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IoT and the new role for network service providersedit
Mobile networks were introduced in 1979, with the first commercial automated cellular network starting in Japan and then spreading throughout the rest of the world in the 1980s/90s. The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN. And today, the number of mobile connections stand at more than 8 billion globally with 3.7 billion of those connected to the Internet.
Chairman of Telecom Working GroupIET India IoT PanelThe IETVIT student heads to UK for int’l contestedit
UNI India The Times of India Deccan Chronicle DT Next Web India 123 Net India 123 Shubam Saraf, a third year undergraduate student of computer science at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), has made it to the finals of the PATW (Present Around the World) contest, a global competition for engineering and tech innovations organised yearly by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the United Kingdom.
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Workshop on Internet of Things (IoT)edit
Dr Mohammed Arifuddin Sohel, professor and Head ECED and also workshop coordinator presented the welcome address and informed the gathering about the interesting projects being done on IoT at MJCET like Smart City, smart farming, Smart home, etc. Dr M Lakshminarayana, Chair of IEEE Hyderabad section stressed that gaining deep knowledge of the subject is the need of the hour.
IEEEIEI holds workshop on ‘Data Analytics for Engineersedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), Jharkhand State Centre organised two Days workshop on ‘Data Analytics For Engineers’ inaugurated by PK Kar, Executive Director (Projects), Mecon Limited on Saturday. Shivanand Roy, Immediate past-chairman, IEI JSC welcomed the participants on the occasion.
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Technology is the key driver for advanced healthcareedit
While the technology is ever changing, one of the primary game changers in the Indian healthcare sector will be ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT). The IoT Healthcare market is estimated to reach USD 283.04 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 16.70% between 2016 and 2022 according to a recent study.
HealthcareIoTSpecial yarns may lead to smart clothesedit
“There is a lot of interest in using waste energy to power the Internet of Things, such as arrays of distributed sensors,” Li said. “Twistron technology might be exploited for such applications where changing batteries is impractical,” said Li.
IoTSmart ClothesSmart homes comfortable living foredit
Home automation is one the latest buzzwords which has come out of the forthcoming Internet of Things (IoT). These systems have been designed to ease the consumers comfort in their own home.
IoTSmart LivingRight To Privacy: What It Could Mean For Big Data And Protectionedit
Technology has made it possible to enter a citizen’s house without knocking at his/her door and this is equally possible both by the State and non-State actors. It is an individual’s choice as to who enters his house, how he lives and in what relationship. The privacy of the home must protect the family, marriage, procreation and sexual orientation which are all important aspects of dignity.
Data ProtectionIoTWhy India is seeing a fresh wave of global innovation centresedit
By Malini Goyal
A chunk of India’s $150-billion IT industry, which contributes over 9% to GDP and employs close to 4 million people, is under threat. Built on cost arbitrage in the 1990s, their business model is facing challenges. Digital disruption and new technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), IoT (internet of Things) and big data are the new buzzwords.
Artificial IntelligenceInternet of ThingsInternet of things may end up contributing 15 per cent to telcos’ revenue soonedit
By Tina Gurnaney
Mobile phone operators in India will be betting on Internet of Things (IoT) as a future revenue generator beyond traditional voice and data services, rates for which will continue to remain low under competitive pressure, analysts say. IoT offerings can contribute 10-15% to overall revenue of telcos over time, compared with less than 1% now, they estimate.
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Focus on higher education, greater skills must for raising employabilityedit
In a series of proposals that might lead to improvement in the higher education infrastructure and skill development of individuals in urban regions, the Niti Aayog in its Three Year Action Agenda 2017-18 to 2019-20, released on Thursday, said that the government needs to create 20 world-class universities, provide autonomy for top colleges and universities, reform the regulatory system, establish system of project-/researcher-specific grants and increase focus on vocational and profession-led education.
Higher EducationSkills to Surviveedit
India needs to address its short-term and longterm needs for entrepreneurs by including entrepreneurship learning in school education and skill development. Children need to be given grounding in entrepreneurial attitude and skills in schools by including financial and occupational learning in the curriculum. However, for the immediate term, India must add a clear and effective layer of entrepreneurship training to its vocational education and skill development programmes.
UpskillingEngineering no longer a ‘coveted’ stream as enrolment dropsedit
An analysis of the last six years of higher education data, circa 2010, shows how engineering as a career choice has been losing its charm. The percentage of students opting for engineering has gone down. In 2010-11, 18 per cent of students pursuing higher education opted for engineering. The percentage of students choosing this field has been dipping constantly, hitting 15 per cent in 2015-16.
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Why does the 2022 target for rooftop solar seem ambitious?edit
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has pegged the market potential for rooftop solar at 124 GW. However, only 1,247 MW of capacity had been installed as of December 31, 2016. That is a little more than 3% of the target for 2022, and 1% of the potential.
Solar Energy155 GW of renewable capacity in India by 2026edit
BMI RESEARCH, A Fitch Group company, has revised upward the non-hydro renewable energy capacity forecast for 2026 to 155 GW from 130 GW earlier. “Higher than expected solar installation rates and the successful implementation of wind energy auctions have led us to upwardly revise our renewable energy capacity forecasts for India,” a statement said.
Renewable EnergyNew Norms For Solar Power Bids To Enhance Transparencyedit
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said its guidelines for tariff based bidding for procuring solar power would reduce risk, enhance transparency and increase affordability. The MNRE had issued the new guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process on August 3.
Solar Energy‘Digitisation, e-payment to drive economy’, says Ministry of Power & New and Renewable Energyedit
Digitisation, communication and e-payment, apart from bringing alive business models that could not have been imagined before, will enable businesses thrive even without State subsidy, said Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Power & New and Renewable Energy.
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