January 22, 2018

News for the IET

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India, B.Tech/M.Tech/BE Colleges in Indiaedit

Current Affairs

There are various Technical clubs and Cultural clubs as student organizations. Various national and international technical societies have been set up at NITK namely include Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), the Institution of Engineers (India), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (formerly chartered to Computer Society of India), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) along with many others.

The IET

News for other PEI

No specific news for the PEIs todayedit

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Industry News: Information and Communications

What to Expect in 2018 in Technology?edit

BW Disrupt

While 2018 looks exciting for the possibilities with technology, the momentum also depends on government regulations, cyber security and other economic factors to determine how much enterprises will invest and place their bets.

Internet of Things
India Needs to Have a Stable Set of Policies and a Regulator in EV Sectoredit

The Economic Times

In the solar power space, we have the highest market share in solar inverters in India due to localising and improving technology to bring down the cost to suit the players that are associated with setting up solar infrastructure in the country. In wind energy, too, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) buy the wind generators which are produced in Vadodara, Gujarat. Our global strategy is that if there is a demand, we localise to meet it.

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Industry seeks clear Artificial Intelligence policyedit

The Hindu

Stating that Artificial Intelligence (AI) had the potential to help solve complex developmental challenges in India, including improving food and water security, the industry sought clearly defined policy priorities and access to ‘clean data’ for application of AI.

Artificial IntelligencePolicy
How can India compete with a global economy undergoing profound change?edit

The Economic Times

New technologies are impacting prospects for manufacturing-led development that has brought rapid prosperity to many parts of the world. Today, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing and the Internet of Things (IoT) are reducing the importance of low-wage labour.

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Industry News: Education

New engineering syllabus to be unveiled on Jan 24, says AICTE chiefedit

The Indian Express

By Alifiya Khan

A new engineering syllabus, which will be implemented in institutions across the country, will be unveiled at the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) office in Delhi by Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on January 24.

Engineering
Out of 1.5 million engineers in India, only 7 per cent can handle core engineering tasks: Union Ministeredit

India Today

Engineering is on the verge of losing its attraction as a top career option mainly for Indians. The Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Anantkumar Hegde on Friday said that only about 20 per cent of India’s 1.5 million engineers are employable by the industry.

Engineering
Take the next leap: To overcome the crisis that besets Indian higher education today, leapfrog to Education 4.0edit

The Times of India

On his recent visit to India, Bill Gates described Indian education as one of the disappointing features of this country. And the ASER report released last week indicates that secondary education fails to impart basic skills to Indian students.

Higher Education
The real reason why new engineering graduates aren’t getting that job calledit

The Economic Times

Automation and slowing growth have hit hiring in India’s information technology (IT) companies. For the first six months of this fiscal, the top six Indian IT companies saw its workforce decline by 13,402 compared to an addition of 60,240 in the same period a year earlier.

Engineering

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NTPC: helping meet India’s energy needsedit

Mint

By Utpal Bhaskar

With 187 generation units, the company’s operations are spread across the country, helping meet the base load for India’s power demand.

Renewable Energy
Rooftop solar is still out in the coldedit

The Hindu

By M Ramesh

Against a target of 10,000 MW for March 31, 2018, the achievement as of the last day of 2017 was 923 MW.

Solar Energy
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