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Institution of Engineers to set up database of jobless gradsedit
The Kerala State Centre of Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) will create a database of unemployed engineers and of those who have completed the course but with a backlog of uncleared papers. The IEI will seek to make an overall assessment of what it described as ‘a worrisome situation’ on hand and make suitable recommendations to the state government on how to deal with it.
Institution of Engineers (India)Industry News: Information and Communications
Digitisation, smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and 3D printing are among the new disruptive forces in the manufacturing worldedit
The rules of the manufacturing game are fast changing. Connecting real machines with information technologies and IoT increases productivity substantially. Companies that employ new technologies for Industry 4.0 are a lot more competitive because they produce at lower costs and meet customer needs with a lot more flexibility. Organisations that are prepared to implement industry 4.0 now will actively shape and lead the change in manufacturing.
IoTSmart ManufacturingReasons why organizations fall prey to pervasive ‘Cybercrime-as-a-Service’ attacksedit
Hyperconvergence and IoT Are Accelerating the Spread of Malware As networks and users increasingly share information and resources, attacks are spreading rapidly across distributed geographic areas and a wide variety of industries. Protecting against mobile malware is particularly challenging because devices are not shielded on the internal network, are frequently joining public networks, and often are not under corporate ownership or control.
Cyber SecurityIoTDisruptive Technology Ups Cyber Security Threats: Studyedit
“Cyber security is becoming a priority for businesses. It has become critical to identify risks near real-time and empower stakeholders to take actions and decisions based on priority,” said the IT major in a statement citing the study report. The Internet of Things (IoT) devices come with a low memory and processing footprint and have little security capabilities, including patching.
Cyber SecurityIoTMake in India: Smarter Manufacturing with the Internet of Things (IoT)edit
IoT-backed smart manufacturing processes aid enterprises predict and fix potentially disruptive snags and problems, thus eventually helping the end user avoid glitches.
IoTSmart ManufacturingGlobal IoT spending to reach $1.4 trillion by 2021: reportedit
By Nandita Mathur
Worldwide spending on the internet of things (IoT) is set to grow 16.7% year-on-year, reaching over $800 billion in 2017 and nearly $1.4 trillion by 2021, as organisations continue to invest in the hardware, software, services and connectivity that enable IoT, according to a forecast by market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
Internet of ThingsIndustry News: Education
Are universities in India making their students job ready?edit
India has 785 universities but most lack in skill education and instead, give more emphasis to rote-learning methods. Indus-try insiders feel that there is a dearth of job-ready people at the entry level.
EducationOnly 17% of Engineering Students Are Employableedit
Sandeep Tyagi of Samsung Electronics said, “HR people are no more just managers but leaders, a lot of collaboration with other functional role is going on. We try to give experiences which are as personal as possible as technology is not personal but HR has to be close to people.” Adding to that, Arijit Sengupta, HR Director of Adidas India said that, “We will not be working in physical spaces near future but virtual.
Engineering
AICTE mentoring to improve Higher Educationedit
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has taken various steps to improve technical and higher education in the country. The council’s initiatives are in line with the Central Government’s initiative like Digital India and Skill India, says Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, in an interview with Gopi Arora of Elets News Network (ENN).
Higher EducationUncategorized
Solar, not coal, is India’s future by 2030: Reportedit
Sethia, however, said India’s peak demand was expected to shift from late evening to mid-day because the adoption of air-conditioners continued to grow rapidly. “This shifting of peak load coincides with the solar power production curve and increases the installation of solar technologies,” he said.
Solar EnergyBihar to invest Rs 20,000 cr in 5 years to generate 3,000 Mw clean energyedit
Bihar is eyeing an investment of Rs 20,000 crore in the renewable energy sector in the next five years to generate over 3,000 megawatts (Mw) of clean energy, officials on Thursday said in Patna. The plan is part of the new renewable energy policy that aims to tap the potential of new and renewable sources of energy in the state.
Renewable EnergyRajasthan invites Japanese firms in solar energy sectoredit
In her meeting with a delegation of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) here, she said solar energy is the power of the future and Rajasthan is the ideal destination for investment in Solar Energy.
Solar Energy
India ranks 75th in environmental impact survey; only 15% of energy used in country is renewableedit
India, on the other hand, was placed 75th, with renewable energy making up only 15.2 percent of all energy used; only 2.2 percent of waste water being recycled, and municipal waste of 0.34 kg per person being generated daily.
Renewable Energy