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15th edition of IET Karmaveer Expo – India’s largest working model competition for engineers concludes in Nashikedit
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK’s largest professional engineering body in association with the Department of Electrical Engineering at K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, today organised the 15th edition of the IET-Karmaveer Expo. The working model contest and project exhibition expo witnessed participation from students of various engineering colleges across India. The expo encouraged students to implement basic engineering concepts to help solve complex, real-world problems in order to benefit the society.
The IET Karmaveer Expo 2017The IET India IoT Panel consults with the National Mission for Clean Gangaedit
The members of the IET India IoT Panel, an IoT focussed panel of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) India, were invited to consult the Government of India’s National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to discuss the ways to clean Ganga and its tributaries in a comprehensive manner.
Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar: Chairman of IET India IoT panelMr Shekhar Sanyal: Director and Country Head of the IETThe IET IoT PanelNews for other PEI
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Industry News: Information and Communications
‘IOT will play a key role in daily life’edit
Internet of Things (IOT) will soon play a key role in a person’s daily life, said AU College of Engineering principal Prof PS Avadhani. Speaking at a seminar on “IOT Sensor Enablement” organised by the department of instrumental engineering on Saturday, Prof Avadhani pointed out that IOT has become an enabler in technologies concerning every aspect of science. He said IOT has become a game changer in remote sensing, agriculture, geology and is a major technology booster in the fields of telecommunication, automotive and healthcare.
IoTGermany remains in danger in the cyber arena, says officialedit
He said the law could include a BSI “seal of approval” to help consumers identify which gadgets were secure. “The worst thing that could happen” would be that consumers withdrew from the so-called ‘Internet of Things’ for fear of being hacked, he said. “We want to have a successful digitisation.”
Cyber SecurityIoTDigital transactions recede, threaten ‘Digital India’edit
The value of digital transactions nationwide declined marginally (1.5 per cent) to Rs 92.6 lakh crore ($1.4 trillion) in February 2017 from Rs 94 lakh crore in November 2016 ($1.42 trillion), according to representative data (provisional) on electronic payments released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The data do not cover all transactions across all banks. But, card payments data for four major banks, mobile banking figures for five banks and prepaid payment instruments (PPI, meaning mobile payment gateways such as PayTM and FreeCharge) data for eight non-bank issuers have been considered as representative for analysing trends in payments.
Digital IndiaIoTClearing the path for emergence of 5Gedit
By Kalyan Sundar
The introduction of 5G technologies could not come at a better time. With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) came the need to be able to effectively connect, manage and integrate smart devices into businesses’ network architectures. But how can we effectively integrate all these new devices that are varied and non-centralised with high-speed systems? The short answer is 5G. This next big step will tap into both licensed and unlicensed spectrum to ultimately deliver what will rival, and even surpass, many of our wired options for connectivity. But the dream is not quite a reality just yet. It needs a concerted effort to succeed. Here’s how 5G is coming about and ...IoT in Telecommunications
Andhra making new development strain by citizens equal partners: Chandrababu Naiduedit
With the world witnessing a dawn of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, driven by IoT (Internet of Things), we either become a part of it and leapfrog, or be left behind. Andhra Pradesh is at the forefront of ushering in technology-driven development. The state’s e-Pragati platform is India’s most comprehensive e-Governance platform.
IoTIndustry News: Education
Cost of higher education not sustainable’edit
Shyamasundar, AdvisorNational Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAC), Karnataka, said the council plans to reach 40 per cent gross enrolment ration by 2020. “We are missing trainers, mentors who can impart serious direction to students and the question is, can we change the direction,” asked Punia. He pointed to fields like manufacturing, which the country has neglected, in favour of services.
Higher EducationCommunications technology helping reduce power T&D lossesedit
By T.C.A. Sharad Raghavan
The high rates of transmission and distribution losses in India, up to 60% in some states, have led to a profusion of technologies emerging to at least address the non-technical losses occurring due to power theft and meter tampering. An increasing number of companies such as Omron, Sensus and even phone handset maker Nokia have begun operations in this sector—helping power distribution companies detect and address power theft and meter tampering in real time. Other companies have begun work in reducing costs by enabling the remote reading of meters, doing away with the need for a physical check at each meter location.
EngineeringChina eyeing Indian talent? Clamour grows in Chinese official media to leverage India’s software strengthedit
An increasing number of assessments in official Chinese media are advocating that the country should leverage India’s talent pool. The latest such piece was published in Global Times, one of the official newspapers of the Chinese Communist Party. Published in the opinion section ‘Insider Eye’, the article argues that like western countries, it is now time for China to leverage India’s huge talent pool to fuel the country’s global competitiveness, and presents point by point support to base its narrative.
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IREDA to give Rs 13,000 crore loans for renewable sources, including solaredit
Clean energy projects in the country can look forward to loans to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda) in the next financial year. With the government planning to add 15-16 GW of clean energy projects, including solar and wind, there would be total credit market size of around Rs 65,000 crore. According to IREDA Chairman K S Popli, Ireda would be able to release around Rs 8,000 crore for these clean energy projects in country.
Solar EnergyGreen plan to save Rs 41,000 crore crore power expenditure for Indian Railwaysedit
Indian Railways is planning to save a staggering Rs 41,000 crore expenditure towards power consumption over the next decade by gradually switching to non-conventional energy. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu announced the plan while addressing the e-inauguration of DigiPay initiative at the railway station here. He also announced various development projects at other stations in the South Central Railway from Hyderabad.
Power and EnergyGreen Energy to be over 60% of India’s overall generation capacity Piyush Goyaledit
Power Minister, Piyush Goyal is excited over the drop in renewable energy tariffs, and said that India’s 60-65% of installed power generation will soon be via green energy sources. In Madhya Pradesh, last month, in an auction conducted for 750 mw capacity in Rewa Solar Park, lower capital expenditure and cheaper credit have brought down solar tariffs to a record low of Rs 2.97 per unit.
Renewable EnergyAuction for rooftop solar projects deferred againedit
By Shailaja Sharma
State-run Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has deferred auction for the 1-gigawatt (GW) rooftop solar projects tender for the fourth time in the past three-four months, a move which has highlighted the complexities of the business. The bidding process for the largest ever rooftop solar tender in the country has now been extended to 17 April from 20 March, SECI said on its website.
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