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National workshop on ‘Advances in Interdisciplinary Sciences’ concludesedit
The workshop was organized in collaboration with IEEE EDS Delhi Chapter and IETE Jammu Centre. On the concluding day, Prof Manoj Dhar from the Department of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, delivered a highly informative lecture entitled “Bioinformatics: An interdisciplinary approach to solve biological problems”.
IEEEK P P Nambiar award for E Sreedharanedit
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Kerala section presented the 2017 K P P Nambiar Award to ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan here on Saturday. The award honours individuals or groups in the state for contributions to advancement of technology for humanity through research, popularising technology or applying technology for the under-served.
IEEEIndustry News: Information and Communications
Digital India: How safe is Digital India?edit
According to Nasscom, domains like identity and access management, security operations, internet of things (IoT) security, big data and cyber forensics are areas of immense opportunities for professionals in IT. Joining the Digital India army of security geeks could be the next hot spot for engineers.
Digital IndiaIoT6 internet of things trends that will dominate 2018edit
The internet of things (IoT) and industrial internet of things (IIoT) will breakout in 2018, with organizations ramping up deployments and incorporating IoT technologies into their products, processes and workflows. Research firm Gartner predicts there will be nearly 20 billion devices connected to the IoT by 2020, and IoT product and service suppliers will generate more than $300 billion in revenue.
IoTTrendsArtificial Intelligenceedit
By Gaurav Dasgupta
Are robots our friends or foes? While there are no definite answers, if handled right, we can expect wonders in fields as diverse as healthcare and agriculture from AI and a rise in jobs too.
Artificial IntelligenceInternet of Thingsedit
By Kunal Doley
Even though consumers and big businesses alike have been quick to embrace the world-changing impact of IoT in the past few years, experts say we are yet to realise its true potential.
Internet of ThingsFocus on value creation in the era of automationedit
The focus of HR should not be on dealing with job losses due to automation; they need to identify areas where human intervention can add value to organisation.
AutomationJobsThis is what the job market will look like in 2018edit
Concerns have been rising over how employment will be impacted by the rising tides of automation that is expected the change the job market in a huge way.
AutomationJobsIndustry News: Education
AICTE mulls one admission test for all engineering collegesedit
M P Poonia, vice-chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has hinted that from the academic year 2019, there would be one entrance test for admissions to all engineering colleges in the country.
EngineeringDelhi: Starting July, college course on artificial intelligenceedit
The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-D) is set to start a new M.Tech programme in artificial intelligence at the Infosys Centre for Artificial Intelligence, starting July 2018.
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Renewable generation costs continue to fall: International Renewable Energy Agencyedit
For new projects commissioned in 2017, electricity costs from renewable power generation have continued to fall significantly compared to the fossil fuels, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It estimates onshore wind is now routinely commissioned for $4 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). The current cost spectrum for fossil fuel power generation ranges from $5-17 cents per kWh.
Renewable EnergyWind, solar energy to be cheaper than fossil fuelsedit
According to a new cost analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), within two years “all the renewable power generation technologies that are now in commercial use are expected to fall within the fossil fuel-fired cost range, with most at the lower end or undercutting fossil fuels”.
Renewable EnergyAn integrated energy policyedit
Technological developments and sustainability issues will become as important as the question of pricing energy products and fiscal policy options that the government will have to exercise in such an environment. There will be a need, therefore, for an integrated energy policy that takes into account the feasibility and scalability of the renewable energy sector and the larger challenge of meeting the sustainability goals.
Renewable Energy