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Budget offers relief to education sectoredit
Education is intricately linked to the growth and evolution of any society or country. Further to the announcement of the Union Budget 2017 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, there are several points of interest that have focused on education and skill building in the country.
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The Institution of Engineersedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), in Kolkata, NBCC (India) Limited bagged the prestigious Excellence Award for Engineering Services and Consultancy under Category A. Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC was also felicitated.
The Institution of Engineers (India)NTU invents ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and dronesedit
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help self-driving cars and drones see better in extreme road conditions and in bad weather.
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Akamai releases fourth quarter 2016 State of the Internet / Security Reportedit
Akamai Technologies, the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today released its Fourth Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report. The report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, as well as insight into seasonal trends.
Cyber SecurityIoTIndia’s IT industry is on the right side of history: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadellaedit
By Sandeep Khanna & Nandita Mathur
Microsoft Corp. chief executive Satya Nadella is a man on the move. Traversing three Indian cities in three days, meeting a gamut of people from ministers to chief executive officers (CEOs) to journalists, Nadella is gung-ho about India, Indian IT firms and the future of Microsoft in India. At the core of his meetings has been the company’s cloud computing platform, Nadella’s focus area and one in which the company posted 93% growth in the last quarter. The company is also set to add State Bank of India to its customer list for its growing enterprise cloud services in the country.
ITTechnology’s benefits for crop insuranceedit
In its budget 2017-18, the government has taken up several measures to revive the country’s agriculture economy. The emphasis on agricultural insurance through higher allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), and other major allocations for the sector, are expected to boost credit flow to farmers apart from expanding crop insurance and irrigation coverage. The Internet of Things (IoT) here finds increased relevance. The IoT promises increased yields, reduced costs and other efficiencies, with the deployment of sensors, connectivity and analytics.
AgricultureIoTHow digitization will help IoT reach next leveledit
Digitization is dramatically changing the world. It is impacting all of our lives, and no individual, company or country can escape its impact. India is set for a “Digitization Revolution” and the overall digitization of the country is up for a complete overhaul. This transformation has emerged as the most transformative means to ignite sustainable growth and improve society. Those countries and companies that embrace the digital transformation will uncover limitless possibilities to drive innovation, growth and jobs of the future.
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India’s Model of Government-Financed Skill Development Is Ineffectiveedit
The 2017 Budget reinforced the idea that the government seems to believe that India’s skill development challenge can essentially be met by government efforts. Less than 5% of India’s workforce of 500 million has received any form of formal vocational training. Moreover, half of our workforce in 2010 was either illiterate or had primary/less than primary education. Hence, apart from education for all, skill development has also become a huge challenge.
Skill DevelopmentFunding higher education will benefit societyedit
Speakers at an international workshop held here have discussed at length on as to who has to finance the higher education. The AP government’s Higher Education department and Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV) in partnership with the British Council organised a one-day workshop on ‘Innovations in financing higher education’ here on Monday.
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Non-renewable power capacity addition growth slows down to 0.7 per centedit
According to data from the Union power ministry data, Gujarat’s installed power generation capacity from non-renewable energy sources stood at 20,765.82 MW in 2015-16 as against 20,611.30 MW in 2014-15, an annual addition of 154.52 MW.
PowerRenewable EnergyWind energy picks up pace; five mandals identifiededit
With solar power’s growing popularity both at the national and state-levels, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken steps to promote the generation of wind energy through its nodal agency NREDCAP.
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