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Industry News: Information and Communications
Cybersecurity, AI top technologies for healthcare firms: Reportedit
Cybersecurity, AI top technologies for healthcare firms: Report Cyber security, Big Data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are among the top technologies employed by healthcare and life sciences firms across the world, a report by global software major Infosys said on Monday
CyberSecuritySuccess of hybrid cloud lies in ability to automate and orchestrate workloads: GlobalDataedit
Organizations are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud strategy to improve the way they run their business and deliver new services to customers.
AutomationAI’s dirty little secret: It’s powered by peopleedit
There’s a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by hundreds of thousands of real people
Artificial IntelligenceMaking Smart Cities Smarteredit
India already has the ecosystem in place. With bright startups, world class professionals, sizeable workforce, state-of-the-art R&D labs, growing smartphone penetration, India has the potential to lead the world in making cities smarter.
Smart CitiesIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Non-availability of sufficient charging infra hampering promotion of EVs: Govtedit
The government today said non-availability of sufficient charging infrastructure and absence of lithium battery technology is hampering promotion of the electric vehicles in the country. Under the National electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020, there is an ambitious target to achieve 6-7 million sales of hybrid and electric vehicles by the year 2020.
Electric VehiclesAuto brands take tech test on voice-driven cars, joystick-run wheelsedit
Cars that understand voice commands, bike seats that reshape themselves to cushion the rider and bikes that rebalance themselves according to the riders’ position and two-seaters on four wheels that can be steered through busy streets with a joystick—stuff that once seemed straight out of a sci-fi movie is making its way to Indian showrooms. Some of these were showcased at the recently held automobile expo in New Delhi and companies have already begun taking orders and set their launch dates; others have lined up a schedule for their India debut.
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Maharashtra wind power auction sees firming up of tariffsedit
By Nishta Saluja
An auction to award 500 MW of windpower contracts in Maharashtra on Tuesday saw tariffs firming up, breaking a streak of plummeting prices for electricity generated from the renewable energy source.
Renewable EnergyBengaluru maps its solar wealthedit
On a hot Tuesday, a helicopter hovering over the rooftops of the city had a singular mission: to help people make hay while the sun shines. It was mapping the solar potential of rooftops. This data, which will be put in the public domain, could help people reduce their electricity bills and also make some money by consuming and/or selling the solar energy generated.
Solar EnergyGovt distributes 1 million solar lampsedit
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said today that it has distributed one million solar study lamps under a scheme for States including Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. ‘One million Solar Study Lamps Scheme’ has been successfully implemented or distributed under Solar Study Lamp Scheme, New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh said in written reply to Rajya Sabha today.
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