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VIT student to represent Asiaedit
The Hindu A student of VIT University has been selected to represent Asia in the “Present Around The World” (PATW) contest, a global competition organised by The Institution of Engineering and Technology of United Kingdom. According to a press release, Shubham Saraff, a third year student of B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering, has been working on developing a technique to treat speech disorder.
Mr Shekhar Sanyal: Director and Country Head of the IETPresent Around the World Competition2nd edition of IoT India Congress in city on Sept 14, 15edit
Deccan Herald The second edition of the Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress will be held in the city on September 14 and 15. The two-day international event is being organised at the Park Plaza hotel, Marathahalli, by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and India IoT Panel with support from the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Deccan Herald as media partner.
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Workshops on digital design, IELTSedit
Deccan Herald The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) will organise a fiveday workshop on ‘Digital Design using FPGAs’ with lecture session from September 8 to 10 and lab sessions from September 16 to 17. The sessions will be conducted at the IETE Bengaluru Centre, Bellary Road, Ganganagar. For details, contact bangalore@ iete.org or 87621762017.
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Stress is Temporary; India is Most Robust Telecom Growth Marketedit
The Economic Times We need much more backhaul and increased fibrerisation of networks. We want to encourage fibre-sharing onlines of the tower-sharing model within the industry. Without this, we won’t have the fibre for smart cities or Internet of Things (IoT).
IoT in TelecommunicationsSmart CitiesStop car thefts remotely with this neat IoT deviceedit
The New Indian Express To address this issue, is an IoT and app device, which can not only tracks the exact location of one’s car, but can immediately lock the car’s ignition mechanism (once it is known that a car is stolen), leaving car thieves helpless. This device was recently presented at the IoT (Internet of Things) Conference held recently in the city.
IoTIndia is most robust telecom growth market: Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajanedit
By Gulveen Aulakh We will also consider all underlying networks, up till the cloud, as one continuum of infrastructure that can serve the digital economy. We need much more backhaul and increased fibrerisation of networks. We want to encourage fibre-sharing on lines of the tower-sharing model within the industry. Without this, we won’t have the fibre for smart cities or Internet of Things (IoT).
IoT in TelecommunicationsGartner’s 2017 Hype Cycle for ICT in India Shows that Indian CIOs are Well Placed to Benefit from Both Emerging and Maturing Technologiesedit
Business Standard The Gartner Hype Cycle for ICT in India, 2017 exemplifies the trends in India related to taking interest in new and emerging technologies, yet also taking a cautious approach toward mainstream adoption, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is also witnessing the entry of local vendors in emerging (as well as mature) technology segments, covering such areas as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotic process automation offerings and machine-learning-based technologies.
AutomationIoTEvolution of Smart Home and the Internet of Thingsedit
DQ India Analysts predict that the total market size of IoT will be $1.7 trillion by 2020. Some of these IoT devices are monitoring industries power plants, manufacturing, oil extraction fields, and jet engines and others are monitoring health and efficiency from bracelets and watches, saving lives and transforming industries. One of the greatest possibilities lies ahead in the “Smart Home” market.
IoTSmart HomeDespite AI, you need people to execute tech for clients: Cognizant CEOedit
Business Standard “If you look at digital, it is not one thing. Some years ago, I would have said digital is SMAC (social, mobile, analytics, cloud). But today, digital is so many other things, too. It is internet of things, additive manufacturing, blockchain, and so on. In each of these areas, clients have multiple choices of technology, and multiple providers of technology.
AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceCloud TechnologyIoTCentre to unveil ‘future-ready’ industrial policy in Octoberedit
The Hindu The government on Tuesday said it would announce the new ‘future-ready’ Industrial Policy in October, by suitably incorporating measures to facilitate the use of smart technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for advanced manufacturing.
Artificial IntelligenceIndustrial IoTIoTManufacturingBIAL and Accenture to set up Co-Innovation Centreedit
The Economic Times Accenture will help define a digital roadmap for BIAL and develop tailor made solutions using a combination of digital technologies including Internet of Things, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, in addition to social and mobile platforms.
AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceIoT5G lined up for next spectrum auction, Trai to start processedit
Business Today The other seven bands include 60 per cent of unsold radiowaves of the last auction. In addition to providing simply faster speeds, 5G (fifth generation) networks are expected to meet new uses, such as the Internet of Things (internet connected devices), as well as broadcast-like services and lifeline communication in times of natural disaster.
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Why Data Will Be The Front Runner in the Fight Against Climate Changeedit
Data Quest In India, the Digital India Action Group (DIAG), is a think-tank for ideating and monitoring policy initiatives to support the Indian Government’s mission of Digital India. They have engaged closely with the National Disaster Management Authority to work on how big data and the Internet of things (IoT) can be used to mitigate the impact of natural disasters, some of it directly attributable to climate change.
DataDigital IndiaIoTISTD to launch skill development programmesedit
The New Indian Express The Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) in association with the Kerala Academy IT Communication Technology will conduct skill development programmes at various engineering colleges in the state to boost the job prospects of the students. ISTD has been appointed as the nodal agency for assessments for testing and certification of skills for all sectors in India.
Skill DevelopmentIndia a key market for Altairedit
By Michael Gonsalves Altair, the $350 million American simulation technology major, is eying India, the growing world’s fifth largest auto mart, to make it among Asia’s biggest markets. The company is focusing on Internet of Things (IOT), electric mobility, 3D printing and automation to grow its business in Asia’s third biggest economy. It is aggressively tapping automobile, aerospace and defence markets, among other businesses in the country.
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Wind power tariff hits new low of Rs 3.42 per unitedit
By Anupam Chatterjee In the recent past, there have been multiple instances of state discoms, under financial distress, showing reluctance to buy wind power at the contracted prices, citing high cost. Andhra Pradesh’s discoms, for instance, asked the state’s power regulator to change the terms of power purchase agreements, signed in 2015. Also, one of the Karnataka discoms cancelled PPAs of 75.6 MW with wind power projects.
Renewable EnergyTata Power Renewable Energy’s generation capacity surges 337%edit
Green Tech Lead Tata Power Renewable Energy completed commissioning of 100MW wind farm at Nimbagallu, Andhra Pradesh, and 50MW Rojmal Phase-II in Gujarat and 15MW solar plant in Belampally, Telangana, in the last quarter of FY17. “We will continue to look for opportunities to acquire operating wind and solar plants, apart from our own organic growth pipeline, to grow our generation portfolio,” said Rahul Shah, CEO of Tata Power Renewable Energy.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergySpot prices dip on forecast increase in wind power supplyedit
The Times of India European electricity prices for day-ahead delivery fell on Tuesday on the back of a forecast increase in power production from renewable wind sources, despite firm demand. The benchmark German baseload power contract for delivery on Wednesday traded down 1.62 percent at 36.40 euros ($43.85) a megawatt-hour (MWh).
Renewable EnergyIndia’s energy futureedit
The Financial Express Another major trend in the global economy that India’s policy-makers must pay attention to is the collective effort to tackle climate change. India is now enthusiastically on board with this effort, and has promised to ramp up installation of capacity for electricity generation from renewable sources such as solar and wind.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyIndia@100: No More About Climate Changeedit
Business World Distributed generation will become the least costly way to provide electricity. For this, a number of technological advances are converging: advanced control systems; more compact, smarter, and efficient electrical inverters; smart electricity meters and the Internet of Things domain with energy apps.
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