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Industry News: Information and Communications
Artificial Intelligence: Boon or bane?edit
By Jayadev Calamur
When the 21st century began, we spoke of how Artificial Intelligence would soon replace blue-collared workers and take over that space, leaving a susceptible job market. While that prediction was true, nobody saw the advent of AI taking over legal jobs, managerial jobs, and even reporting jobs.
Artificial IntelligenceAll about evolution of Internet of Thingsedit
Earlier what was once called ‘Machine-to-Machine’ was merely an idea, next thing we know, Internet Of Things (IoT) took the world by storm as we entered the 20th century. Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, Cloud transaction, Social Media, IoT device, IP networking, TCP, global computer network Contrary to these misconceptions, IoT is a digital realm of every device including inanimate objects such as a toaster that is connected on a global computer network, ie, the internet.
Internet of ThingsIoT Promises a Lot but Without Proper Security, It’s a Pandora’s Boxedit
With the number of connected IoT devices predicted to supersede Earth’s human population by 2017, such incidents are gradually shifting the outlook towards an IoT ecosystem from being the foundational enabler into the Achilles heel of smart living.
Cyber SecurityIoTHow AI and IoT are Transforming the Retail Experienceedit
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the key to unlock the customers of tomorrow in today’s ‘digital-first’ market. With many enterprises adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver contextual, conversational, seamless and personalized services, the time is now to be intuitive and proactive about how customers will experience it.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTIndustry News: Education
Objective of Higher Educationedit
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has taken several initiatives such as National Employment Enhancement Mission (NEEM) and Employment Enhancement Training Programme (EETP) for improving the employability of the students coming out of the technical institutions. Recently, AICTE has signed MOUs under EETP program with leading private companies for creating job opportunities for the students.
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Clean energy sector adds 1059 MW in Q1edit
By G Balachandar
New capacity addition in the renewable sector during first quarter of this fiscal was lower at 1,059 MW when compared with 1465 MW in a year ago quarter. According to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) data, solar was the major contributor in new capacity increase at 826 MW during April-June 2017 against 1,031 MW previously and wind energy 228 MW.
Renewable EnergyThe tyranny of energy uncertaintyedit
Two states, pioneers in renewable energy, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, were in the news recently for contrasting reasons, and neither was about tariffs. One set a new national record for renewable energy capacity dispatched, and the other reported that the industry was in distress due to widespread back-down wherein discoms have been unplugging from the grid, delaying payments and shying away from power purchase agreements.
Renewable EnergyRooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 ‘unrealistic’: Parliament paneledit
“The Committee feels that the rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 is unrealistic and it is highly unlikely that this target will be achieved,” the Standing Committee on Energy (2016-17) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said in its latest report tabled in Parliament today.
Solar EnergyIndia’s performance in solar power not so encouraging, says parliamentary paneledit
By Mayank Aggarwal
Cautioning that India’s performance in renewable energy areas like solar, small hydro, biogas is not so encouraging, a parliamentary standing committee on Monday said that the government should not act as bystander and adopt more proactive approach to arrange finances for solar power projects.
Solar Energy