Rice is grown extensively in many parts of the world at different times of the year under different climatic conditions. Rice is the most essential cereal crop that forms a major part of the human diet and is hence popularly called "Global grain". With the increasing trend of the rising human population, it’s high time to have crops with high yield potential and stability. Making the rice-based production system sustainable is crucial for the future food security of mankind. Rice blast is one...

This work evaluates the impact of heat treatment on SS316L manu-factured by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) under high volumetric energy density (VED ≈ 467 J/mm³) and low layer thickness. The as-built sample exhib-ited fine cellular/columnar microstructures with clear melt-pool boundaries, which remained largely unchanged after heat treatment at 650 °C but fully dis-solved and transformed into coarse equiaxed grains after solution treatment at 1120 °C. Density increased from 94.91% (AB) to 96...

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising platform for fabricating cost-effective and customizable electrodes in electrochemical applications. How-ever, the limited conductivity of polymer-based feedstock materials poses a chal-lenge for their practical deployment. In this work, we report the development of composite electrodes prepared by adding graphene and hydrothermally synthe-sized copper nanostructures to solvated acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The mixture thus obtained is util...

Pulses are rich source of protein, dietary fiber, minerals. However they need to be processed further before consuming due to presence of antinutritional (ANFs) factors. Otherwise can significantly affect the absorption of of other valuable nutrients and reduces digestibility as well. Some common ANFs in pulses include lectins, phytates, tannins, protease inhibitors. Appropriate processing needs to reduce these factors, while maintaining the nutritional digestibility and consumer acceptance. ...

Cr6+ pollution has significant adverse effects on both the environment and the agricultural sector. In contrast, rice blast disease, caused by the pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, also has major adverse effects on rice cultivation globally. In the present study, Exiguobacterium indicum OMCW-10, which naturally exhibits resistance to chromium and was isolated from chromite mines, acts as a potential biphasic agent in the removal of Cr6+ ions as well as in plant disease control. E. indicum OMCW-10 ...

This study examined how heterogeneous land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes associated with urbanization influence extreme rainfall event (ERE) characteristics across metropolitan and non-metropolitan cities in South India. Our observational analysis indicated a notable increase in the ERE frequency and intensity during 2000-2022 compared to the long-term record (1950–2022), particularly during the summer monsoon season. Concurrently, rapid urbanization across South India has driven substant...

Recent climate-driven changes across the Indian Ocean, most notably the rapid and persistent warming of the Arabian Sea relative to the Bay of Bengal have intensified the demand for modeling systems that can capture evolving air–sea interactions with far greater precision. This anomalous Arabian Sea warming has boosted ocean heat content and near-surface moisture, supporting not only more frequent and rapidly intensifying cyclones but also an increase in convective activity along the west coa...

This paper investigates the relationship between bank credit and trade credit, emphasising the moderating role of firm tangibility within the context of Indian manufacturing MSMEs. Using a balanced panel dataset covering the period from 2014 to 2023, the research analyses how firms manage access to different financing sources and how tangible assets influence this interaction. The findings reveal a significant negative relationship between bank credit and trade credit, indicating a substituti...

The rapid growth and development of IoT has led to the need for safe and effective hardware based communication protocols. As any other network system, IoT systems are also prone to security breaches. To ensure data integrity and authentication, this paper proposes a novel design of a secure FPGA-based communication protocol-SPI on Xilinx Spartan-7 XC7S50-CSGA324 FPGA for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications. The design involves design of a high-level synthesized (HLS) Intellectu...

Notwithstanding prolonged endeavours taken to broaden financial inclusion in India, the involvement of women with the formal financial sector comprehensively is still inconsistent, particularly in rural regions. Despite the increase in institutional access to banks, there are still many women who have difficulty trusting the financial system, feeling comfortable, and interacting with it easily. This case draws attention to financial accessibility as the key element of inclusion and not only t...

Understanding climate extremes is crucial for improving forecasting capabilities and reducing risks to lives and property. On 16 April 2024, Dubai, an arid desert city in the United Arab Emirates, experienced an unprecedented 24-hour rainfall event of nearly 250 mm, it is the heaviest on record. This study investigates the atmospheric and oceanic mechanisms that led to this extreme event, emphasizing both large-scale and synoptic-scale drivers, along with the role of regional ocean warming. A...

The accelerating pace of industrialization and urbanization have intensified water pollution threats from oil spills and organic effluents, critically affecting the aquatic ecosystems. Addressing this urgent challenge calls for innovative solutions that are efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective. Three dimensional porous sorbents have become a ground-breaking method for oil recovery, drawing substantial attention from both academia and industry. In this work, we developed a superhydropho...

The steep rise in human population and their exploitation of precious natural resources such as water have degraded the quality of ground and surface water over the years, and this is a matter of great concern. Dye pollution is a critical problem affecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Water treatment methods, such as clay-based adsorbents, have garnered significant attention due to their abundance, ready availability, simple synthesis processes, and potential for largescale...

The use of SiC MOSFETs enables faster switching, reduced conduction losses and higher breakdown voltage, making them ideal for high-frequency isolated power conversion. This paper presents the design and simulation of a silicon carbide (SiC) based dual active bridge (DAB) converter for electric vehicle (EV) battery charging applications. The converter operates at a switching frequency of 50 kHz, interfacing a 400 V DC source with a 60 V battery load. The power transfer is obtained by using si...

Small-scale Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) based Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) widely uses diode rectifier for conversion from AC to DC due to their affordability and ease of use. But, this structure results in high current harmonics and poor power factor on the source side. Direct Power Control (DPC) is a well-established control approach for pulse width modulation (PWM) converter to obtain sinusoidal current waveform and unity power factor (UPF) at the source side. DPC...

Monsoon depressions (MD) are among the most important synoptic-scale systems of the Indian Summer Monsoon. As these systems contribute nearly half of the monsoon-season heavy rainfall, their accurate prediction is critical for agriculture, disaster management, and early warning systems. The Indian Ocean–Land–Atmosphere (IOLA) coupled mesoscale model is a high-resolution prediction framework designed to simulate a wide range of severe weather events over the Indian region. Built on the NMM dyn...

Ensuring sustainable development in health indicators remains a persistent challenge for developing countries, this is mostly because they don’t have enough resources and insufficient health infrastructure. Several countries have depended on foreign financing to tackle their health issues. In this context, health aid serves as a significant tool in helping developing nations to reduce health issues and improve child survival rates. This study examines the effect of health aid and Domestic Gov...

The present study investigates the performance of the 6th phase of coupled models in representing upper ocean heat and salt transport at different straits of the Tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) during El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) (El Niño and La Niña) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phases (positive and negative). To explore the mean features of the transport, the present study utilises CMIP6 models and Ocean Reanalysis System 5 (ORAS5) observations for the period from 1965 to 2014. The heat...

The increasing global population and demand for sustainable food systems have sparked interest in utilizing insects as alternative sustainable sources of high-quality lipids and proteins. Red weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), offer a promising solution due to their nutrient-rich composition, medicinal history, and environmental resilience. In this integrated study, both lipid and protein components of red weaver ants and their eggs were valorized through green and innovative bioprocessing ...