Day: 27 July 2024

Exclusive: T20 World Cup winner Arshdeep Singh hopes to break into India’s Test team

Vijay Raman

  For any cricketer, a Test cap is the ultimate recognition. Riding high on winning the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Americas, India’s left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, who now has 52 T20I appearances and six ODI caps, has expressed his burning desire to play red-ball cricket.   The 25-year-old was instrumental in helping India end the decade-long ICC title drought with a miserly penultimate over, conceding just 4 runs to strangle the South Africans leaving Hardik Pandya with a cushion of 16 runs to defend in the final over…

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Ministry of Coal promoting coal gasification across India

Vijay Raman

India's vast coal reserves, estimated at 378 billion tonnes of which about 199 billion tonnes are classified as 'proven', present significant opportunities for energy generation. Currently, about 80% of India's coal is used in thermal power plants. As the country adopts clean energy solutions and renewable sources are promoted, the Ministry of Coal is actively ensuring sustainable use of coal. In 2020, the Coal Gasification Mission was launched, which aims to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030, thereby maximizing the value and utility of this vital resource. Coal…

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Indian Coast Guard rescues 14 members in Arabian Sea

Vijay Raman

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 14 Indian crew members of the bulk carrier JSW Raigad stranded off the coast of Alibaug, Maharashtra at around 0930 hrs on 26 July 2024. The ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Mumbai received the distress call from the ship at 1327 hrs on 25 July 2024. The 122-metre long ship, with 14 Indian crew members on board, ran aground on rocks about 01 nautical mile off Alibaug. It reported dragging anchor, flooding in the engine room and loss of control. In the backdrop…

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Indian Researchers find a new method for using carbon dioxide in opposite, ambient reaction conditions

Vijay Raman

Researchers have discovered a new method of using carbon dioxide under ambient reaction conditions, unlike the harsh thermal conditions reported previously. Using CO2, they have converted amines into N-formamides useful for the synthesis of heterocycles, pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds through a green approach. Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is becoming more and more important as a solution to the increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Polyoxometalates (POMs), a class of synthetic nanomaterials consisting of three or more transition metals linked together by shared oxygen atoms, are promising candidates for improving…

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