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Mild earthquake hits north-east

Shillong, Oct. 12 (ANI): An earthquake of moderate intensity shook some parts of the northeast region, including Meghalaya, Assam, on Sunday night, according to the Meteorological Department.

According to Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong, the earthquake, which occurred at 11.56 p.m., was measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.

The epicentre of the quake was in Indo-Myanmar border region.

No damage was reported anywhere.

The Seismological Observatory has recorded 28 quakes in the region this year till September.

In 2008, the total number of recorded quakes were 24.

On 21st September an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale was felt in the region. It was the biggest quake in the region in the last 20 years. (ANI)

New method converts CO2 into methanol under very mild conditions

Berlin, April 21 (ANI): Scientists have developed a novel reaction scheme by which CO2 can be efficiently converted into methanol under very mild conditions.The technique was developed by researchers working with Yugen Zhang and Jackie Y. Ying at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore.As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the scheme is based on an N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst and a silane as the reducing agent.The basic framework of an N-heterocyclic carbene is a five-membered.....
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