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Seminar on ‘Nature for Water’ heldedit
The Hans India To discuss the sustainable ways to preserve water a seminar was held by the Institution of Engineers (IEI) Telangana state centre on Thursday. The event was entitled Nature for Water to find natural, sustainable and eco friendly ways to utilise and preserve water.
Institution of Engineers (IEI)Industry News: Information and Communications
AI, Video analytics set to take surveillance to the next leveledit
By Soma Tah After Japan and US, this is the third innovation centre of Panasonic globally. We have the capability to produce transformative solutions and develop differentiated platform that incubates Indian startups, innovation ecosystem and create new business opportunities in the space of Internet of Things (IoT).
AIIoTUsing New Techniques To Combat Cyber Threatsedit
There was a time when cyber attacks were limited to the financial and technology firms alone. With the expansion of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) in almost every business, cyber attacks have also spread their wings. So, if 2017, WannaCry and Petya ransomware were talk of the town, in 2018, Meltdown and Spectre were exposed as perhaps the biggest cyberthreats of all.
Artificial IntelligenceCyber SecurityIoT security spending to reach $1.5 billion in 2018: Gartneredit
The worldwide spending on Internet of Things (IoT) security will reach $1.5 billion in 2018 -a 28 percent increase from the 2017 spending of $1.2 billion, according to a Gartner forecast on Wednesday.
Cyber SecuirtyIoTCrafting a seamless customer experienceedit
By Amrita Nair Ghaswalla
As supply chains become increasingly complex, agility and responsiveness are key differentiators that can influence customer retention, and overall profits. The company uses small refrigeration units that it can deliver directly to the stores, and the devices include sensors that leverage internet of things (IoT) technology.
Artificial IntelligenceDigital TransformationInternet of ThingsIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Customer to be king; to dictate travel, transportationedit
Customers’ preference for personalised user experience and safety, both physical and data-related, will dictate the design of future technologies in the travel and transportation sector. The centrality of customer-centric needs in future advancements in digitisation and technology dominated the panel discussion on trends in travel and transport at the two-day global digital summit, #FUTURE, that got under way here on Thursday.
Electric VehiclesDelhi to get 1000 electric buses, 50% rebate for CNG Cars registration by Kejriwal’s AAP Governmentedit
Keeping the alarming Delhi pollution in mind, Arvind Kejriwal led AAP Government has announced to roll-out 1000 all-electric buses on Delhi roads in 2018. In the budget presented by the AAP government in the Delhi Assembly has shed a lot of light on reducing pollution in the national capital. Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi presented the estimates for the 2018-19 budget and said that this is the first ever green budget by Delhi government aimed at taking measures to reduce the alarming rising pollution in the city.
e-busesElectric VehiclesLithium-air batteries are now more practical than ever: Studyedit
Researchers have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment, bringing them closer to everyday use. The new battery functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge cycles, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
Electric VehiclesElectric-vehicle policy will clear regulatory hurdles, says Ministeredit
By Twesh Mishra
The government’s policy for promoting electric vehicles (EVs) may not have a financial component. “The policy is not for giving any financial assistance, but to clear the regulatory path — where you need permission and where you don’t, where you need safety precautions and where you don’t,” Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK Singh told BusinessLine.
Electric VehiclesElectric cars may be cheaper than gas guzzlers in seven years edit
Electric cars may be cheaper than their petroleum counterparts by 2025 if the cost of lithium-ion batteries continues to fall. Some models will cost the same as combustion engines as soon as 2024 and become cheaper the following year, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
Sudha Murty tells students to be professionaledit
Recollecting her days as a student of BVBCET, Ms. Murty narrated her experiences and engineering education of her days. “Those days, it was believed that engineering was only for boys. I wanted to become an engineer and I believed in myself. I was the lone girl to enrol for engineering studies, then. But the college provided me an opportunity to excel in my life,” she said.
Artificial IntelligenceEngineeringIoTSkill DevelopmentKerala lays roadmap for augmented reality in education, health; bullish on space tech, electric vehiclesedit
In the data framework being set up by the state, he said, when K-FON is implemented, it will have great potential. “We have a huge geriatric population, people who require assistance. So we need a massive framework where wearables become fashionable,” he said.The next area is Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. He said data analytics will be crucial and it will be used respecting the privacy of the individuals.
Higher EducationInternet of ThingsHyderabad’s Artificial intelligence sector grows, but job creation is dismaledit
However, T-Hub Phase-II, sectoral policy on Internet of Things (IoT) and a couple of other technologies, if implemented, will certainly increase the number of jobs,” Cyberabad Security Council general secretary Bharani Kumar Aroll said. Considering the significance being given to Life sciences, Defence and Aerospace industry, some experts despise the fact that Hyderabad is behind Mumbai or Delhi. However, Telangana state government is pushing the AI ecosystem.
Artificial IntelligenceInternet of ThingsIT JobsBlockchain courses could soon become one of the most sought educational programmes in Indiaedit
By M. Saraswathy
In February 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched NASSCOM’s Future Skills Platform where it is anticipated that 4 million Information Technology (IT) professionals will be trained in eight new skill-sets including artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, among others.
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Despite Damp Bids, State won’t Reissue Solar Power Tendersedit
By Kaavya Chandrasekaran
Despite the unexpectedly lukewarm response to its latest solar tender, the Karnataka government has decided not to reissue it but instead allot to the three bidders projects of whatever size they had bid for. Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) had issued a 1,200 MW tender for projects at its Pavagada Solar Park, at a reserve tariff of Rs 2.93 per unit, setting a deadline of February 21. But the tender received only two bids of 100 MW each.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyDelhi Budget: Govt proposes to reduce reliance on fossil fuel based power generationedit
In its Budget for 2018-19, the Delhi government has proposed to encourage renewable energy initiatives to reduce fossil fuel-based power generation. A host of renewable energy initiatives have been lined up for the power department in 2018-19 that will reduce reliance on fossil fuel-based power generation in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said today presenting the Budget in Delhi Assembly.
Renewable EnergyCabinet apprised of India-Guyana MoU on renewable energyedit
The MoU was signed on January 30, 2018 here by Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh and Carl B Greenidge, 2ndVice President and the Foreign Minister of the Co-operative, Guyana. According to the statement, both sides aim to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity.
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