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Industry News: Information and Communications
Still plenty of legroom for the IT services sectoredit
There is still plenty of legroom for the IT services sector; it’s penetrating into other sectors, such as banking, as well. Bengaluru has matured as an IT services industry and we are moving into emerging technologies such as big data sciences, IoT, animation, artificial intelligence, cyber security, etc.
IT Service SectorThe AI-first world could look very different in the next decadeedit
Google I/O presented a vision of our AI-first future. In this world where machines see, hear, perceive and perhaps even create, Google wants to organise information that lies beyond digital walls. Like the internet, AI is likely to be a massively disruptive technology that will bring about enormous social, political and cultural change.
Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity Threat Landscape Has Grown Exponentially: Ciscoedit
“The threat landscape is getting so much bigger. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks where 50,000- 100,000 IoT devices were enslaved in a botnet (Mirai attack), Wannacry. The risk is going to increase exponentially and we have to have a robust end-to-end architecture to actually solve this,” Robbins said at the Internet of Things (IoT) World Forum here.
Cyber SecurityIoTIndustry News: Education
Upskill Yourself to Survive Tech Layoffsedit
By Yogita Khatri
There are courses and certification programmes that can help you acquire the latest technological skills. Skills that are currently in high demand include data science and analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things (IoT), digital marketing and product management.
Skill DevelopmentNasscom starts tech platform to help build skillsedit
As a part of its consistent efforts in creating platforms to enhance skills and build industry ready talent for the Information Technology (IT) sector in India, IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) announced the launch of the ‘Basic Learning for Future Technologies platform’ website.
Skill DevelopmentWhat the education sector can expect once GST kicks inedit
Education is a major sector of any economy, the quality of which, very often, determines its future. It has been a fundamental right since the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was passed by the Parliament in 2009. Thus, it is the country’s foremost duty to ensure the provision of and accessibility to low cost, quality education.
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Wind power has seen steady growth in India: Rajeev Kapoor, Secy, MNREedit
“In fact, wind has had a faster development.. one may call it steady development over the last 7-8 years. Many global leaders in the field have set up base in India,” New and Renewable Energy Secretary Rajeev Kapoor told.
Renewable EnergyIndia should accelerate, not slow down, solar adoptionedit
By Sanjeev Choudhary
Swami is correct in predicting rapid solar expansion could end up idling some thermal capacity which could also result in some bankruptcies. But, with some good planning, India can handle it. Even today, Indian generators have a capacity utilization of just about 60%.
Solar EnergyOn a Power (Less) Tripedit
By Preethi Mehra
As urbanisation takes over, high rise buildings are known to consume about 40 per cent of the world’s energy and elevators account for between two to 10 per cent of a building’s energy use. But now, with more ‘Green’ buildings coming up, leading elevator manufacturers are trying their utmost to get those numbers down.
PowerRenewable EnergyGST may push up cost of solar power projectsedit
By Debjoy Sengupta
Sunil Jain, CEO at Hero Future Energies, said solar modules, which weren’t taxed earlier, will have an 18% levy, while inverters – a major component in solar projects used to convert direct current into alternating current – would now be taxed at 28% instead of zero. Taxes on cement and other materials have been increased, he added.
Solar EnergyA modified cycle mechanism for producing renewable energyedit
By Sarfaraz Ahmed
Talking about their inspiration, Harshad said, “India ranks 3rd after China and United Kingdom in energy comsumpiton. We feel renewable energy utilization must increase in day-to-day life. At the same time, health issues are affilicitng human beings. Thus, if we use this model in our routine life, then certainly both the purposes good health and clean energy would be served.”
Renewable EnergyRooftop solar panels not catching upedit
Installation of solar rooftop panels has been dismal in the leading metros, a study by Greenpeace India said. This, despite the policies and net-metering guidelines in place across several states. The study ‘Indian cities slacking on rooftop solar’ highlights how even the subsidy by the union ministry has not helped the process.
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