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Meet John Liu, the student who used corn stalks and wheat straw to recover lithium from dilute water |

Image: @JJYAj/YouTube/AI Regenerated Lithium is a crucial ingredient in rechargeable batteries, but recovering it from dilute sources can be difficult and energy-intensive. John Liu, a high school student from St. Paul, Minnesota, approached that problem by looking at materials that are usually left behind after harvest: corn stalks and wheat straw. His project, titled ‘Passive…

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10 years of UPI: Instant payments network grows from 1.78 cr annual transactions to 24,162 crore

Instant payments network grows from 1.78 crore annual transactions to 24,162 crore Ten years ago, instant digital payments through a common platform were just taking off in India. Today, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processes more than 66 crore transactions every day, becoming a central part of the country’s digital payments ecosystem.Launched on August 25,…

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‘Even leftover food will taste like a wedding meal’: Ex-cricketer’s brutal take on Shreyas Iyer’s first T20I win | Cricket News

India’s captain Shreyas Iyer, center, with batting partner Tilak Varma (AP/PTI) Shreyas Iyer finally ended his wait for a victory as India’s T20I captain after leading the side to a convincing seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening match of the three-game series in Harare on Thursday. The result marked Shreyas’ first win since taking…

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Nitin Gadkari has launched OneTag: FASTag users can now switch issuer banks without changing the physical tag or Tag ID; fresh KYC is required and old wallet balance will be refunded

The facility allows customers to move from one issuer bank to another according to their requirements. (Image from representative purpose only) Motorists will no longer need to remove and replace the FASTag affixed to their vehicle when they want to change the bank that issued it. Union minister Nitin Gadkari recently launched ‘OneTag’, a portability…

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An Iowa company thought it was paying legitimate vendor invoices and transferred more than $800,000 to a scammer-controlled account; four years later, the US government has recovered about $375,000

Representative Image (AI-generated) An Iowa company that believed it was paying legitimate vendor invoices instead transferred more than $800,000 to a bank account controlled by a scammer in 2022. About four years later, the US government has recovered roughly $375,000 of the fraud proceeds through a federal forfeiture case. The US Department of Justice (DOJ),…

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Harvard’s housing day spirit extends beyond campus, raises $276,000 for student life

Harvard Housing Day fundraiser raises $276K, Adams House leads by wide margin. (harvard.edu) In a first-of-its-kind initiative blending tradition with philanthropy, Harvard College’s iconic Housing Day celebrations this year saw alumni step in from across the globe — contributing nearly $276,000 in just 24 hours. The fundraising challenge, which ran parallel to the annual student…

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