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The path of ransomware payments exposededit
In a paper slated for presentation at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in May, McCoy and a team including researchers from the University of California, San Diego, Princeton University, Google and the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis provide the first detailed account of the ransomware payment ecosystem, from initial attack to cash-out.
BlockchainIEEETechnical symposium at Adhiparasakthi collegeedit
Electrical engineers should think innovatively to design a storage system in the solar and wind energy field, said former TANGEDCO superintending engineer V Karunakaran. He was speaking at the one-day national level student technical symposium organised with ISTE chapters and IEEE, sponsored by Electrical and Electronics Department, Adhiparasakthi Engineering College at Melmaruvathur recently.
IEEESolar power generation contributing towards nation’s developmentedit
All India Seminar on “Major Advances in Renewable Energy Sources and their Application” organized at The Institution of Engineers (India) Jamshedpur Local Centre began on Friday. The seminar was attended by working engineers from different companies and educational institution basically Tata Steel, ISWP, Jusco, Tata Power, NIT , RVS College of Engineering , Maryland Institute of Technology and Management etc.
Institution of Engineers (IEI)Solar PowerIETE classes in systems, designsedit
The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) is organising hands-on training in ‘Embedded Systems and Design’ from March 25. Classes will be held only on Sundays for 8 to 10 weeks at IETE, Bengaluru Centre, Ballari Road, Ganganagar.
IETEIn a first, Mumbai college gets only start-ups to hire studentsedit
By Muzab Qazi
On Saturday, the ‘StartUp Job Internship Fair’18’, organised by Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT)’s through its Technology Business Incubator (TBI) and the city chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an international association of engineering professionals and students, saw 30 early-stage companies offering more than 200 roles, most of them short-term internships.
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Internet of Things (IoT) The future shockedit
The more the devices that are connected to the internet the easier will be life because all facilities will be just a button push away. But experience shows that all good things come with a price tag. Even in the case of IoT, the dangers are many and they have to be guarded against. It is believed that if one thing can prevent the Internet of things from transforming the way we live and work, it will be a breakdown in security.
IoTSprinkle some smart dust to unlock the magic of IoTedit
The improved understanding of how the brain works could lead to exciting medical discoveries that can improve the overall health of the humankind. All in all, the IoT and ubiquitous computing will get a serious shot in the arm as the Smart Dust technologies start to evolve to the next level.
IoTA future-ready framework for IT heroesedit
Hybrid cloud architecture: Around 80% of Indian organisations surveyed recently consider cloud to be a key enabler of driving business priorities, a means of simplifying today’s complex infrastructure management practices. Organisations also expressed interest in moving Internet of Things (IoT), application development/testing/deployment, big data/analytics and other related workloads to hybrid cloud by 2020.
Indian IT SectorInternet of ThingsNothing to fear about Artificial Intelligence (AI); should harness it for organizational and social good: Piyush Goyaledit
CRIS organized a day long conference with invigorating technical sessions on the theme of Ártificial Intelligence for innovations in Customer Experience and Service Delivery’. Indian Railways plays a key role in the Indian growth story. The challenge is to improve revenues and enhance customer experience while improving efficiency and reliability of operations.
Artificial IntelligenceMany Technologies Must Deliver For IoT To Deliveredit
Internet of Things or IoT aims to connect interrelated computing, mechanical and digital machines to a common platform. The devices will connect to each other as well as to the humans and will collect information about their environments by sensors. The number of such devices could touch 20 billion by 2020 as per Gartner. As per International Telecommunication Union number of humans using internet is 3.2 billion.
Autonomous MobilityIoTHealth Technology and Medical Devices Vulnerable to Cyber Attackedit
The Royal Academy of Engineering has issued a report warning that health technology and medical devices could be vulnerable to cyber attack. Evgeny Chereshnev, CEO at Biolink. Tech, said: “When it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT), the risks are there. Almost all types of devices when hacked can turn out to be lethal to users.
Cyber SecurityIoTA time for total transformationedit
Higher use of automation and data exchange in manufacturing will enhance efficiency, improve profitability, increase innovation, and allow smart management of safety, performance and environmental impact. Factories of the future will encompass cyber-physical systems, advanced analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, and cloud computing, among others. This is most true in the energy sector.
AutomationCloud ComputingInternet of ThingsA future when the power of voice will drive purchasesedit
In a ‘zero screen’ world, all we need is a voice-enabled hardware that connects to a marketplace and a payment portal. So, this is how it will work: All we do is activate a hardware interface and everything is done by the power of our voice, complex AI algorithms and Internet of Things (IoT).
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BHEL to make space grade lithium-ion cells based on ISRO technologyedit
State-run power equipment maker BHEL on Friday entered into a technology transfer agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the manufacturing of space-grade lithium-ion cells of various capacities. BHEL will utilise technology developed by ISRO at its Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a BHEL statement said.
battery technologyPower min urges battery producers to set up plants in Indiaedit
Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh today urged battery manufacturers to set up units in India and offered all possible support from the government to create an enabling ecosystem for investments. Singh held a meeting with battery manufacturers here to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivising battery manufacturing in India, an official statement said.
battery technologyElectric VehiclesSops for battery unitsedit
India will give incentives to battery makers to set up more manufacturing units as the government looks to intensify the promotion of electric vehicles, the ministry for renewable energy has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has set a goal to ensure all new vehicles sold in the country are electric by 2030. But such vehicles are expensive because of the high cost of batteries, most of which are imported.
