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Recently, the Guru Nanak Institute of Technology and the Institution of Engineers (India) jointly hosted the grand inaugural ceremony of six student chapters at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Panihati.
The Institution of Engineers (India)Industry News: Information and Communications
How 10 Indian and German startups are looking to improve transport and mobilityedit
By Harshith Mallya
As a parking data aggregation service provider, PParkE leverages IoT, data analytics, and a consumer-facing mobile app to help manage urban mobility. The current focus is on helping vehicle owners find parking spots at select locations in the city. By aggregating data and applying machine learning, PParkE’s goal is to deliver content to help people move more proactively in their city.
IoTSmart TechnologyTransportationData is a gold mine that operators are sitting on: Jay Chen, CEO, Huawei Indiaedit
Huawei help operators leverage their strengths in data transmission to expand into new areas, such as offering video as a basic service, and cloud services to enable other industries, opening up new opportunities in markets worth trillions of dollars. Apart from this, we are also focusing on the 4.5G, video and narrow band-IoT (Internet of Things) solutions, all potential growth areas for Huawei.
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A surge in the adoption of all-flash data centers is in process, says Rajender Bhandari, NetApp Indiaedit
The ongoing digital revolution is highlighted by the rapid adoption of new technologies to scale up businesses, reduce costs and achieve operational efficiencies to ‘level the playing field’ for enterprises. Increasing penetration of smartphones, last mile network connectivity, adoption of social media are guiding the ways enterprises connect and interact with customers. Mobile technologies have enabled businesses to access ‘data on the go’. Initiatives such as Digital India and Smart Cities have accelerated storage market growth. Analytics is helping businesses decode consumer behavior and as technology becomes a strategic priority, it is completely transforming the way businesses run and operate.
IoT‘Machine Learning Is The Focus Area This Year’edit
By Ayushman Baruah
SAP Labs in India is the second largest R&D centre for the company after its centre in Walldorf, Germany and among the three hubs in the SAP Labs network of 19 Labs across 16 countries. Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD for SAP Labs in India, has a dual role as he is also the EVP and Global Head of Enterprise Cloud Services for SAP. In an exclusive interview with Ayushman Baruah, Khandelwal talks about their India focus, latest technologies, and their emphasis on innovation.
IoTM2MIndustry News: Education
Government providing training to those seeking jobs abroad, says Sushma Swarajedit
The government is trying to remove all bottlenecks in providing training in skill development and communication to those seeking to work abroad, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. She said the government issues emergency certificates to all such Indians whose passports have been taken away by their employers and tries to retrieve the passports.
Higher EducationApplications for engineering courses increase by 11 per centedit
By Priyanka Sahoo
THE NUMBER of candidates applying for engineering courses have shot up by almost 11 per cent this time compared to last year, the directorate of technical education (DTE) has said. The DTE has received a total of 3.85 lakh applications for pharmacy and engineering courses of which, 2.9 lakh candidates are eligible for admissions to engineering colleges. This year 30,000 more aspirants are eligible for admissions to engineering courses compared to last year when 2.6 lakh applicants had been considered.
Engineering1 crore for skill development of unemployed youthedit
BDL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru aiming at Skill Development of Unemployed Youth. As per the MoU, BDL will contribute an amount of rupees one crore and IISc will provide Solar PV and CSP based training and smart micro-grid training the youth Youth at the Challekere Campus.
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Renewable energy: poor demand, weak utilities expose challengesedit
By R. Sree Ram
Despite states not fulfilling their obligations, the central government’s push has ensured that cumulative solar installations topped 10,000 megawatts. Graphic: Subrata Jana/Mint
The gap between good intentions and execution is starkly evident in one area of the renewable energy sector. Capacity additions are gathering pace but 25 states (including Union territories) are lagging on their solar renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for the current fiscal year, according to research firm Mercom Capital Group. States have to procure a certain portion of their power requirement from renewable sources.
Renewable EnergyAzure Power wins Indian Railway’s largest rooftop auction; Rooftop portfolio surpasses 100 MWsedit
Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced that it has won 46 MWs of solar rooftop projects across eleven states pan India for Indian Railways. Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways.
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