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Industry News: Information and Communications
Industrial Internet Of Things: Re-Imagining The Futureedit
Imagine a factory machine that predicts when it requires maintenance – then automatically orders the parts needed to fix itself, or a piece of equipment that can manage its own energy consumption. These are just the tip of the iceberg of exciting opportunities promised by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
IoTIndia: An innovation hub?edit
By Ashish Gupta
Every product from nowwill have a layer of AI, not just to connect it with other products (which is IoT or the Internet of Things) but to make them more intelligent through self-learning, using structured and unstructured data.
IoTThe Industrial-Sized Potential Of The Internet Of Thingsedit
In our increasingly digital world, we often hear various buzzwords describing game-changing technologies that are set to change the way we live, work and play. Undoubtedly, the Internet of Things has already started redefining how we go about our everyday lives.
IoTMaking machines that can thinkedit
By Amrutha varshinii
To meet the daily needs of smart automation, engineers labour in labs crafting new-age machines that push boundaries of performance through innovation. Big-ticket government projects like smart cities and Digital India are banking on innovation and core areas like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and internet of things (IoT) have emerged as trends that will expand in the coming years.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTIndustry News: Education
Employability of engineers exaggerated, but still a concern, says IIT directorsedit
There’s been an on-and-off debate around employability of Indian engineering graduates, with a recent report suggesting that as much as 95% of Indian engineering graduates are unfit for programming jobs.
EngineeringReverse trend of students migrating for studies: Presidentedit
Noting that the country required expansion of higher education institutes, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that it needed to be pursued with due care to its intellectual component. He also pointed out that he did not find any Indian institute among world’s top 200 educational institutes.
Higher EducationCommon test for engineering stares at uncertain futureedit
Taking a cue from the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical and dental colleges introduced last year, the HRD ministry had initiated the move for a common test for admission to engineering courses, which states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu had opposed.
EngineeringWill push for autonomy in higher education, better researchedit
The Modi government’s plan to reform higher education envisages a revamp of formal education and an emphasis on online learning. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar speaks to Rajeev Deshpande and Manash Pratim Gohain on university education, fee regulation in schools and the three-language formula for CBSE schools.
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Is The Growth In India’s Renewables Sector Truly Sustainable?edit
Another auction, another record. Tariffs in the Indian renewables sector are in free fall and the appetite of private developers to secure large, grid-connected solar and wind power projects by offering rock bottom unit prices shows no signs of slackening.
Renewable EnergyIndiana governor signs bill aimed at dimming solar power incentiveedit
Solar power provides only about 1 percent of the country’s energy – and even less in Indiana. But the industry is growing rapidly and employed 260,077 workers nationwide, according to 2016 statistics from the Solar Foundation.
Solar EnergySolar power: Even as PM Narendra Modi hard-sells make in India scheme, Gujarat PSU plays spoileredit
By Anupam Chatterjee
Even as the Modi government is hard-selling its “Make in India” mission, a PSU from the prime minister’s home state has put a spoke in the wheels of domestic manufacturers of solar power modules.
Solar EnergyThe Great Green Gambleedit
In February this year, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) entity, Solar Energy Corp of India, or SECI, allocated 250 MW each to Mytrah Energy, Sembcorp Green Infra, Inox Winds and Ostro Energy at a record low tariff of Rs 3.46 a KwH. Myntra and Sembcorp will set up projects in Tamil Nadu, while the other two will build their projects in Gujarat.
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