February 22, 2018

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NRI Rajiv Joshi selected for top emerging technologies awardedit

Sia Sat

A research scientist and key technical lead at IBM, Mr 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.

IEEE

Industry News: Information and Communications

AI is getting cheaper. But is that good news?edit

The Economic Times

AI experts and pundits have discussed the threats created by the technology for years, but this is among the first efforts to tackle the issue head-on. And the little tracking drone helps explain what they are worried about.

Artificial Intelligence
5G is on its way! Getting ready for the next stage in wireless networksedit

ET Telecom

Yes, mobile networks have leapt from generation to generation, evolving from voice only networks in the 1980s to present day networks that are digital, that carry data, that will be a platform for the Internet of Everything (IoE). To me, the fifth generation of mobile networks that will be rolled out in two years are exciting, because it will support technology in an entirely different manner.

IoTTelecom
India to spend more on AI-based tools to secure cyberspace: Cisco reportedit

New Indian Express

As the scope for cyber breaches continues to expand with the increase in encrypted web traffic volume and supply chain attacks, security professionals in India will spend more on tools that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to fight malware attacks, said a Cisco report on Wednesday.

Artificial IntelligenceSecurity
IoT will exponentially increase use of devices, but what about e-waste?edit

The Economic Times

The horrendous amount of e-waste generated as the new models and latest versions arrive and as the existing appliances and devices retire and become “unwanted”.

e-wasteIoT
Artificial intelligence poses risks of misuse by hackers, say researchersedit

Mint

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into targeted weapons

Artificial IntelligenceSecurity
IoT has the potential to transform India’s ailing healthcare systemedit

CIOL

The Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled connectivity has the potential to catapult this ailing healthcare system into an integrated, efficient and patient-centric system.

HealthcareIoT

Industry News: Future of Mobility

Electric Vehicle Tech Needs Strong Pushedit

The Pioneer

The recently concluded Auto Expo 2018 had the usual razzmatazz of global marques parading their latest variants amid glittery settings but this time, the expo had a much more robust presence of electric vehicle (EV) technology represented through a plethora of models from virtually every automobile major.

e-vehicles
No policy for electric vehicles, but FAME scheme to continueedit

Business Today

By Sumant Banerji

The promised policy for electric vehicles (EVs) may not have materialised but the government has clarified that at least the existing policy for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles will continue beyond the March 31 deadline.

e-vehiclesPolicy

Industry News: Education

Reskilling India: Nasscom joins hands with IT ministry to reskill the country’s tech workforceedit

Financial Express

By Sudhir Chowdhary

The platform for re-skilling and up-skilling of workforce in new and emerging ICT technologies is a complement to Digital India initiative of the government.

Reskilling

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ReNew Power inks pact with UP govt to set up 1200 MW renewable energy capacityedit

India Today

ReNew Power Ventures today said it has inked a pact with the Uttar Pradesh government to invest Rs 8,000 crore for 1,200 MW of renewable energy capacity, a move which can create 12,000 jobs in the state.

Renewable Energy
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