December 8, 2017

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Rare honour for Assamese scholaredit

The Assam Tribune

The IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity. Through its 400,000 plus members in 160 countries, the association is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Internet of Things devices may come under insurance policy: IRDAIedit

New Indian Express

The Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (Irdai) has set up a working committee to look into the viability of bringing in wearables and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices to improve insurance risk assessments and product development, especially in the health segment.

Internet of Things
Managing fleets better with internet of thingsedit

Mint

By Rajesh Janey

The internet of things (IoT) presents huge opportunities for business growth across industries. In fleet management, for instance, the opportunity for IoT is huge and the possibilities are endless. As per International Data Corp. (IDC) data, the IoT market in India is expected to increase from $21.1 billion in 2016 to $34.5 billion by 2020.

Internet of ThingsSupply Chain Management
Hackers to exploit AI technology for data breaches in 2018: Symantecedit

The Economic Times

Cyber-criminals will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to explore victims’ networks in 2018, global cyber security leader Symantec said on Thursday. Furthermore, the Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be hijacked and used in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, warned Tarun Kaura, Director, Product Management, APJ, Symantec.

Artificial IntelligenceCyber Security

Industry News: Education

AI and Robotics considered future skills for employment by college graduatesedit

ANI News

Excerpts from the section of Future Jobs: Future Skills from India Skills Report 2018 shows 46 percent of college graduates find Artificial intelligence as the next generation technology where technology leaders are drumming up the thought that the emergence of new technology such as AI and Robotics are going to be the new drivers of employment.

Skill Development

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Need to bring losses below 15% for 24X7 power: R.K. Singhedit

Mint

Power and new and renewable energy minister R.K. Singh urged his state counterparts to bring electricity distribution losses below 15% to ensure 24X7 power for all by 2019

Power
State Govt Sets Target Of Generating 10,700 Mw Of Solar Power By 2022edit

The Pioneer

Uttar Pradesh government has set an ambitious target of generating 10,700 MW of solar power in next five years by the end of 2022. The solar energy sector is likely to attract fresh investment of Rs 50,000 cr during this period. UP government on Monday had announced new solar policy which has provided fresh incentives for the investors in solar energy sector.

Solar Power
India emerging as major driving force in global energy trends: IEA officialedit

Financial Express

Highlighting the key findings, Tim Gould, Head of Division, World Energy Outlook, IEA, said, “Our analysis in the World Energy Outlook confirms that India is emerging as a major driving force in global energy trends, with all modern fuels and technologies playing a part.”

Renewable Energy
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