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NLC chief stresses need for fossil power generation at affordable pricesedit
Earlier Dr.Acharya was welcomed by Shri. Navinchandra B Vasoys, President of IE(I) and was introduced to the gathering by Major General Bhattacharya, Secretary & Director General IE(I). NLC India Ltd also bagged the coveted Industry Excellence Award, instituted by the Institution of Engineers (India) which was presented on the first day of the function.
Institution of Engineers (India)2nd International Conference ‘ICEECCOT-2017’ held at GSSSIETWedit
B V Srinivasa Gupta, Vice President GSSS, Vanaja B Pandit, Hon. Secretary, GSSS, O Pratap Kumar, Joint Secretary, GSSS, Ashok Shenoi, Management committee member, GSSS, Dr Shivakumar M, General Chair, Head, Dept. of EIE and Dean (Academics), GSSSIETW, Dr Parameshachari B D, Organizing Chair, Professor and Head, Dept. of TCE , GSSSIETW and others were present. -(KK)
IEEEIndustry News: Information and Communications
Next Big Stepedit
An Intel India commissioned report, undertaken by the IDC, has shown an increased appetite towards the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), which in turn is expected to spike organisation spends on this tech, over the next 18 months.
Artificial IntelligenceSecurity landscape has become even more challenging for enterprises, as there are various new end-points from where attacks can originateedit
By Nivedhana Prabhu
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), the security landscape has become even more challenging for enterprises, as there are various new end-points from where the attacks can originate. IoT devices are a security challenge, and they need comprehensive management from the security perspective.
Cyber SecurityIoTNew challenges for a connected worldedit
Industry 4.0 also creates new risks and requires companies to integrate security safeguards not only into their businesses but also throughout their ecosystem.
Cyber SecurityIndustry News: Education
AICTE relaxes student-teacher ratio, brings relief to engineering collegesedit
By Yogita Rao
Bringing a major relief to engineering colleges, the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to relax the student-faculty ratio from 1:15 to 1:20—a long pending demand of technical institutes.
EngineeringAICTE’s merger boost for ailing engineering collegesedit
By Yogita Rao
Engineering colleges ailing due to poor enrolment are likely to get a new lease of life with the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) deciding to allow merger of such institutes.
EngineeringUncategorized
Renewables faced impediments in 2017, set for more energetic 2018edit
By Vikas Srivastava
The Renewable Energy push from the Narendra Modi government met with potent obstacles in 2017, as capacity additions failed to keep pace with the set targets. Introduction of the auction-based competitive bidding for projects impacted additions in wind capacity, while increase in solar panel prices posed a hurdle to financial closure of solar projects.
Renewable EnergyGovernment is on its way to achieving 175 GW target for installed Renewable Energy capacity by 2022edit
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken several steps to fructify Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s dream of a clean energy future for the ‘New India’. The largest renewable capacity expansion programme in the world is being taken up by India. The government is aiming to increase share of clean energy through massive thrust in renewables.
Renewable EnergyChallenges galore for India’s clean energy industryedit
By Utpal Bhaskar
Low tariffs, rising module costs, GST rollout were among the challenges that India’s clean energy industry faced in 2017
Renewable Energy