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Industry News: Information and Communications
Artificial intelligence to power bankingedit
By Uma Kannan
With an increase in the number of FinTech startups, banks are now trying to collaborate with them, thereby leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, to serve their customers better.
Artificial IntelligenceFintechArtificial intelligence already significant part of our tech lives? Yes, you may not have even realised itedit
By Nandagopal Rajan
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being pegged as the new electricity, a technology that could end up transforming almost every element of human endeavour. It is just that, for now, the jury is out on whether it would be for the best or worst.
Artificial IntelligenceEvolving Threat from Botnets, IoT Zombiesedit
Today, one of the fastest growing and nefarious bots include those that exploit Internet of Things (IoT) devices as weapons of attack. These bots are rapidly changing the threats landscape. The Mirai attacks in 2016 demonstrated what can happen when hackers deploy a bot army to take control of insecure IoT devices. Yet, those kinds of attacks may no longer be the worst-case scenario.
Cyber SecurityIoTIndustry News: Education
AICTE to cut fee, bring uniformity in curriculumedit
By Isha Jain
Here is a piece of good news for those aspiring for engineering education. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to slash fees for technical institutions across the country, and bring a uniformity in the fee structure, said AICTE vice-chairman MP Poonia.
EngineeringStudy Abroad: 5 Happiest Countries To Pursue Higher Educationedit
Every year almost 3 lakh Indian students head abroad to pursue higher studies. The criteria which students consider before settling on where they want to study, differs for each student. Some pay attention to the course, some pay attention to the ranking of the university, others prefer countries which offer all the best student facilities at a lower cost.
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Think differently about our energy futureedit
All studies agree that coal is a “dirty fuel”, and that to tackle the problem of climate change, the government must exponentially increase the generation of renewables. But they also agree that renewables cannot replace coal as the bulwark of the energy system. At least not in the foreseeable future.
Renewable EnergyFocus on increasing wind, solar power generation in Seemaedit
New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation (NREDCAP), which is promoting green energy on a massive scale was instrumental in producing 1,460 MW of wind power and 457.9 MW of solar power by the end of 2016-17 financial year.
Solar EnergyIndia’s solar power revolutionedit
Solar power in India is the fastest growing power sector. As of June 2017, the country’s solar grid had a cumulative capacity of 13.11 GW. India has quadrupled its solar-generation capacity from 2,650 MW in 2014 to 12,289 MW in 2017 and expansion is going on.
Solar Energy