May 8, 2017

News for the IET

How to re-engineer the engineering curriculum to provide better employabilityedit

The Financial Express  WN   India Everyday

The change in curriculum combined with compulsory internships and induction programmes for students should equip them with a healthy mix of personal growth and professional progress

 

Mr Shekhar Sanyal: Director and Country Head of the IET

News for other PEI

Students Complete News Course at Ryan Instituteedit

The New Indian Express

A two-day workshop on “Research Methodologies” on May 8 and 9 will be held at Dhwani auditorium in CMR Institute of Technology. Dr B N Pal, secretary of IEEE Bengaluru section will inaugurate the workshop on May 8 at 9 am. This workshop is being organised by Department of Telecommunication Engineering, CMRIT in association with IEEE Bengaluru section and VTU e-Learning centre, Mysuru.

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Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio wavesedit

Domain-B India

The researchers presented details of their ultra-wideband (UWB) ambient backscatter system at the IEEE Conference on Computer Communication, INFOCOM 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. The research team, which included Chouchang Yang and Jeremy Gummeson, demonstrated the system in an indoor office environment, using ambient signals from 14 radio towers as well as two mobile phones.

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Bitten by the app development bugedit

The Hindu

It was organised by the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM) in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Bengaluru section. “The course has been a big hit since we started it four years ago,” said A. Sadhana, curator, VITM.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

IoT constitutes the backbone of smart citiesedit

The Hindu

Leaving behind the first industrial revolution that swept the western world more than 250 years ago, when the production equipment used to be powered by steam and water, the world has become a rapidly evolving ‘digital’ landscape.

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Impact of IoT on Startup and Technology Industryedit

BW Disrupt

By Hamid Farooqui

The Internet of Things is exactly that “what if” put into action. As Internet connectivity gets embedded into everything from baby monitors to industrial sensors, investors, entrepreneurs and engineers are rushing to cash in. It is physical objects, embedded and enhanced with sensors and wireless capability, sending signals to each other and data to our phones.

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5 Major tech trends to disrupt businesses in 2017edit

Indian CEO

Internet of Things (IoT) – As a technological evolution, IoT serves as the bridge to connect Internet of mobile devices with everyday objects. According to the Business Insider’s ‘The Internet of Things Ecosystem Research Report’ published in 2016, almost $6 trillion is expected to be invested on IoT solutions for the next 5 years.

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Digitalisation Pushing Firms To Reinvent Roles: Surveyedit

News Today

Specifically key trends like the Internet of Things (IOT), Robotic process automation (RPA), Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) have piqued the interest of CIOs, the survey indicated.

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Charting careers in digital economyedit

The Hans India

Speaking on the future of the industry, Reddy said, “Latest technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, cloud, and software defined world will change the way we live work. However, there is a strong role to be played by government, corporates, associations and academia to develop digital infrastructure and ecosystem.” “NU is taking a leadership role towards building competencies

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Industry News: Education

NSDC plans to fast track its Center Accreditation, Affiliation processedit

DNA

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship outcome-based scheme of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), aims to deliver high quality training and improve the placement opportunities for the candidates.

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European System may be India’s Model for Skillingedit

The Economic Times

The government is planning a comprehensive National Vocational Education and Training System in the country along the lines of programmes in European countries to facilitate job-readiness and entrepreneurship among the youth. The skill development ministry is examining the recommendations of a high-level panel on rationalisation of skills training and sector skills council in India, a senior government official told ET.

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Govt signs MoAs to purchase 1,000 MW wind poweredit

Times of India

The government today announced signing of Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) for purchase of 1,000 MW wind power under its first wind auction scheme.

Renewable Energy
Solar power: A shot in the arm for India’s health centresedit

ET Energy World

With the clinic serving a population of 48,000, Salunke must prepare for up to six hours of power cuts daily, rather like a surgeon scrubbing up for surgery. The health centre is one of tens of thousands in India with little or no power supply that are now looking for alternative ways to stay functional.

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