December 18, 2017

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No specific news for the IET todayedit

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News for other PEI

VITREE 2017 – VIT Research Entrance Test (December Session)edit

Admission Aglasem

VIT University has released the notification for VITREE 2017 (December Session) – VIT Research Entrance Test for admission into Ph.D / M.Tech (by Research) / Integrated Ph.D / M.Phil research programmes at Vellore & Chennai campus. The application process is over now and VIT University has released the admit card for VITREE 2017.

Institution of Engineers (India)
World Energy day observededit

E Pao

Institution of Engineers (India) Manipur State Centre organised World Energy Day at IEI seminar hall, Polytechnic Takyel today. Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Chairman of IEI, MSC, Kh Temba Singh stated that the aim of organising World Energy Day is to sensitise all the people regarding the use of different form of energy properly and to sustain and preserve them for prolonged future use.

Institution of Engineers (India)
NI rolls out MAC layer support for LabVIEW to advance WiFi, 5G researchedit

Tech Observer

The efficiency of MAC protocols is absolutely critical to the performance of wireless networks,” said P.R. Kumar, IEEE fellow and College of Engineering Chair in Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. “We have been working on MAC protocols to accommodate the increasingly dense wireless deployments while meeting the system performance demands for the next-generation of wireless networks.

IEEE

Industry News: Information and Communications

Major IT trends that shaped and ruled in 2017edit

ET CIO

Technology in India has moved at the swifter pace in 2017 than any other year. Cloud, mobile, big data, artificial intelligence brought immense changes in the Indian IT industry.

Artificial IntelligenceBig Data
2018: Security concerns loom large on businesses with sophisticated cyber attacksedit

CIOL

Vulnerabilities in IoT devices will expand the attack surface as devices get further woven into the fabric of smart environments everywhere. 2017 witnessed massive DDoS attacks using hundreds of thousands of compromised IoT devices in people’s homes and workplaces to generate traffic. This is not expected to change with cyber criminals looking to exploit the poor security settings and management of home IoT devices.

Cyber Secuirty
India witnessed infusion of Artificial Intelligence across industriesedit

Financial Express

When it comes to disruptive technologies that will drive businesses in the coming years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is touted as the most promising and Indian enterprises across the spectrum began embracing it to enhance real-time user experiences.

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence — A glimpse into the building block of the futureedit

Deccan Chronicle

A recent research estimated that by 2035, automation in information and communication, manufacturing and financial services etc. may result in a 38% increase by 2035 and cause a $14 trillion increase in the gross value added to the worth of the entire industry.

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence in workplace will kill some jobs, but produce host of creative ones, say expertsedit

First Post

By Sulekha Nair

The scope of AI is immense and it can give people more time to think creatively and to pursue their roles in an organisation in an innovative manner when repetitive jobs are taken over by machines.

Artificial Intelligence

Industry News: Education

Aspiring engineers alert! AICTE to cut down engineering seats next year; here’s whyedit

Financial Express

This development can come as big blow to all the aspiring engineers who are planning to take the entrance for the upcoming year. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) releasing its new approval handbook on Friday evening declared that the number of BTech/BE seats in the country is set to go down by almost a lakh in 2018-2019.

Engineering
Need for better resource planning in higher educationedit

The Economic Times

The higher education sector in India is replete with problems. Across the governments in Centre and the States as also within the community of regulators, experts and the aspiring students, anxiety about the future of higher education is visible. The main regulators are the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Higher Education
Employment: Automation, chatbots, social media to sharpen hiring process in 2018edit

First Post

By Ashish Agarwal

Recruitment process has gathered various dimensions – both online and offline. Today, hiring has become more technology-friendly as information of the candidates is readily available on the web. New procedures such as psychometric tests, personality tests, group discussions, group exercises, presentations, written reports or case studies, e-tray exercises also play a significant role in the hiring process.

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Renewable Energy Ministry proposes to provide big push for solar manufacturingedit

The Hindu Business line

By V Rishi Kumar

MNRE is proposing a slew of subsidies and incentives including direct financial support of more than rs 11,000 crore for manufacturers to expand and upgrade, a 12 GW Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) domestic content requirement (DCR) programme to create robust domestic demand.

Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy mini grids can offer power solution: Reportedit

The Financial Express

Generally, a mini grid is defined as a system that uses a renewable energy-based generator having a capacity of 10 kilowatt or more to supply electricity through a public distribution network. According to the report, mini-grids powered by DRE and operated by distributed energy service companies (DESCOs) — which provide an utility-like service on a for-profit basis — can offer a long-term, solution for the under-served.

Renewable Energy
NTPC set to invite tenders for 750 mw solar power plantedit

The Hans India

National Renewable Energy Development Corporation, AP District Manager Kodandaram Murthy stated that a solar circuit is being developed with 1,000 mw power generation in Anantapur and another 1,000 mw power generation in Kadapa and 500 mw power in Kurnool. The circuit will be the largest solar power producing circuit in AP. AP Solar Power Corporation (APSPC) is the sole agency for acquiring land for solar power projects in AP.

Solar Energy
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