
This study proposed a “dual ship bottling” strategy to synthesize CuxAg50−x/UiO66-NH2, achieving over 90% selectivity for reduced carbon products.
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High Zn(002)-preferential orientation enabled by a proton additive for dendrite-free zinc anodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03276D, Paper
Yating Li, Xiaohui Ma, Xi Zhang, Fengyi Zhang, Qiong Wang, Qiang Guo, Jinlong Liu, Yonggang Wang, Jianhang Huang, Yongyao Xia
A zinc anode with high Zn(002)-preferential orientation can be achieved using a universal proton additive, which has been shown to effectively suppress dendrite formation in aqueous zinc batteries.
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Stress regulation via surface micro-etching and reconstruction for enhancing triple-cation perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of 25.54%

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04248D, Paper
Yang Ding, Erming Feng, Siyuan Lu, Jianhui Chang, Caoyu Long, Sichao Tong, Hengyue Li, Junliang Yang
A surface micro-etching and reconstruction strategy is developed to regulate the stresses in a perovskite film, achieving a benign transition from tensile stress to compressive stress.
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N-type Ag2S modified CZTSSe solar cell with lowest Voc,def

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03244F, Paper
Jin Yang, Junjie Fu, Weiwei Dong, Shu Ren, Xin Zhang, Jingyi Su, Chaoliang Zhao, Meng Wei, Dandan Zhao, Yange Zhang, Sixin Wu, Zhi Zheng
The Sn, Zn-doped Ag2S plays a triple role in CZTSSe devices: p–n conversion, front-interface bandgap grading, and defect passivation. This strategy achieved an efficiency of 14.25%, with the Voc of 0.584 V and the lowest Voc,def of 0.228 V.
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Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) enables the design of efficient halogen-free polymer donors and fabrication of organic solar cells with >19% efficiency

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8593-8608
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02414A, Paper
Tao Jia, Yongmin Luo, Yulong Hai, Tao Lin, Xudong Qin, Ruijie Ma, Kezhou Fan, Aleksandr A. Sergeev, Top Archie Dela Peña, Yao Li, Mingjie Li, Kam Sing Wong, Gang Li, Jiaying Wu, Shengjian Liu, Fei Huang
Fusion and isomerization strategies are used to develop an electron-withdrawing motif naphtho[1,2-d:5,6-d']bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) (iNT) and a halogen-free polymer donor achieving an efficiency of 19.1%.
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Unraveling the relationship between the phenethylammonium-induced 2D phase on the perovskite surface and inverted wide bandgap perovskite solar cell performance

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8658-8669
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02133A, Paper
Xiaomin Huo, Silvia Mariotti, Yaoyao Li, Ting Guo, Chenfeng Ding, Penghui Ji, Shuai Yuan, Tongtong Li, Ning Meng, Xiaomin Liu, Jiahao Zhang, Ilhem Nadia Rabehi, Yu Zhang, Suling Zhao, Hengyuan Wang, Dandan Song, Luis K. Ono, Zheng Xu, Yabing Qi
We studied the impact of phenethylammonium chloride on PIN-structured wide bandgap perovskite solar cells. Elimination of the 2D phase results in a champion efficiency of 20.61% and a VOC loss of only 410 mV with hysteresis-free J–V curves.
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Reducing carrier recombination loss by suppressing Sn loss and defect formation via Ag doping in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8609-8620
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02485K, Paper
SeongYeon Kim, Jaebaek Lee, Dae-Ho Son, Wook Hyun Kim, Shi-Joon Sung, Dae-Kue Hwang, Tae Ei Hong, Namuundari Otgontamir, Enkhjargal Enkhbayar, Tae-Hee Lee, Min-Yeong Kim, Ji-Soo Choi, Sang-Mo Koo, JunHo Kim, Jin-Kyu Kang, Dae-Hwan Kim, Kee-Jeong Yang
The position of Ag of the CZTSSe precursor significantly impacts the carrier recombination loss and overall efficiency, offering crucial insights for optimizing the CZTSSe solar cell design.
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An energy-efficient tellurium electrode enabled by a Cs2TeI6 perovskite structure for durable aqueous Zn–Te batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8633-8642
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02916J, Paper
Jinye Li, Chengjun Lei, Pengjie Jiang, Chen Xu, Tingting Liu, Xiao Liang
CsI in 2 M ZnSO4 aqueous electrolyte facilitates the formation of Cs2TeI6 perovskite phase for Te electrode, effectively suppressing Te4+ hydrolysis and sustaining fast redox kinetics in multi-electron transfer Zn–Te aqueous batteries.
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Anti-dissolving Fe2N6 site-based carbon fiber membranes for binder-free Zn–air batteries with a 200-day lifespan

