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In 2020, the U.S. FDA approved 53 new drugs, a healthy crop that arrived despite the pressures of the pandemic. Explore C&EN's full interactive table here: ow.ly/HwII50D2FJf

Aankhi Khamrai wins the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF-2020 dec2020.pmrf.in). Big congratulations to her on this achievement and best wishes for her future endeavors in our group!!

“Waiting till you feel ready” is like waiting for an airplane at a train station; it ain’t gonna happen.

Research proposal submission schedule 2021 for SERB R&D schemes and programs. Please visit SERB website for more information about the scope of these calls. serb.gov.in/home.php

We have an opening for a Joint Ph.D. position (IITKGP-Univ. of Manchester) between our group and Prof. Michael Greaney, Univ. of Manchester. The application deadline is on 23rd April. Please encourage your Master’s students to submit their applications. international.iitkgp.ac.in/jdp_uomanchest…

Check out our recent review on palladium catalysis. Congrats to Sourav, Tamal, Krishna, and Suman for putting this together!

cursed structure of the day

Artificial intelligence will never be a bigger threat to humanity than natural stupidity.

Sodium azide is a nasty yet common chemical reagent. BUT DO NOT use metallic spatula when weighing 💥, use plastic tea spoon for instance. DO NOT use in dichloromethane 💥. Avoud any acidic media to prévention HN3 as a neurotoxic gas 💀☠. #SafetyFirst

Malayalam lesson doing the rounds on WhatsApp

People who are paranoid about the COVID vaccine need to understand that once you get the shot, you won't even FEEL the microchip.

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We had so much fun with Sigma-Aldrich's synthesis challenge, we're issueing our own! Can you synthesise (–)-piersmorgone? Download our template and have a go: tinyurl.com/2jujwkjr

"French is much easier to learn that English" French:

Our first research communication gets accepted in ACS Catalysis! Heartiest congratulations to Suman, Rajesh Chakrabortty, Shailendra, and Aniruddha for this remarkable achievement! Check out our asap article: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

A continuous sequence of flash talks by Professors Ganesh Ganesh Venkataraman, Lisa Roy Lisa Roy, Sudipta Roy, and Sankaralingam Sankaralingam M was genuinely interesting.

A brilliant story about Roger Federer wanting some tea at Wimbledon, but being denied access because he did not have his membership card with him. A wonderful lesson on humility, patience and grace under surprising circumstances: