August 21, 2017

News for the IET

Vellore Institute of Technology student Shubham Saraff is the Winner of IET South Asia.edit

Tamil Anjal(Scanned Clips attached in mail)

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) announced Shubham Saraff, 3rd year student of Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai as the winner of the IET South Asia ‘Present round the World (PATW) 2017 finals in a ceremony that took place at My Fortune Hotel, Bangalore.

Mr Shekhar Sanyal: Director and Country Head of the IETPresent Around the World Competition

News for other PEI

Aarhus University keen to help Bhubaneswar transform intoedit

DNA

Aarhus University would help in transfer of technology for shaping the smart city in collaboration with other institutions of higher learning in the city like IIT-Bhubaneswar and SOA University, he said while addressing the valedictory session of the two-day 29th GISFI Standardisation Series Meeting and IEEE 5G Summit at the SOA University here.

IEEE

Industry News: Information and Communications

Who owns my data?edit

The Indian Express

Imagine what will happen tomorrow when the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes ubiquitous. Who owns the data collected by smart wearables, transport and energy systems and billions of other connected devices, is going to be a very complex question.

Internet of Things
Chat bots will make it easier for consumers to interact with IoT devicesedit

First Post

By Sohan Maheshwar

The Internet of Things ecosystem is huge! Intel predicts the ecosystem to grow to 200 billion IoT devices across the world. That is 200 billion smart devices that use wireless technology to talk to each other. Currently, all consumer applications of IoT use mobile apps as an interface for users. For instance, a user can dim the lights on a smart bulb or increase the temperature on a smart thermostat, using its corresponding mobile app.

ChatbotsIoT
Internet of things has been more hype than realityedit

The Times of India

Back in 2010, Ericsson predicted there would be 50 billion internet-connected devices by 2020. Now, it has shaved 20 billion devices off the estimate. The ‘internet of things’ (IoT) revolution isn’t happening yet. As Gartner says: “The IoT remains on the peak of inflated expectations for the third year in a row as vendors push the hype even higher, but most companies struggle to find use cases beyond proof-of-concept.”

Internet of Things
Digital and automation technologies opens new career choices for the Indian IT professionalsedit

The Financial Express

According to Acadgild, with the IT industry leaning towards automation, there is a growing demand for professionals skilled in the areas of analytics, Big Data, IoT, AI, robotics, cloud computing and cyber security and blockchain technology.

AutomationCareer opportunities
Artificial Machines Gives ‘Make In India’ a Boostedit

Business World

By Pradeep Chakraborty

The Indian electronics industry has its latest entrant, Pune-based Artificial Machines. This has given the ‘Make in India’ initiative a massive boost. Artificial Machines. was founded in April 2008. It has sales office in Wall Street, New York, USA. Artificial Machines is focusing on IoT, smart machine design, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence imperils India Inc jobsedit

The Hindu

By Peerzada Abrar

The new job roles that will dominate the IT workforce are within digital domains such as big data, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and cybersecurity, according to the report “How Automation is Changing Work Choices: The Future of IT Jobs in India” released this month by Simplilearn.

Artificial Intelligence

Industry News: Education

No NEET-like entrance next year for engineeringedit

Hindustan Times

By Neelam Pandey

The human resource development (HRD) ministry has decided against conducting a single entrance exam for engineering from next year and states will continue with their own examinations. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday told HT that a committee formed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will submit a report on whether the single entrance exam will be conducted some time in the future.

Engineering
Changing Faces of Education in Indiaedit

Elets Online

During the last decade of the twentieth century, significant changes noticed in Indian higher education includes innovations in curricular design, pedagogy and examination reforms. These changes were propelled by several developments. Such noticeable changes provided the momentum to enable higher education to make unprecedented strides in India and across globe.

Higher Education
Skills crucial for employabilityedit

The Hans India

Of all those who pass out from colleges only 10 to 15 percent of students have the necessary skills for employment while others are poor in skills and not employable in the industry. He said that engineering colleges should apply their mind on skill development of their students.

Skill Development

Uncategorized

Powering infra through refinancingedit

The Hindu Business Line

By R Venkatraman. Siva Subramanian, Divya Chren C 

The government’s goals of reaching renewable energy generation of 175GW by 2022, speeding up the construction pace in roads and bridging the infrastructure deficit along the length and breadth of the country are headline-worthy initiatives. A report of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) indicates that the government’s spending in rail and electricity is strong.

Renewable Energy
Solar eclipse presents first major test of power grid in renewable eraedit

ET Energy World

As Monday’s total solar eclipse sweeps from Oregon to South Carolina, U.S. electric power and grid operators will be glued to their monitoring systems in what for them represents the biggest test of the renewable energy era. Utilities and grid operators have been planning for the event for years, calculating the timing and drop in output from solar, running simulations of the potential impact on demand, and lining up standby power sources.

Power Grid
Coal, energy and developmentedit

Business Standard

Three important features define the background for discussions on renewables and coal. First, under the leadership of the Prime Minister, India led the initiative to launch the International Solar Alliance at the Paris meeting in December 2016, underpinned by an enhanced domestic effort to dramatically increase renewable capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022.

Renewable Energy
Solar, wind energy to power India soon? Here is why THIS argument is quite wrongedit

The Financial Express

Given how each successive auction of either solar or wind energy seems to be throwing up a lower price, it is easy to believe renewables will soon replace conventional energy like coal and, in the bargain, also play a big role in helping India reduce its carbon footprint.

Renewable Energy
After leading green energy revolution, why India must power-up solar waste managementedit

The Financial Express

Growing population and a rapidly rising demand for electricity in both rural and urban areas, and across sectors, has put an extreme pressure on the ecology. With one of the lowest per-capita electricity consumption and one of the largest solar generation targets, India is paving the way forward to bring sustainable and clean electricity to millions.

Solar Energy
Concerns over stalled hydro power projects despite bailout planedit

ET Energy World

Despite a proposed bailout plan for the hydro power sector, concerns remain on the roll-out of the stalled hydro power projects, an official of the Central Electricity Authority said. “Uncertainty remains about success even with the proposed bailout package due to various factors.

Hydro Power Sector
2,467 kWp solar capacity installed in C’garh last year: Centreedit

The Pioneer

Notably, Chhattisgarh Government has decided to identify more potentially rich areas for installation of renewable energy projects and carry out advance planning for evacuation and transmission of power in an effective and coordinated manner. The commitment was made by the State to the Union Ministry of Power as per a document presented by Union Ministry of Power in a Conference of Power, Renewable Energy and Mines held on May 3 and 4 in New Delhi this year.

Solar Energy
After Donald Trump’s Charlottesville remarks, CEOs exit tech board en masseedit

Business Standard

Other confirmed resignations so far include president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Karen Bartleson; Sonia Katyal, a professor of law at the University of California; CEO of the Markle Foundation Zoë Baird; Greg Becker, CEO of Silicon Valley Bank; Oisin Hanrahan, CEO of Handy; and Corey Thomas, CEO of Rapid7.

IEEE
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