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Citizens should come forward to make cities smart: Minister KT Jaleeledit
Dr K R Suresh Nair, chairman, IEEE, Kerala section, in his presidential address said the conference focused on evolving newer ideas and schemes for redevelopment of our cities to improve urban life. Hyderabad IIT director U B Desai delivered the keynote address. Dr S M Sameer, vice-chairman, IEEE, Kerala section, Mini U and Sasi P M spoke in the inaugural session.
IEEEIts prime duty of engineers to keep earth in good and healthy conditionedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), Jamshedpur Local Centre organised All India seminar on “Major Advances and Sustainable Development in Production Engineering” in the institute’s premises. The two-day event began on Saturday. Avneesh Gupta, Vice President, Shared Services, Tata Steel presided over the function.
The Institution of Engineers (India)Technical education lacks merit: Sreedharanedit
Speaking after delivering a talk at the Institution of Engineers Kerala State Centre here on Saturday, Mr. Sreedharan said the plight of engineers was miserable as they do not get social acceptance like doctors, advocates and businessmen. The reason for the plight was poor technical standards, he said adding that the report of the studies carried out in 650 engineering colleges in the country was distressing.
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Online data security: Addressing digital risks must be high priorityedit
In The New Digital Era, Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen wrote: “Technology empowers all parties, and allows smaller actors to have outsized impacts. And those actors need not be known or official. To wit, we believe it’s possible that virtual states will be created and will shake up the online landscape of physical states in the future.”
Cyber SecurityIoT50 billion IoT-connected devices by 2020: Reportedit
The report argues that only the surface of what IoT can achieve has been scratched, and industry and government must be prepared to help this emerging technology succeed. Fifty eight per cent of decision makers surveyed for the report said IoT is strategic to their businesses and another 24 per cent saw it as transformational.
Internet of ThingsIndia to emerge as major player in 5G Subscriptions by 2022edit
We need to think of and prepare for an ecosystem where Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are mainstream, and connectivity is seamless, designed to improve the quality of e-governance and education, as well as to enable financial inclusion, smart cities, and an intelligent transportation system amongst other things, added Sinha.
IoTTelecomFuture Connected Conclave: IoT innovations for industry 4.0edit
The Future Connected Conclave held in New Delhi gave visitors the perfect opportunity to explore some of the leading IoT solutions across diverse sectors for a connected world along with a host of insightful sessions on how technology is transforming every aspect of our lives.
Internet of ThingsArtificial intelligence and Robotics enabling a new business roadmapedit
Moreover, the capabilities presented by technology today are far surpassing their earlier counterparts. As the concept of the Internet of Things is gradually taking shape, the industry is gradually embracing technology that is smarter and more dynamic in nature.
Artificial IntelligenceIndustry 4.0: Here is where traditional production thinking will have to moveedit
Even as they are evaluating the relevance of technologies such as sensors, robotics, IoT, 3D technologies, augmented reality, cloud computing and others, they are already being drawn into the digital ecosystem which necessitates adaptation due to new ways of functioning brought on by other stakeholders.
Internet of ThingsAutomation is an opportunity to be more competitiveedit
By Sanjay Sharma
It is important for the industry to implement smart automations. This means we need to understand what the role of the operator will be in future. In Industry 1.0 and Industry 2.0, the operator was like a commander, giving commands to the machine. In Industry 3.0, the operator is kind of a captain, telling the machine via a software or program on what it has to do.
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Reskill before restart: E-learning is imperative to build individual and workforce capabilityedit
It could skills such as design thinking, integrated customer experience management, multi-channel customer experience (web+mobile), machine learning-driven customer engagement, digital design including creative design with tools like Adobe, AutoDesk and industrial design (3D modelling), digital marketing and operations (including social media, pay-per-click and other marketing channels), virtual and augmented reality (to create immersive experiences), internet of things (which combines experience with infrastructure)
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How GST will reshape the Indian solar industryedit
India embraced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) legislation. Touted as one of the major financial reforms since Independence, the legislation had initially created apprehension in the minds of taxpayers and entrepreneurs alike. Few realize that the reform will be a game-changer for the economy.
Solar EnergyGovt may not achieve even half of 2022 solar rooftop energy target of 40GW, says reportedit
By Mayank Aggarwal
“Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka contributed to 40% of total rooftop solar capacity addition in the country,” the report added. “Indian rooftop solar market is finally beginning to realise its potential. Industrial and commercial customers remain the biggest market segment.
Solar EnergyWind power tariffs may hit a new low of Rs3.30 per unitedit
By Mayank Aggarwal and Utpal Bhaskar
“We have received a phenomenal response for the 1,000MW ISTS (inter-state transmission system) wind tender. Once we resolve a few issues with CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission) for better risk mitigation, we will conduct the auction,” a SECI official said, requesting anonymity. “This will help in discovery of a competitive tariff.
Renewable EnergyCabinet may consider new hydro power policy this monthedit
If we give various benefits to developers of big hydro projects on the line of renewable energy like solar or wind energy, the hydel power tariff will also come down and it would become more competitive in the market on the line of wind energy or solar,” said the official.
Renewable EnergyRailways to start solar-powered trainsedit
This, solar-powered DEMU trains is part of the previous year’s railway budget plan in which the railway minister Suresh Prabhu had announced that railways would generate 1,000 MW of solar energy in the next five years. A solar power DEMU train with six trailer coaches will save about 21,000 litres of diesel and thereby bring cost saving of Rs.12 lac every year.
Solar EnergyWind energy firms seek nod for sale of surplus poweredit
Wind energy producers in the State have sought better evacuation so that wind mills operate to the full potential during these windy months. K. Kasthurirangaian, chairman of Indian Wind Power Association, told The Hindu on Saturday that with nearly 250 MW added last financial year, the State has 7,850 MW of installed wind energy capacity now. “We have more capacity than what is required for the State.”
Renewable EnergyIndia’s ambitious new energy policy draft tries to bridge dreams & realityedit
By Mukta Patil
The two pathways, “business as usual” and “ambitious”, are based on two factors: A transition towards cleaner sources of energy and more domestic resources (like coal) for increased energy security, assuming that the government’s target of adding 175 Gw of renewable energy by 2022 is met; and continued addition of renewables post 2022, even if there are no targets set.
Renewable EnergyIndia needs to boost rooftop solar energyedit
Recent newspaper articles have highlighted the rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) sector’s sluggish growth in India. The articles claim that based on the present outlook, the 40 GW target for 2021-22 will not be achieved. Greenpeace India’s report shows that RTPV uptake in major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai has been abysmal.
Solar EnergyThermal power faces renewable heatedit
The Thermal power industry is likely to remain subdued in terms of capacity addition over the next two years, owing to the Centre’s thrust on renewable energy, CARE Ratings has said. The underutilisation of existing capacity by as much as 40% and competition from renewable energy are also likely to keep thermal tariffs range—bound.
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