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Industry News: Information and Communications
Manufacturing Industry Surfs Digital Wave At Lastedit
Five years ago, terms like ‘smart factory’ or ‘Industry 4.0’ or ‘Industrial Internet’ were unheard off. But these are quite common today especially when the discussion veers towards digital transformation. Digitisation in manufacturing is driven by new demands from the business and customers. It is enabled by technologies like IoT and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things).
IoTManufacturingIs India Ready for End to End Autonomous Mobility?edit
Autonomous Mobility has been making increasing inroads across many domains globally. In such a scenario, the traditional fear has been that automation will take away human jobs. But as empirical evidence demonstrated after the Industrial Revolution, while some job categories became redundant, the emergence of technology triggered job creation in other spheres.
Autonomous MobilityIoTHow IoT can enable better governanceedit
In the last couple of years Internet of Things (IoT) has been established as one of the most prominent emerging technology. IoT has caught up in several sectors and research firms predict that this potential trillion-dollar market will grow progressively. The benefits of IoT are relevant for both private and public sectors.
GovernanceIoTSmart Digitization of Things in the M2M Eraedit
We have entered a “Machine to Machine” (M2M) era where digitization of things has become a prominent part of our lifestyle. The era witnesses the growth of IT industry and smart cities with inter-connected network of devices via all sorts of communication tools. As the name itself suggests, M2M stands for Machine to Machine interaction while eliminating the need for manned operation.
IoTM2MIndia has to be seen as an innovation destination: Sanjeev Malhotra, CEO – IoT CoE, Nasscomedit
As a part of Digital India initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Internet of Things (IoT) in July 2015. The goal of this announcement was to accelerate IoT ecosystem in the country and leveraging India’s skills and capabilities in the IT.
Centre of ExcellenceIoTIndustry News: Education
NEET success will help HRD take decision on single entrance exam for engineering coursesedit
By Neelam Pandey
The HRD ministry is likely to take a decision on conducting a single entrance test for engineering courses across the country soon. According to sources, the ministry on Monday held a meeting with health ministry officials to discuss the experience of NEET and whether it has reduced corruption and led to promotion of merit in awarding seats.
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How India can rally the world around a renewable energy revolutionedit
Indeed, with the US’ retreat from the Paris Climate Agreement, it may be Modi — with his bold renewable energy agenda, ‘power for all’ commitment, and push for widespread adoption of LED (light-emitting diode) light bulbs —who steps up to the plate.
Renewable EnergyGurugram: 6MW solar power boost to grid so far in 2017edit
By Shakir Mir
Haryana renewable energy department has added 6 MW of solar energy to its supply in Gurgaon in a year, taking total generation across the city to 20 MW, officials told TOI. Officials said they have 154 new installations to make till November this year. As of now, there are 254 solar installations in the city, along with 86 bi-directional meters, they said.
Solar EnergyGST Shines on Renewable Energy Sectoredit
By Kaavya Chandrasekaran
The renewable energy sector is quite content with GST provisions. Contrary to earlier fears of sale of solar equipment – panels, modules and inverters – being taxed at high rates, the GST on such sales has been set at 5%. “The net effect on solar projects will be 3.5-4.5%,” said Raj Prabhu, co-founder and CEO of Mercom Capital Group, which tracks the segment.
Renewable EnergyGreen energy devices to be taxed 5%edit
Solar heaters, rain water harvesting plant and other renewable energy devices have become costlier because of GST. Earlier, there was no tax on these items but under the new regime they are put under the 5% slab. As per traders, these items were earlier tax-free because government wanted to promote their sale but now they are being looked at as a source of revenue as there has been a surge in demand of energy-efficient, ecologically helpful devices in the past few years.
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