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Industry News: Information and Communications
Digital Agenda 2018-2020: Is your infrastructure digital-ready?edit
The key expectation from infrastructure for 2018 will not just be uptime and availability, but one that will help in developing customer facing technologies and innovative deployment.
Digital InfrastructureInternet of ThingsTop Technology Trends to Watch out for in 2018edit
2018 will see a marked increase in adoption of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) products in combination with the holistic visibility tools.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTIndustry News: Education
Disrupting higher educationedit
In 1934, Nalini Ranjan Sarkar — the forgotten genius who chaired a committee in 1946 that recommended setting up IITs — said “There is a great need not only for a policy of action to deal with a pressing situation, but also the provision of a new conception of social and economic organisations. Unless something is done quickly, there is a limit to the sufferings that will be borne by a traditionally patient people”.
Higher EducationAICTE chief tells engg colleges to launch courses on startupsedit
Engineering colleges need to launch three to four courses on startups at a time when jobs are dwindling in large industries, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe has said.
Engineering
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NTPC forced to cancel 250 MW October 2017 solar auctionedit
By Kaavya Chandrasekaran
The auction was held under the domestic content requirement (DCR) category, where the winning developer has to mandatorily source solar panels and modules from local manufacturers. It had to be cancelled because it would have fallen foul of WTO norms, sources close to the development said.
Solar EnergyUP to invite bids for 100 MW solar power projects in Marchedit
By Vikas Srivastava
Encouraged by the successful implementation of solar projects in states like Karnataka and Gujarat, the Uttar Pradesh government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath is planning to invite bids for 100 MW of solar power projects by March.
Solar EnergyIndia mulls 70% safegaurd duty on solar equipment importsedit
India has proposed to levy a 70 per cent safeguard duty on import of solar power equipment from countries like China for 200 days to protect domestic industry from “serious injury”.
Solar Energy