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Industry News: Information and Communications
9% pay raise new high in IT sectoredit
By Ayan Pramanik
Increased automation, pricing pressures from clients, and a shift to digital and cloud have adversely affected the revenues of the information technology (IT) companies over the past year.
IT SectorDigital and Process Automation have Changed The Way Businesses Operateedit
By Ashok Pandey
India is becoming digital; every business is focusing on adopting the new technology that help them to grow. Be it enterprise or small, every business is looking for the easy and effective solution to cater their needs. In conversation with PCQuest, Sai Pratyush, Additional Vice-President, Product Management – Managed Services, Enterprise Business, Tata Teleservices, spoke the new TDBS which is helping business to move ahead in this digital world.
AutomationLeveraging IoT to travel on the GST highwayedit
The next wave of business improvement in warehouse operation is going to come from IoT (Internet of Things) – specifically with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This would range from the use of robot carts to sensor enabled items. It will help to track the items both within the warehouse facility and as it moves through the supply chain and into customer’s hand.
IoTLogisticsIndustry News: Education
Accreditation to universities could soon be given by private playersedit
By Neelam Pandey Private sector players may soon get powers to grant accreditation to universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning in the country. At present, this function is vested solely with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution under the UGC’s jurisdiction.
AccreditationHigher EducationRe-skilling: Education-technology platforms vying to cash in on opportunities in Indiaedit
By Taslima Khan
As the need for re-skilling gains momentum across industries, domestic and foreign ed-tech platforms are vying to cash in on India’s renewed fondness for learning. Taslima Khan explores which side holds the advantage.
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Rework power supply deals to boost renewables: Reportedit
By Sarita Singh and Kaavya Chandrsekaran
Existing power supply contracts between power generation and distribution companies should be renegotiated to ensure flexibility in the supply of coalbased electricity in order to make way for renewables, suggested a report developed under a US-India bilateral programme.
Renewable EnergyAs India increasingly eyes renewable, Piyush Goyal says balancing policy against coal trickyedit
As the country is taking measures to change its energy mix to increase renewable energy contribution, power minister Piyush Goyal acknowledged the contradiction faced by policymakers in the evolving scenario.
Renewable EnergyCoal India betting big on renewables: Piyush Goyaledit
The renewable energy industry is already booming in India. Solar power generation capacity has more than tripled in three years to over 12 GW, as Modi targets raising energy generation from all renewable sources to 175 GW by 2022.
Renewable EnergyIndia’s solar power capacity to be 22 GW by March: Piyush Goyaledit
India’s solar power generation capacity would nearly double to 22 GW by the end of current fiscal and more wind power auctions would be conducted in the coming months, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
Solar EnergyAll but gone with the wind: The unfolding sad story of India’s wind sectoredit
Wind power, which along with solar power was expected to make India a renewable energy powerhouse, is struggling for survival. There are states that do not want to purchase wind power, some do not want to pay for the power purchased while some others want all old contracts to be renegotiated at the lowest tariff rate.
Renewable Energy