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Industry News: Information and Communications
87% firms believe IoT key to future of their business: Surveyedit
While 70 per cent of companies in the Asia-Pacific region believe Internet of Things (IoT) is very important to their current operations, 87 per cent believe IoT will be key to the future of their business, a new survey said on Thursday.
Internet of ThingsHow banks can ride the artificial intelligence waveedit
To compete in a future teeming with new technologies and possibilities, banks cannot afford to wait to embark on their artificial intelligence journey
Artificial IntelligenceBanking Service2018: The Year Of Demystifying Unstructured Dataedit
Data has become a crucial part of the smooth functioning of business operations. It is the new competitive currency, in the age of technology. Over the years, businesses have started recognizing the relevance of data as it is the bedrock for key insights for any organization to stay alive and moving in the dynamic marketplace.
DataIoTIndustry News: Education
Single entrance exam for engineering from 2019? AICTE awaits nod from center, states for NEET like modeledit
Pushing for a single entrance examination model, much like the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET for medical courses, All India Council of Technical Education, AICTE has asked for States to share their views. Pending the nod from the states and the centre, AICTE plans to implement a single entrance examination for all admissions to engineering courses as early as 2019.
EngineeringIndia moves to address AI talent supply gap, gets a leg-up from Google, Microsoft, Inteledit
It may be relatively easy for IITs to meet the demand for AI, deep learning and machine learning (ML) talent but is virtually impossible to fix in India’s some 3,300 engineering colleges. “The curriculum (in colleges) is not that suitable for AI
Skill GapEmerging Trends in Indian Education Sectoredit
A number of new trends have emerged on the Indian education scene and a number of modern ideas are floating around. These ideas promise to transform Indian education. Increasingly, new and mindboggling discoveries are being made which straddle multiple disciplines. Subject areas are increasingly becoming dependent on a multiplicity of fields.
EducationUncategorized
India to set up $350 million fund to finance solar power projectsedit
India will set up a $350 million fund to finance solar projects, Power Minister R.K. Singh said, as the country steps up efforts to achieve its ambitious target of adding 175 gigawatts (GW) in renewable energy by 2022.
Solar EnergyModi will need at least $125 bn to fund his renewable energy dreamedit
To put India’s $125 billion requirement in context, global corporate funding for the solar industry – the world’s fastest-growing electricity source – was a tenth of that amount in 2017 at $12.8 billion, research firm Mercom says.
Renewable Energy