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Rocketing a private ambitionedit
The time for India’s big play, deploying satellite communication for Digital India and other key initiatives for consumer benefits, has now come. This is further accentuated by the exploding data demand due to 4G, IoT, Digital India, Smart Cities and, of course, the impending arrival of 5G. It is too unrealistic to expect that the government can cope with this avalanche of a requirement without the active involvement and cooperation of the private sector.
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Sensing a solutionedit
Although with bands and smartwatches, heart rate is the most we can measure today, advances in science go far and beyond the band. Eyes, too, may not be the only window to the body. A research published in IEEE three years ago shows that scientists have been able to use sweat as a biomarker for monitoring proteins, electrolytes and metabolites in the body, with use of nothing but a patch and an app.
IEEENew site to guide young inventors applying for patentsedit
By Ankita Bhaktande
A number of colleges, in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — among the world’s largest technical professional associations — is set to launch a website to encourage students to patent their innovations. The colleges that have banded together to spearhead this initiative include Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Thakur College of Engineering & Technology and Alamuri Ratnamala Institute of Engineering and Technology.
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Data in 2025: Huge, But Not Fully Secureedit
In less than a decade from now, total worldwide data will swell to 163 zettabytes, which is equivalent to watching the entire Netflix catalog 489 million times. Most of this data will be created by enterprises and only about half will be fully secured, says a Seagate study.
Cyber SecurityIoTWhy Indian SMEs need to partner with IoT platformsedit
The need of the hour is digitalisation across value chains, innovative funding, strategic partnerships and turnkey solutions that can make Indian factories smarter.
IoTSME SectorIndia’s internet economy to double to $250 billion by 2020: reportedit
By Sunny Sen
India already has 391 million internet users and that number is expected to surge to 690 million by 2020, comparable to what China has at present. India has already crossed the number of internet users the US has, and according to Mary Meeker’s 2016 report showed India as the silver lining in global internet growth.
IoTWhat’s The Road Ahead For Connected Vehicles?edit
The growing connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT) will have positive impact on the growth of the industry. The mobility industry will increase, as people will opt for shorter commutes with multiple modes. With regards to the progress of driverless vehicles in India, it has already started and is likely to come much faster than one would expect.
IoTArtificial Intelligence and Lifeedit
AI would make science fiction – science facts with rapid progress in hardware and software engineering, simulation of brain, mind and human consciousness and tools and techniques used in what is known as “deep learning”. Deep learning would create Internet -II and Internet of things (IOT) at a scale which we just can’t even imagine now in little less than 10-15 years.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTWorld Health Day: How Big Data And IoT-driven Medical Apps Helping Doctors?edit
The Apps can be revolutionary: A doctor with Medicines sans Frontieres (MSF) in war-ridden Syria can coordinate and operate together with a surgeon based in California to treat a rocket blast the victim through live streaming. It does sound incredible. This is where medical science and modern technology such as Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) are headed for.
HealthcareIoTIoT malware wipes data from infected systemsedit
Hackers have started incorporating data-wiping routines to malware that is designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices. The behaviour was seen in two recent attacks but likely for different purposes.
Cyber SecurityIoTIoT to get a boost from digitisation driveedit
By M Rajendran
The digitisation push by the government could act as a catalyst towards the growth of Internet of Things (IoT), say experts. IoT is critical for the services and manufacturing sectors which face challenges in terms of maintaining customer relationship, increased competition and commoditisation.
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NSDC to use tech to scale up skilling effortsedit
There is a huge gap between the number of youth in search of jobs and the number of youth being trained under various skills training programmes. According to experts, every year, 50 lakh students graduate in various disciplines but a majority of them are in need of training to become employable. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship estimates that by 2022, around 400 million youth will need skills training.
Skill DevelopmentIndian students are innovativeedit
By Deeksha Teri
We have found that students from India are well prepared, talented, innovative, and driven to succeed. We have seen this especially in STEM fields. To illustrate this point, ASU has recently spun out 19 start-up companies with start-up leads from India. One is 33 Buckets, a non-profit organisation with the goal to develop self-sustaining clean water access for developing communities.
Higher EducationJob opportunities for engineersedit
The Indian IT industry has hit the plateau in terms of recruitment. It will longer hire like it used to once. Now, that rings alarm bells for fresh engineers, especially the non-IT ones. The supply of graduates from engineering campuses has been constant for a long time now.
EngineeringNAAC asked to rework accreditation process for higher education institutesedit
To do away with “corruption” and subjectivity in assessment and grading of higher education institutions, the ministry of human resource development has asked for a complete overhaul of the accreditation process by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) from July 2017.
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India, UK to focus on energy efficiencyedit
The Hindu Business Line India and the UK have defined energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy as priority areas under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Energy Sector. This was decided at inaugural India-UK ‘Energy for Growth’ Dialogue between Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, and Greg Clark, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Renewable EnergyWithin 10 years, renewable could be cheaper than fossil fuels all over the worldedit
By Rafi Letzter
The costs of renewable energy are going down all over the world. Improvements in technology, government support, and the scaling-up of investments have driven down costs for years. Already, it’s cheaper in most places to add a new renewable energy source from the power grid than a new fossil fuel source. And a new report from the United Nations found that within ten years renewable energy will be globally cheaper than fossil fuels.
Renewable EnergyChandigarh generated 18 lakh units of power through solar plants in 3 years: Parimal Raiedit
By Hina Rohtaki
Chandigarh has generated 18 lakh units of electricity through solar power plants in the last three years which is equivalent to planting 14 lakh trees in the city, said UT Adviser Parimal Rai. With the generation of these 18 lakh units only through solar power, there was a reduction of 1,304 metric tonne carbon dioxide emission. This power is equivalent to planting as many as 14,06,815 trees.
PowerSolar EnergyGreen: Sunny days ahead for clean energyedit
India has made a commitment to rapidly scale up its renewable energy targets by 2030. This throws open avenues for a worthy transition scenario, but awareness and right policies are the sine qua non to achieving the desired results.
Solar EnergyDelhi Solar Policy plans to solve energy crisis; here’s how solar panels will power your homesedit
By Sumit Chakraborty
Delhi government in 2016 brought a policy related to solar energy which has set a target of generating 2,000MW on solar power by 2025. Here are the ways in which the Delhi government and you, together can set up solar power systems on your rooftop and help the world combat climate change too.
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