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Visually challenged encourage students for careers in STEMedit
Paras Jain remembers his school principal’s reaction when he told him about his decision to pursue engineering. “He told me you are making a big mistake. Instead pursue arts,” Jain says. Now 22, Jain is happy he chose a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), even though the graduation period for the visually challenged student was tough with lack of access to physical infrastructure in college and zero availability of digital books to support students like Jain.
Higher EducationSTEM EducationSupreme Court Slams the Brakes on Engineering Admissions Without AICTE Approvaledit
By Utkarsh Anand
Deemed universities have been asserting their right to admit students in the engineering courses without the need to take the approval of the AICTE since they already have a sanction from the University Grants Commission (UGC). On Friday, a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U Lalit issued the restraint order in a batch of three petitions arising out of orders of Rajasthan and Madras High Courts.
EngineeringHigher EducationNeed Of Introducing Robotics At School Leveledit
The job market at present is hugely dominated by ones in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). This trend will in all probability get stronger in the future with most of the available jobs requiring STEM knowledge. Robotics empowers students to visually comprehend the concepts on STEM and cultivates problem solving and higher-order thinking capabilities in students.
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It further adds that the biggest increases in hiring and the highest salary increments in India’s technology space are now happening in the engineering and R&D arms of MNCs. The niche tech skills like cloud, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, and robotics are in huge demand. These are forcing GICs to enhance their engineering strengths.
IT JobsSkill DevelopmentPreparing for the fourth industrial revolution: Challenges for India’s higher education systemedit
Having said that, it does not connote that synchronisation between industry and academia is successful in all the countries equally. Primarily, the developed countries took a lead in bridging this gap whereas developing nations continued to confront the industry-academia gap. Now the fourth revolution (Internet of Things) is underway, and conditions are expected to deteriorate further for the developing countries.
Higher EducationInternet of ThingsGovt should work towards closing the skills gapedit
Skill development will help prospective employees get easier access to the formal job market where they can bargain for higher incomes, work under more congenial labour conditions, have greater job security and better access to healthcare and medical facilities.
Skill DevelopmentGovt focusing on improving quality of training to suit jobs: Skill dev ministryedit
The ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship has developed a programme of action to address the key challenges of improving quality of training, achieving scale and making skill acquisition inspirational for the youth to suit emerging job requirements. This was stated by the secretary in the ministry, K P Krishnan, here on Saturday night while speaking at the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli (IIM-T), where he was the chief guest at the sixth convocation event.
Skill DevelopmentFree training for college facultyedit
Experts from Amazon Web Service (AWS) will conduct the workshop in all the districts in the state training the faculty members. In the workshop, practical training on ‘cloud computing’ will be given to the faculty members in various aspects of information technology including bigdata analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) and IT Enabled Services (ITES), he explained.
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PM Modi’s solar diplomacyedit
It was considered a fine act of balance in ensuring India’s self-interest and intention to keep its economic engines on fire as well as managing the nation’s emissions. Solar and renewables, though, were the PM’s key underpinnings in what India brought to the table. At home, he had quadrupled India’s solar target of 25 GW by 2022 under the UPA, to 100 GW by 2022.
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 EnergySolar EnergySolar project developers must not cut qualityedit
By TCA Sharad Raghavan
That’s one big caution for any developer in India that just to beat the rate, one should not compromise on quality,” added Mr. Sameer Gupta. “The plants are meant to last for 25 years, and if you don’t do the right engineering and quality controls, then it may not last for that time. “There is a challenge in buying from China,” said Sundeep Gupta, vice chairman and managing director, Jakson.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyConventional and Non-conventional Power: Purposeful Coexistenceedit
India is fortunate to be in a geographical position that bestows abundant solar insolation almost all across the country for most days in a year. It also has fairly large wind energy potential, both on-shore as well as off-shore. The country also has significant reserves of power-grade coal.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyContinuous power cost State over Rs 20,000 crore in four yearsedit
Replying to a question raised by BJP members, G Kishan Reddy, K Laxman, and Ch Ramchandra Reddy, the Energy Minister pointed out that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was very particular that farmers in the State should not suffer due to power shortage and hence the government had to go in for purchase of the same from non-government power production organisations like Sembcorp Energy India Ltd and Solar Developers.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyBrake on solar cell probeedit
The probe was initiated by the directorate general of anti-dumping and allied duties (DGAD) on July 21 last year following complaints of dumping of the product by the association. “The authority is constrained to terminate the present anti-dumping investigation concerning the import of ‘solar cells whether or not assembled partially or fully in modules or panels or on glass or some other suitable substrates’ from these countries,’ the DGAD said in a notification.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyIndia Produced 34% More Electricity Last Year than 2010, Now Third Globallyedit
By Bhasker Tripathy
With an annual growth rate of 22.6% capacity addition over a decade to FY 2017, renewables beat other power sources–thermal, hydro and nuclear. Renewables, however, made up only 18.79% of India’s energy, up 68.65% since 2007. About 65% of installed capacity continues to be thermal.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyExplore potential in solar rooftop systemsedit
Concept, business models explained at ongoing training programme The speakers at an ongoing five-day entrepreneurship development programme have asked the graduates and young professionals to tap the potential in solar rooftop system, which has a good demand in the market.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyDemand for solar electricity on riseedit
APSPDCL Divisional Engineer J Sanjeeva Rao, said that India has abundant sunlight and is producing about 3 lakh MW of electricity. A study shows that 1 metre of solar rooftop can generate an average of 5.5 units and reduces transmission and distribution losses, he said.
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