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Govt has proposed hazardous waste treatment storage, disposal facility at Pissurlem: Sudinedit
Dhavalikar was addressing a gathering during inaugural function of a two days national conference on ‘Challenges in Environment Management: Mines & Industries’, at Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi. The national conference is organised as part of golden jubilee celebrations of GEC in association with Institution of Engineers (India) and Mining Engineers Association of India.
Institution of Engineers (India)Your Questionsedit
Under the H-1B programme, “all companies have to attest that they tried to find an American,” said Russ Harrison, director of government relations at IEEEUSA, the American branch of IEEE, the largest professional association for computer scientists and electrical engineers. But all you have to do is check a box.
IEEEInternational conference at RVS College concludes on buoyant noteedit
There are very few private institutes in India where IEEE agrees to sponsor the seminar and RVS College is one of them. The international conference will have a long term benefit for the students and the college. He added that the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has extended its technical support whose core perception is “Advancing Technology for Humanity”.
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Industry News: Information and Communications
Soon, a transport-friendly seat for better road safetyedit
While transport infrastructure is getting smarter, it is only a matter of time until vehicle accessories also became more intuitive. A one of-its-kind device to monitor road accidents, which incorporates the Internet of Things (IoT), is expected to be the newest in road safety measures.
IoTRoad SafetyIndian tech can soar over H1-B hurdleedit
Artificial intelligence and automation already threaten to eat up much of the work Indian IT performs with its H-1B manpower. So, Indian IT services companies must raise their game, acquiring serious consulting capability, entering new, cutting-edge areas of business such as big data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT), and deploying high-end computing of their own, incorporating artificial intelligence and automation, to take on the competition.
AIAutomationIoTVodafone becomes first IoT mobile provider to exceed 50 mn connectionsedit
By Tina Gurnaney
Vodafone has emerged as the first global Internet of Things (IoT) mobile provider to exceed 50 million connections as of February 2017, the company said on Friday. Machina Research and Gartner have identified Vodafone as worldwide leader in IoT services and managed M2M services respectively, for the year 2016.
IoTTelecomBridging the gender gap in ICTedit
Statistics On Information and communication technology (ICT) adoption by women show very low numbers compared to men. According to the ‘ICT Facts and Figures’ report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global internet user gender gap grew from 11% in 2013 to 12% in 2016. The gap remains large in the least developed countries, at 3 1%.
Gender gapInformation and communication technology‘AI, IoT help to deliver million midday meals in India’edit
Bengaluru, Disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) will enable organisations to deliver a million midday meals to schoolchildren in India, said a top official of software major Accenture on Thursday.
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Maximise your engineering degreeedit
By Suryanarayanan Paneerselvam
Fast forward four years, most of us find ourselves sitting for an interview at an IT company for a role that does not match what we studied and one that we did not want. Capitalise on the excitement during your first year. As you enter college, you are excited about the various possibilities you can explore.
Engineering275 engineering colleges have applied for closure, AICTE chairman saysedit
By Adarsh Jain
The teacher training programme will aim at equipping faculties of engineering institutions on using digital platforms like Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) for higher education. “There are about 280 subjects in SWAYAM so far, and about 350 subjects are ready to be introduced. We are looking at having 2000 subjects in the next two years,” said the chairman of AICTE.
EngineeringNEET 2017 admit cards issued, download them hereedit
By Nilesh Mathur
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the admit cards for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 on Saturday. The test is scheduled to be held on May 7 in 104 examination cities across the country.
EngineeringSkill development key to growthedit
The significance of skill development for economic growth and the initiatives being taken by the government in this direction were highlighted by speakers at a meeting organised at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) in the city.
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States Need To Improve Their Renewable Policies, Says Reportedit
By Naina Sood
With India poised to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2017-18 and higher in the coming fiscals, the demand for energy, especially sustainable energy is bound to take a leap. Without a doubt, it becomes utmost important for the centre and the state government to formulate policies, leveraging the renewable mix of the country.
Renewable EnergyRemoval of incentives to hit wind energy projectsedit
With incentives offered for wind energy investments having come down this financial year, installations by small investors — those who have less than 10 MW — is expected to drop drastically. Of the 32 GW of installed wind energy capacity in the country, 60% are by small investors.
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Government to auction wind projects of 4,000 Mw capacity in current fiscaledit
The government plans to auction wind power projects of about 4 gigawatt (GW) capacity in tranches this year, a senior official said on Friday. (Renewable Energy). “The first batch of such auction is being planned next month,” said Ashvini Kumar, managing director, Solar Energy Corporation of India.
Renewable EnergyInfrastructure renewable energy: Here’s what is necessary if the solar park boom is to be sustainededit
The non-conventional is conventional now. Renewable energy has made the definitive break from its sustainability moorings to reshape commercial power markets worldwide. Over the last fifteen years, renewable energy in India has progressed from 3% to 15% of installed capacity, and from a subsidised to competitive power source.
Renewable EnergyState’s vision document 2030 lays stress on solar power for farmersedit
By Shubhangi Khapre
The vision document 2030 indicated the electricity connections for agriculture pumps would rise sharply from current 40 Iakh to 60 Iakh in next one decade. As a result, the total expenditure on power subsidy for agriculture sector in next 10 years would cross Rs 65,000 crore.
Solar EnergyHaryana renewable energy minister urges people to adopt clean energyedit
Haryana Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Banwari Lal today appealed to the people to adopt clean energy to protect the environment. The minister was speaking at a function organised by the Department of New and Renewable Energy as part of the ‘Swarna Jayanti Year Celebrations’ to mark World Earth Day at Panchkula, near here, an official release said.
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