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SRM Institute of science gets IET International accreditationedit
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur campus secured the IET’s international Accreditation for all of its 4 engineering courses. The IET accreditation is an internationally recognised benchmark, awarded to high quality programmes that provide an ideal preparation for aspiring professional engineers.
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Future Of Mobilityedit
Jointly organised by the ARAI, SAE-India and IEEE-IAS, the event will act as a platform for all the stakeholders to exchange ideas and work cohesively to achieve the goal of electrification of transportation in a larger context. Eminent speakers, representing different countries across the globe, such as Honda (Japan), Toyota (Japan), AVL (Austria), MIRA (UK), Schaffler (Germany), LG Chem (USA), Volkswagen (Germany) et al will share their experience, knowledge and way ahead in meeting the challenges.
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5 tech startup trends to watch out for in 2018edit
Internet beyond devices Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to create smarter solutions that will be programmatically adjusted to be in sync with the human behaviour. AI and machines will enable these things to operate autonomously or semi-autonomously, and the driving forces will be efficiency and convenience.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTDATA STORY: India will be one of the least affected by automation job losses among major economiesedit
Amid the fears that automation may snatch away all the jobs in the country, a McKinsey report suggests that this might be far from true
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Why 2018 Will Belong To Cloud, AI, Blockchainedit
While the year 2017 more or less stabilized new technologies, the coming year could see a significant incline. Emerging technologies that could have a long term impact include Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, and Cloud Computing
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainAgriculture startups turn to AI, IoT to boost productionedit
Accenture estimates the digital agriculture services market to hit $4.55 billion by 2020. Several exciting start-ups are launching innovative businesses, leveraging the latest technologies (including, but not limited to, AI) and enhancing value in the agriculture ecosystem.
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Engineering studies: High costs keep poor students away, says AICTE chairmanedit
The AICTE, a regulatory body for technical institution, is now looking to reduce the cost of higher education in engineering colleges across the country to make it accessible to poor students
Engineering‘Young people may prefer driving a cab to pursuing engineering. This is a sectoral shift… need to track carefully’: Rajiv Kumar, NITI Aayog Vice Chairmanedit
By Ritika Chopra
Fifty per cent of BE/BTech seats are going empty and only 18% of those graduating are deemed employable. We need some agency or mechanism that can better anticipate demand for different skills and vocation and give that feedback to the education sector.
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In a first, solar power projects planned on damsedit
The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco) is planning to develop solar power projects on dams in its first such attempt in the state. These floating solar panels will do away with the need for the state-owned utility to acquire land to add capacity to its renewable energy portfolio and also reduce the evaporation of water from these reservoirs.
Solar EnergyGovernment issues guidelines for wind power procurementedit
By Mayank Aggarwal
The guidelines are applicable for procurement of wind power from grid-connected wind power projects of 5 MW and above at one site with minimum bid capacity of 25 MW for intra-state projects and individual size of 50 MW and above at one site with minimum bid capacity of 50 MW for inter-state projects.
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