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Industry News: Information and Communications
How IoT Is Creating Modern, Smart Citiesedit
The Internet of Things or IoT has become increasingly pervasive in the context of smart cities, bringing together brilliant machines, advanced analytics, and people at work.
IoTSmart CitiesOver 90% Indians expect IoT devices to simplify lives: Reportedit
Nearly 91.1 per cent people in the country are keen to experience a reality where Internet of Things (IoT) devices could make their lives simpler as they would be able to monitor and manage their home appliances remotely in real time, says a report. The report ‘India IoT’ published by Tata Communications BSE -1.02 % revealed that more than 65 per cent people suffer anxiety over leaving lights on when they are away from home, and believe that connected technology could.
Internet of ThingsIoT and Smart Citiesedit
Research shows that by 2020, there will be 50 billion devices connected and by 2030 perhaps even 500 billion. This directly increases the potential for a greater number of security breaches. We need to plan for these threats and stay prepared in advance.
IoTSmart CitiesIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Planning for electric mobilityedit
In October 2017, the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, published by the peer-reviewed Lancet medical journals, attributed to air pollution an estimated 6.5 million premature deaths globally, with 1.1 million being from India. Dreadful as these figures were, they were not surprising, considering that back in 2014, the World Health Organisation’s urban air quality database had found four Indian cities to be among the world’s 10 most polluted. The database also placed 10 Indian cities in the 20 worst list.
e-mobilityElectric VehiclesPreparing for a new era: the auto retail biz in a time of e-mobilityedit
By Sumantra B Barooah and Mayank Dhingra
With rising global temperatures and air pollution mercilessly choking major cities worldwide, the automotive industry is one among the many sectors witnessing its most challenging phase and sitting on the verge of disruption for a sustainable tomorrow. New technologies and a dire need to switch away from fossil fuels have made electric mobility get all the buzz in recent times, making it emerge as the practical way forward towards a cleaner future. Year 2017 already boasts global sales of around 1.5 million electrified vehicles, projected to surpass the 30-million mark by 2030, with countries fleet-footedly announcing electrification mandates.
e-mobilityElectric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
Science and engineering share a strong partnership: Expertsedit
Science and engineering are interrelated and share strong partnership since both domains work around scientific models. India is a major player in the IT industry across the globe and is also at the forefront in providing the best knowledge as well as trained human resource
EngineeringThe workplace of the futureedit
Undoubtedly, rapidly advancing technologies are opening new windows of opportunity across business lines—robotic process automation, Big Data analytics, internet of things, augmented reality, machine learning, natural language processing, cloud and cybersecurity services.
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Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural womenedit
Solar power – including the use of small local grids – is likely to be a big part of the push, with 60 percent of new connections expected to be to renewable power, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
Solar EnergyPledges of Rs 60,000 crore for renewable energyedit
A total of 42 MoUs, promising investment of around Rs 60,000 crore, were signed in the field of renewable energy, mainly solar power plants. The summit saw developers showing interest in solar energy given the huge potential in UP. The biggest investors were Avaada Power Pvt Ltd, which signed an MoU of Rs 10,000 crore for solar projects of 1,600 MW and ReNew Power Ventures, which signed a Rs 8,000-crore MoU for 1,000 MW of solar energy and 200 MW of waste-to-energy projects.
Renewable EnergyOver 20,000 MW of projects face an uncertain futureedit
By Anupam Chatterjee
Overall Capacity addition of 99, 210 MW was 1 30% more than the target. Electricity demand growth has been 4.9 3% CAGR in this period. The current installed power capacity (including renewables) now stand at 3 34 GW against the peak demand of 164 GW.
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