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VIT gets new Vice-Chancelloredit
He is a Life Member of Institution of Engineers, India and the recipient of “Achievement Award” for the successful implementation of the Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS® ) in VIT, Vellore. He also played an important role in implementing the new academic system, Curriculum for Applied Learning (CAL) at VIT, Vellore. He has published 40 research papers in the journals of national and international repute to his credit.
Institution of Engineers (India)Industry News: Information and Communications
‘Internet of insecure things’: Webcam bugs allow hackers to peep into our livesedit
In this young century, webcams have transitioned from a futuristic novelty to being, well, everywhere. The ability to capture images and video of anything anywhere played a key role in the explosion of social media, but our camera-drenched society also can make us feel uniquely vulnerable.
CyberSecurityIoTThe future is in IoT, but why are Indian CIOs still waiting in the wings?edit
By Vishal Krishna
The CIOs and CTOs from consumer industries were in a dilemma, whether to overhaul their IT infrastructure and invest in sensors that would redefine their approach towards business. They want to invest slowly on the real-time platforms that IOT can offer and very few are taking the early punch.
Internet of ThingsIndustry News: Education
Engineering admissions: NET may be introduced in 2019-2020edit
Stating that some governments were apprehensive about the outcome of the entrance test, he said that there would not be any problem for the students, as feared by many with regard to NEET for admission to MBBS and BDS courses.
EngineeringWorried by IT layoffs? Open online courses can future-proof your careeredit
By Vinay Umarji
After being laid-off by an information technology (IT) major in Chennai, Ashir Sharma (name changed) recently bagged a job at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), in Pune, after training himself in data analytics using the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).
Skill DevelopmentUpskilling is the only way to survive layoffs and a shrinking job marketedit
By Aparajita Choudhary
Growing job insecurity among professionals on account of layoffs and a shrinking job market has put the spotlight on skills upgradation this year. This insecurity is nowhere more evident than in the IT/ITes industry where automation and changing business models have left most professionals worrying about redundancy and survival.
UpskillingUncategorized
Making it easy to go solaredit
How it does it: It creates a convenient and guided buying environment for consumers by providing competitive pricing, rated vendors, quality standards, advanced engineering tools and financing options, all under one roof and connects them to highly-rated pre-screened solar installers to deliver a high quality and best-priced solar system.
Solar EnergyRenewable Energy: Here comes the sunedit
By Anil Sasi
There is fresh traction for the Centre’s solar push, with new flag bearers beginning to eclipse the more established ones. Andhra Pradesh has emerged on top in terms of cumulative solar project capacity, surpassing the traditional solar leaders — Rajasthan and Gujarat — to report the highest installed solar generation capacity till March 2017.
Renewable EnergyClean energy can cement Indo-US tiesedit
Some observers think Modi should or will follow Trump’s lead and exit the agreement as well. Not only has the Indian leadership refuted this possibility, that view is misguided because nearly all the basic actions that India pledged—primarily boosting electricity efficiency in both consumption and generation and shifting to renewable energy (RE)—are already under way.
Renewable EnergyOver the next decade solar cost will come down by 60 per centedit
By M Ramesh
Well, the cost equation has changed so much. Why is India so gung-ho on solar? Because solar PV costs have come down by about 80 per cent in the last six years. We just released, earlier this year, a very in-depth analysis of the costs of renewable energy technology going down and we see over the next decade that solar PV will come down by another 60 per cent, minimum.
Solar EnergyAn insight into India’s Energy Transformationedit
India added more renewable energy (RE) capacity than conventional generation capacity in 2016-17. RE tariff in the country dropped to a level that is cost competitive with coal-fired generation.
Renewable Energy