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Industry News: Information and Communications
Is Automation Killing the IT Industry?edit
Reportedly, tech major IBM is planning to lay off 5000 employees, while another tech biggie Microsoft may probably cut 2800 jobs. Infosys has also announced 8000–9000 job cuts. The technology major also said that employees were removed for non-performance.
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Automation, protectionism pull IT hiring to three-year lowedit
By Sunitha Natti
The country’s top three IT services firms’ FY17 hiring confirms the industry’s worst fears about an impending bloodbath. The troika’s collective headcount, a broad indicator of the sector’s overall growth, fell to a three-year low of 6.4 per cent during FY17. This is lower than FY10’s 8.7 per cent, when growth hit a speed bump following the 2008-09 global economic meltdown.
AutomationITAirtel To Enter Home Automation Segment With IoTedit
Last week Cxotoday reported that electronics major LG is looking for partners among telecom operators in India to bring up its smart appliances connected with Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
AutomationIoTAI, automation will definitely reduce jobs, says Pravin Raoedit
By K Giriprakash and Venkatesh Ganesh
But Rao said that there are newer areas that need to be explored. “The mundane things will lend itself to automation but then it will probably open up more opportunities in newer areas that we never thought about.” He said IoT is a new area but it is at an early stage where cloud was a few year ago. He said there are multiple vectors at play as industry growth is slowing down while there is an increased focus on productivity.
Artificial IntelligenceAutomationIndustry News: Education
Turning the tideedit
By Prashant K Nanda and Lavina Mulchandani
From industry-prepared courses and mandatory shopfloor training to imparting managerial and entrepreneurial knowledge, India’s apex technical education regulator — the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) — has laid down a set of must-haves for technical colleges, to improve their graduates’ employability.
EngineeringThere Are No Jobsedit
By Himani Chandna
However, where the programme really failed was it couldn’t create enough supply of people armed with niche or high quality skills. Sadly, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is able to place only 50 per cent of the total people it trains — which shows the clear difference between inculcating skills and inculcating employable skills.
Skill Development95% Engineers Not Fit To Take Up Software Dev Jobsedit
Talent shortage is acute in the IT and data science ecosystem in India with a survey claiming that 95% of engineers in the country are not fit to take up software development jobs. According to a study by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, only 4.77% candidates can write the correct logic for a programme — a minimum requirement for any programming job.
EngineeringWhen You Learn With USedit
Around 1,66,000 Indians are currently pursuing an educational programme in the US. The number has grown significantly in the last couple of years — only two years ago, the number was 1,00,000. One of the US Embassy’s highest priorities is strengthening student ties and university partnerships between our two countries, and we look forward to welcoming this year’s batch of talented Indian students to the United States.
Higher EducationStudy Abroad: 5 Asian Countries For Higher Educationedit
By Anisha Singh
Studying abroad is a dream for many students and to frankly admit it’s not a bad dream after all. Studying in a different country not helps you in getting a more global degree but also helps you explore different options and learn life skills which may not be acquired while living in your home country.
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Renewable energy sector growth attributable to wind, solar energy-ICRAedit
According to credit-rating body ICRA, the growth of the renewable energy (RE) sector was driven by the large capacity additions in the wind and solar power segments. The RE sector in FY2017 reported a record capacity addition of over 11 GW, an increase of around 60 percent over 7.1 GW reported in FY2016, as per the provisional figures by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
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Pollution cuts solar yield by 25%edit
Times of India By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
India is making a big push for solar energy, with power capacity expected to double this year. But some of the gains, especially in north India, could be offset by a growing problem: air pollution.
Solar EnergyNew experiments needed in renewables: Solar Energy Corp MD Ashvini Kumaredit
By Utpal Bhaskar
SECI MD Ashvini Kumar talks about monitoring the quality of solar power modules, initiating solar-wind hybrid projects’s auction and auctioning 4,000 MW wind energy tenders every year. With India’s wind power tariffs following the solar route and falling to a record low, state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has been a catalyst for expanding the country’s green economy.
Renewable EnergyIndia’s solar power capacity addition to remain strong at 7,500 Mw in current fiscal: ICRAedit
By Sudheer Singh
“While currently there is a temporary lull in the announcement of fresh bids, the magnitude of solar project awards in the past 12-18 months has been quite significant. The backlog against these awards itself would support a solar capacity addition of about 7-7.5 Gigawatt in grid connected utility segment in 2017-18,” ICRA said.
Solar EnergyThe unintended consequences of low solar tariffsedit
By Utpal Bhaskar
India’s race to the bottom for solar power prices has resulted in some unintended consequences. These range from some electricity distribution companies (discoms) wavering on signing power purchase agreements for projects awarded at higher tariffs to postponement of some tenders, according to consulting firm Bridge to India.
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