February 24, 2017

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Israel to provide technological support to Andhra Pradeshedit

Telangana Today

Israel would provide technological support to Andhra Pradesh in areas relating to homeland security, cyber security, Internet of Things (IOT), agriculture, education, water, health and others, said Daniel Carmon Ambassador of Israel to India in a meeting with AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.

IoT
Public cloud services market to grow 18 pc globally in 2017: Gartneredit

ET CIO

Public cloud services across the world is projected to grow 18 pc in 2017 and cloud adoption strategies will influence over 50 pc of ITO deals through 2020, according to Gartner study

IoT
India in 2050: Future of Workedit

BW Disrupt

In India in 2050, many of the routine jobs will most likely be replaced by technology and cheap labor will cease to be a competitive advantage in India.IoT
Having the best of the two worldsedit

ET Retail

The modern retail companies have acknowledged this mind shift and are leveraging the best of both worlds, online and physical stores, creating an incredibly unique journey for consumers.

IoT
Botnets explained: Those smart devices at home could turn hackers’ friendsedit

Hindustan Times

By Anirban Goshal

The ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) has launched the largest botware and malware analysis monitoring system in the world in a bid to strengthen the cybersecurity of the country. The country has very recently seen attacks from a hacker group Legion as well as infections in different banks via ATMs. Hence, the malware and bot analysis monitoring system was a necessity.

Cyber SecurityIoT

Industry News: Education

Make students employable by bridging educational gapedit

Outlook India

The actual requirement of jobs in India every year is manifolds of what is talked about the universities and industries should work in close collaboration for leveraging the potential of graduates in the country,” D S Rawat, Secretary General of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said

Skill Development
AICTE ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘below par’ quality of graduatesedit

Financial Express

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is concerned with the below par quality of graduates, but hopes the SWAYAM programme for online courses will help address the problem, an official said here on Thursday.

Engineering
Need for improving quality of education: Prakash Javadekaredit

ZEE News

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday emphasised on the need for improving and providing quality education to students across the country on a priority basis.

Education
Quality education pupils’ right: Govt to revamp the schooledit

The New Indian Express

In an effort to realise the goal of ‘quality education pupils’ right’, the Left Government will be revamping the school education system. As part of the ‘public education rejuvenation campaign’, the government is for revising the curriculum and providing high quality training to teachers, Governor P Sathasivam said in his policy address to the Assembly on Thursday.

Education

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Wind power tariff likely to fall below Rs 4.5/unitedit

Financial Express

The tariff based competitive bidding is being conducted today by the state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India for wind power capacities totalling 1000 MW for supply of power to non-windy states.

Renewable Energy
India to announce policy for competitive domestic solar equipment manufacturingedit

Mint

By Utpal Bhaskar

The Narendra Modi govt plans to come out with a policy to promote manufacturing of the entire range of solar power generation equipment in the country

Solar Energy
Energy efficiency need of hour, says Niti Aayogedit

The Economic Times

Buoyed by falling solar tariffs, Niti Aayog today said India needs energy efficiency by maximising supply of renewable energy sources to help realise the goal of sustainable development for affordable and clean power access.

Renewable Energy
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