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Industry News: Information and Communications
Artificial Intelligence – A Shift From Traditional to Intelligent Experiencesedit
Amazon will never share their buying behavior data and Google will never share their search data. Therefore, it suggests that data triumphs the algorithms. For us to have an impact on AI, one of the biggest opportunities is Internet of Things since IoT is going to provide us a lot of real world data about who we are and what we do.
Artificial Intelligence5G set to drive tomorrow’s mobile worldedit
Asia has taken the lead on the development of 5G, which will help smartphone users embrace the new tech era of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), big data, the Internet of Things (IOT) and robotics.
IoTTelecomWhat we need is not just security but a better cyber security: Huawei CSOedit
By Onkar Sharma
With the rapid digitalization of functions and processes of organizations, the need for adopting secure cyber practices is becoming extremely important. Establishing a cyber security program and business continuity program for drafting various security policies is a vital role of CSOs and CISOs.
Cyber SecurityIoTDigitilisation is bringing about advances in manufacturing technologiesedit
By Rakesh Rao
The future of the global economy is digital. In the light of the rise of Industry 4.0 and the proliferation of the Internet of things (IoT) within the industrial space, digitilisation is bringing about advances in contemporary automation, data exchange and manufacturing technologies.
IoTManufacturingIndustry News: Education
Government framing policy to push online educationedit
By Prashant K Nanda
Digital India initiative in mind, the HRD ministry is aiming to give online education a big push, in an attempt to widen the reach of higher education.
Higher EducationHow GST Could Affect Students And Higher Educationedit
Under GST, education in pre-schools and schools continues to remain tax free. However, services offered by colleges and universities will now be taxed at 18 per cent compared to the earlier 15 per cent. This tax could make campus food, medicine, transport, and other on-campus products or services more expensive.
Higher EducationEducation In India Has Become A Commercial Commodity, Says Former ISRO Chairmanedit
Eminent scientist and former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair recently said that education in India has become a commercial commodity. He also criticized the tendency of political parties to make college campuses a training ground for budding politicians.
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India preparing database of R&D accomplishments in renewable energyedit
By Mayank Aggarwal
Ministry of new and renewable energy has written to ‘institutions and organizations’ involved in renewable energy research to provide inputs on their achievements
Renewable EnergySolar tariff in TN hits low of Rs 3.47 per unitedit
Tariffs For Solar power in Tamil Nadu touched as low as Rs 3.47/unit in reverse-auctions held over the weekend. The biddings were done for 1,500 MW solar plants. The tariff is much lower than Rs 4.40/unit, which was the lowest bid in February’s solar tariff auction conducted by the state. Nevertheless, it is still much higher than Rs 2.44/unit, discovered in May at the reverse auctions for solar plants at Rajasthan’s Bhadla.
Solar EnergyRailways taps solar power to cut electricity billedit
A row of 40 roof top solar panels with a total 10KWp capacity has been established atop the Running Room here with the system having been commissioned. It works under the specification laid down by the Ministry of Non Renewable Energy. A senior railway official told The Hindu that the average generation would be 35 units per day; 1050 units per month and 12,600 units in a year.
Solar EnergyPlan to make Varanasi clean city with renewable energyedit
By Dipak K Dash
Officials said the renewable energy ministry will hold the first round of meeting on the issue on Thursday. “The focus will be on assessing the electricity demand of the city and how much clean electricity can be made available there. We will prepare a blue-print after consulting all the stakeholders,” a government official said.
Renewable Energy