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8722-8733
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03148B, Paper
Open Access
Zian Xu, Jian Zhu, Jingze Shao, Yu Xia, Pengfei Liu, Guangshe Li, Rouxi Chen, Shaoqing Chen, Jiacheng Wang, Shi Chen, Fuqiang Huang, Hsing-Lin Wang
The anti-dissolving Fe2N6 structure enables ZABs to operate over 200 days (record-breaking 14 500 cycles).
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Post-deposition in situ passivation of AgBiS2 nanocrystal inks for high-efficiency ultra-thin solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8885-8892
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03266G, Paper
Jae Taek Oh, Yongjie Wang, Carmelita Rodà, Debranjan Mandal, Gaurav Kumar, Guy Luke Whitworth, Gerasimos Konstantatos
A post-deposition in situ passivation strategy using a multi-functional molecular agent is reported with enhanced colloidal dispersibility of an environmentally-friendly AgBiS2 nanocrystal ink, achieving a PCE over 10% in a solar cell.
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Deep ion mass transfer addressing the capacity shrink challenge of aqueous Zn‖MnO2 batteries during the cathode scaleup

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8904-8914
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02871F, Paper
Na Jiang, You Zeng, Qi Yang, Puda Lu, Keqi Qu, Lihang Ye, Xuejun Lu, Ziqiang Liu, Xixian Li, Yongchao Tang, Jinchao Cao, Shimou Chen, Chunyi Zhi, Jieshan Qiu
This work shows that the introduction of interstitial carbon into the MnO2 lattice could reduce the affinity toward SO42− and OH, thus suppressing the surface coverage of ZHS and improving the Zn||MnO2 battery performance under large loading mass.
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Self-healing polymer dielectric exhibiting ultrahigh capacitive energy storage performance at 250 °C

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8866-8873
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03705G, Paper
Open Access
Wenhan Xu, Fei Yang, Guodong Zhao, Shixian Zhang, Guanchun Rui, Muchen Zhao, Lingling Liu, Long-Qing Chen, Qing Wang
The Anderson localization effect has been exploited in the design of high-temperature dielectric polymers, resulting in reduced conduction loss and outstanding capacitive energy storage performance over a wide temperature range up to 250 °C.
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Surface-deprotonated ultra-small SnO2 quantum dots for high-performance perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03193H, Paper
Wuchen Xiang, Yiheng Gao, Bobo Yuan, Shuping Xiao, Rui Wu, Yiran Wan, Zhiqiang Liu, Liang Ma, Xiang-Bai Chen, Weijun Ke, Guojia Fang, Pingli Qin
SnO2 electron transport layers (ETLs) have improved perovskite solar cell (PSC) efficiencies but face issues with surface protonation, leading to energy loss and instability. We developed ultra-small (2.5 nm) SnO2...
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T.N. govt. circular declares November 14-20 as Children’s Week

As November 14 is celebrated as National Children’s Day and November 20 as World Children’s Day across the world, the Social Welfare Department requests all Anganwadis in Tamil Nadu to organise events to celebrate the week




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Tiruchi Engagements for November 13, 2024




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Coir cluster to be operational in Coimbatore in 2025