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Industry News: Information and Communications
Industrial Internet of Things Center of Excellence openededit
Technology companies PTC and Tech Mahindra have announced the opening of an Industrial Internet of Things Center of Excellence at Tech Mahindra’s campus in Bengaluru. It is designed to showcase technologies that companies can utilise for their digital transformations — from product design through IoT connectivity and augmented reality.
Internet of ThingsHow IoT Can Help In Better Vaccination Effortsedit
Vaccines travel through cold supply chains. Internet of Things (IoT) together with real-time monitoring can decrease wastage in vaccines through improved identification and resolution of storage and transit issues than incumbent systems. A Lux Research report investigated the return on investment (ROI) for cold supply chains in case organizations switched to IoT-based systems from the existing ones.
HealthcareIoTData protection and privacy: choices before Indiaedit
How do we uphold data privacy in a “smart” world dominated by the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, algorithms and apps? Can individuals have a meaningful degree of control over the vast amount of personally identifiable information (PII) generated and transacted across platforms in cyber space?
Cyber SecurityIoTIoT enabled roads to be developed in Bengaluruedit
By Bharath Joshi
At least seven km of roads in the central business district area of Bengaluru will be developed as ‘Smart SURE’ roads, a terminology coined by the civic corporation to refer to streets that will have IoT enabled solutions for citizens. The high streets in the vicinity of Vidhana Soudha including MG Road, Brigade Road and Commercial Street will be covered under this plan.
IoTTransportationIndustry News: Education
Innovation in Higher Educationedit
Further, in order to encourage innovation and infrastructure development, the UGC has launched various schemes and initiatives such as Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE), Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA), Special Assistance Programme (SAP), Research Projects, Basic Science Research and Inter-University Centres.
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Renewable energy industry wants cross subsidy waivededit
Renewable energy industry representatives have sought the waiving of a cross subsidy surcharge (CSS) levied by States on transmission.
Renewable EnergyHere’s why govt may fall short of 40 GW target for solar rooftop power by 2022edit
Challenges in the net metering implementation and financial implementation are the two headwinds that must be met head on, says a report.
Solar EnergyWind industry getting into a ‘distress situation’edit
By M Ramesh
After soaring to a record 5,400 MW of installed capacity set up in 2016-17, the Indian wind industry is heading for a sharp nosedive this year. By the looks of it today, installations in 2017-18 could barely cross 1,000 MW. “It is a distress situation”, says Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director of Gamesa, a leading wind turbine manufacturer.
Renewable EnergySolar energy sector sees $4.6 billion funding in first half current fiscaledit
Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for the sector in first half of 2017 was USD 713 million spread over 45 deals. The top VC deals during the first half of the current year included those involving ReNew Power Ventures, Greenko Energy Holdings, Hero Future Energies, Siva Power and Spruce Finance.
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