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Innovant launches ‘Project IMPACT’ to improve Indian rural livelihoodedit
Social enterprise start-up Innovant in collaboration with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Future of Mobility and Transport Panel and Aeris, has launched the Phase 1 of Project IMPACT (Innovative Mobility for People Advancement through Communications and Technology) aimed at improving the livelihood in rural India and increase the living index parameters.
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The Bitcoin bubbleedit
So nothing is invincible or will be hack-proof. Still, according to a Juniper Research report published in September 2017 in IEEE Spectrum, a magazine edited by US based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, nearly 60 per cent of the world’s largest companies are now researching on integrating blockchain technology for their products. The author of the article, Morgan E Peck, who is also a banker and cryptocurrency expert, rightly asks if we need blockchain, and if we do, at what cost.
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Benefits of AI on employment outweigh concerns: Reportedit
By PTI
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment is expected to be severe, but the benefits outweigh its concerns as it would lead to improved efficiency and cost saving, says a PwC India report.
Artificial IntelligenceHow IoT is shaping the auto insurance sectoredit
IoT is effectively using the innovation of UBI to keep a check on driver’s behaviour and assess the risks associated with the vehicle.
IoTRobotics, Automation And The Future Of Jobsedit
By Gauri Bansal
Robotics is changing the dynamics of the workforce in every industry. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and big data has taken the market upside down and brought more potential alternatives for human workforce thereby putting the employment sector in hot water.
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AI, Robotics Are All Here; Are Business Leaders Ready?edit
There have been rapid advances in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, cloud and robotics today. These technologies are accelerating the creation of intelligent enterprises
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Driverless, Self-Driving Vehicles In India – The Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Limitededit
By Stephen Neil
Autonomous cars are the future and there is no doubt about it. There are many major companies working on different levels of autonomy, and India too is advancing towards self-driving cars. Autonomous cars in India are not as far in the future as one might perceive. In fact, indigenously developed autonomous cars are already here.
Autonomous MobilityAll electric cars by 2030? Nitin Gadkari inaugurates EV charging points at Niti Aayogedit
Union Shipping and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated Electronic Vehicle (EV) charging points at the Niti Aayog premises in New Delhi. In a bid to go green, the government is targeting the year 2030 by which it plans to go all-electric in terms of new car sales in the country. In its National Electric Mobility Mission Plan, the government hopes to get at least six to seven million electric vehicles on the road by 2020.
Electric VehiclesReap dividends of govt’s EV push: Gadkari to automakers edit
By PTI
It is high time automakers reap the dividends of India’s aggressive thrust on electric mobility by manufacturing quality vehicles at affordable prices, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. “Auto industry in India was cost centric and not quality centric. That is why they have paid hefty prices for that and foreign players became popular here due to this philosophy,” Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said at an event here.
Electric VehiclesGovt drops the idea of an India EV policyedit
By Jyotika Sood & Malayaban Gosh
The government has decided against formulating an electric vehicle (EV) policy in an apparent U-turn from its position so far, providing a breather to many carmakers that are unprepared for an abrupt shift to the clean-fuel technology. “There is no need for any policy now,” Nitin Gadkari, minister for road transport, said at a press briefing on Thursday. He was addressing reporters along with Amitabh Kant, chief executive of government think tank NITI Aayog.
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In a first, AICTE gives credits for new tech coursesedit
By Prachi Verma
Artificial Intelligence has caught the attention of the government at the campuses. New technologies including AI, robotics, machine learning (ML), Internet of things (IoT) have been given up to 20 credits, as per the new curriculum prepared by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for the first time. This new curriculum is likely to be followed by at least 80% of the 3,000 engineering and technical colleges in the country.
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Renewable power: State is 9th globally in outputedit
A new study by US based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) places Tamil Nadu in the ninth spot globally among areas that generate wind and solar power The report, “power-industry transition, here and now”, includes case studies of markets – ranked by relative share of reliance on variable renewables – that include Denmark, SouthAustralia, Uruguay, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Texas, California, and Tamil Nadu.
Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy status in Indiaedit
We have been ranked as second in the Renewable Energy Country Attractive Index, 2017. We have the expertise to build hydro-electric projects for electricity generation. Each of these require large investments and Government’s participation. We have also expanded our wings into the sector of wind energy and now are foraying into the solar energy sector in a big way.
Renewable EnergyRenewable energy push a great opportunity for Tamil Nadu to tap: Report edit
By Gireesh Babu
“IEEFA bases its forecast on a clear tipping point achieved in 2017: New renewable investments are being underwritten at tariffs of Rs 2.43-3.00/kilowatt-hour (kWh), below the average tariff paid to NTPC, India’s largely central government-owned power generator, for thermal power in 2016-17 of Rs3.20/kWh,” said Tim Buckley, IEEFA’s director of energy finance studies, Australasia, and lead author of the report.
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