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Innovant launches Project IMPACT in Delhiedit
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Innovant, with the support of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Future of Mobility and Transport Panel and Aeris, launched the Phase 1 of Project IMPACT (Innovative Mobility for People Advancement through Communications and Technology), today, at the IEI Centre, New Delhi. IIT BHU is the Incubation Partner and Saraswati Seva Foundation is the Social Impact partner for the project.
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Indian-American selected for top emerging technologies awardedit
A research scientist and key technical lead at IBM, Joshi was felicitated with the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Daniel E Noble award at the 2018 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference early this month. He won the award for contributions to predictive failure analytics, Very-large-scale integration memory design, and chip interconnect technology.
IEEEIndian-American Rajiv Joshi Selected For Top Emerging Technologies Awardedit
A research scientist and key technical lead at IBM, Joshi was felicitated with the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Daniel E Noble award at the 2018 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference early this month. He won the award for contributions to predictive failure analytics, Very-large-scale integration memory design, and chip interconnect technology.
IEEEBlockchain tech will create more jobs: AP IT Advisoredit
IETE president Dr KTV Reddy spoke about the various schemes of IETE through which it was reaching college students, faculty members and mainstream professionals in the ICT sectors by offering courses and organising seminars, conferences and training programmes. Dr Reddy informed that the IETE is playing a major role in the framing of national telecom policy.
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Disruptive technologies will have deep impact on life and work: PM Modiedit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said disruptive technologies such as blockchain and Internet of Things will have a deep impact on the way “we live and work”, and “rapid adaptation” at our work places will be needed to keep up with them.
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By Chandni Mathur
The Union Budget 2018 recently gave a major thrust to the Digital Indiaprogramme, allocating Rs 3,073 crore towards AI, machine learning and IoT (Internet of Things). But as marketers battle with the challenges of automation, are consumers tickled enough about this new-age touchpoint?
Artificial IntelligenceIoT, cloud poses new security challenges for organizations: GlobalDataedit
GlobalData’s survey of 3,242 respondents across 37 countries finds that 82% of enterprises are focusing their investments in IAM solutions in order to gain identity-enabled security for their infrastructure and protect their enterprises from prying intruders.
IoTSecuritySmart cities and IoT to offer big business in Maharashtraedit
By PB Jayakumar
The state can fast implement smart cities as there are 30 million internet users, a $400 billion economy growing at 8-9 percent that can become a trillion dollar economy if its grows at 15 percent plus over the next few years, noted Suresh Subudhi, Partner and Managing Director, BCG.
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After electric vehicle deal with EESL, Mahindra Group to invest Rs 2,325 crore in Maharashtraedit
After placing the winning bid for delivering electric vehicles to the EESL, and also investing Rs 500 crore, Mahindra is once again planning to invest Rs 2,325 crore in Maharashtra. The Mahindra Group today announced over Rs 2,300 crore investment in the state in three projects of which as much as Rs 1,700 crore will be spent towards creating an entertainment destination at Kandivali, a northwestern suburb of the megapolis.
Electric VehiclesChina Races Ahead In The Lithium Ion Battery Race Even Before India Could Register For It edit
By Sujit Mishra
When Volvo announced last July that every car it produces 2019 onwards will have an electric motor, it set the world aflutter. Was it the beginning of an end brought on by the forces of economics and technology or by state action stemming from an urge to preserve the human race? Also, why was Volvo the one to commit to an electric future when one would have expected such a decision from Toyota first?
Electric VehiclesPower StorageIndia’s electric car pursuit may create cyber security risk, says Niti Aayog memberedit
India’s dependence on imported components for electric vehicles could make the country vulnerable to cyber-security breaches, according to the government’s chief policy think-tank, Niti Aayog. India should manufacture the majority of the parts needed for its electric vehicle fleet as equipment shipped from overseas could be compromised, V K Saraswat, a member of the think tank, Niti Aayog, said in an interview. All of the software and at least 55 per cent of the components need to be made domestically to keep electric vehicles and the grid secure
Cyber SecurityElectric VehiclesLarge companies bet on small EV start-ups for electric mobilityedit
By Sumantra B Barooah & Ajit Dalvi
As new megatrends take shape in the automotive industry, there’s also a growing trend of collaborations. These are not the conventional collaborations between equals, but between parties with a wide age gap but equal in terms of value they each offer for mutual growth.
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Nasscom to skill 2 million peopleedit
An online platform to impart skills for IT industry workforce in eight technologies, starting with Artificial Intelligence, of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) was launched at the World Conference on Information Technology (WCIT) in the city on Monday.
UpskillingBudget 2018: Education sector analysisedit
As of last year on 8 per cent of the schools were RTE (Right to Education) compliant. In fact, education spending was 4.4 per cent in 1999 and it has now dropped to this value of 3.5 per cent which means a steady decline in a country that is supposed to be focusing on skilling its labourers to increase growth rate.
EducationAI could bring 4th industrial revolution; ‘reskill & upskill’ yourself to survive in digitisation era: Mettl CEO Ketan Kapooredit
By Manoj Sharma
Mettl Co-Founder Ketan Kapoor sheds some light on the latest hiring trends across the industry, and how the optimum use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in hiring can help companies boost their overall performance. Here’re the excerpts.
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Government extends transmission charge waiver to solar, wind power till March 2022edit
The order assumes significance in view of India’s ambitious target of having 175GW of renewable energy capacities including 100GW of solar and 60GW of wind energy.
Renewable EnergyIndia Rating maintains negative outlook on thermal poweredit
Speaking about renewables, Ind-Ra said it anticipates favourable environment for wind and solar energy sectors, as bids are being driven by Central government agencies, and power purchase agreements (PPAs) becoming favourable to developers.
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