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Industry News: Information and Communications
Data: What is it good for?edit
ET CIO The growing importance of data will be fuelled by the IoT which is likely to play a more pervasive role in our lives. An average connected person anywhere in the world will interact with connected devices almost 4,800 times a day, amounting to one interaction every 18 seconds.
Internet of Things5 weird jobs AI technology will create for youedit
This job is for an imaginary Fortune 500 company that has realized its current IoT infrastructure is no longer going to cut it. The Edge “Master” would be responsible for overhauling the current “wheel-and-spoke” internet infrastructure into a decentralized one that utilizes edge computing. This is necessary for a corporation of the future that needs more space and processing capabilities for its massive data volumes.
Artificial IntelligenceHow robotics, artificial intelligence can change healthcare sectoredit
Robotics surgeries may currently be an expensive proposition for hospitals, but robots and artificial intelligence will certainly play a major role in the healthcare sector in the future.
Artificial IntelligenceHealthcareBlockchain, Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence 1.0: All you need to knowedit
By Vishal Krishna
Blockchain, Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence may be buzzwords, but it’s important for corporates, startups, and individuals to make sense of these technologies of the future.
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainIndia to have 2 billion IoT devices in 4 yearsedit
By Sanjay Singh
With both government and enterprises pushing for digital transformation, Internet of things (IoT) devices in India are expected to increase 10 times to 2 billion in the next 3-4 years, said India’s IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Internet of ThingsIndustry News: Education
18% GST: Here’s Why Higher Education in India Should Be Tax-Freeedit
In India, there exists a glaring gap in what students are taught versus industry requirements. This skill gap is why a significant section of our population remains unemployable or unemployed.In this context, access to quality higher education for a vast section of the population is critical.18% GST on auxiliary services availed by higher education institutions could harm India’s demographic dividend.
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A Clean Futureedit
India’s renewable energy journey has come a long way since it set its ambitious target of 175 GW by 2022. Prices of solar and wind have dramatically reduced to 3-4 cents per Kwh as against 9-12 per unit in 2013, even as capacities have scaled up to 47.5 GW. Policymakers and industry are now confident of accelerating this growth trajectory to provide electricity, along with storage, at an estimated Rs 5 per unit before 2025.
Renewable EnergyIndia adds 2,247 MW solar cap in Jul-Sep 2017: Reportedit
India added nearly 2,247 MW of solar capacity during July-September period, registering a 15.40 per cent growth as compared to 1,947 MW added in Q2 of 2017, a recent survey revealed.
Solar EnergySolar & wind power projects bidding cools down Solar, Wind power projects bidding cools downedit
By Ateeq Shaikh
Commenting on the sector, Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior Vice President & Group Head of ICRA Ratings said, “The wind energy sector is now following a bid based regime since February 2017, given the success of a reverse auction under two rounds of 1 GW each by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) with a bid tariff discovery at Rs 3.46/kwh in February 2017 and Rs 2.64/kwh in October 2017.
Renewable EnergyRenewable energy sector may generate over 330,000 jobs in five years: reportedit
By Mayank Aggarwal
India’s renewable energy sector is expected to generate more than 330,000 new jobs over the next five years (2017-2022), a report released on Wednesday said, adding that it would also improve energy security, enhance energy access and help mitigate climate change.
Renewable Energy