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Industry News: Information and Communications
Vodafone India says IoT becoming fastest growing segment for enterprise biz; mulling narrowband IoT networkedit
The country’s second largest telco, which is in a process to merger operations with Idea Cellular, is also evaluating the launch of a narrowband IoT network to further grow the business, following Reliance Jio’s launch of pan-India narrowband IoT network in the country.
IoTTelecomWhich are the jobs that the robots will steal?edit
Robotics
Manufacturing cos hire expats in key artificial intelligence, digital roles to bolster global playedit
Indian manufacturing companies are going all out to woo expat talent in digital, artificial intelligence and other new-age technologies, as they seek to strengthen their global footprint with improved products.
Artificial IntelligenceIndia hasn’t changed much: Artificial intelligence is not the hottest job of 2018edit
Even when there is a growing noise about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning and blockchain, it is the good-old profession of medicine that can get you the highest salary.
Artificial IntelligenceIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Ola tweaks EV strategy to focus on ‘profitable’ e-rickshawsedit
One year after launching electric vehicle (EV) pilots in Nagpur, ride-hailing player Ola is fine tuning its strategy with a focus on electric rickshaws. The company plans to put 10,000 electric vehicles, which will primarily be electric rickshaws, on the road in the next 12 months and is in discussion with several state governments to create appropriate policy environment for electric three wheelers.
e-rickshaws‘Whoever gets into e-mobility first takes maximum risk but also gets the maximum return.’edit
Naveen Gautam, Member of the Executive Board, Business Division – Electronics, Hella KgaA Hueck & Co, and a recognised industry veteran, gives his perspective on the convergence of energy and automotive domains as electric mobility gains traction globally, new enabling technologies and their impact at the root level, awarding nature of risks involved in being the first mover in emerging business and how Hella India Automotive is prepping up for the future.
e-mobilityIndustry News: Education
It’s time to replace the UGC Actedit
The Prime Minister’s vision to create 20 institutions of eminence and the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s reforms push have set the stage for an overhaul of higher education in India that is long overdue.
Higher EducationEducation Reforms: Bed Of Thornsedit
Change or innovation in the education sector should not be introduced in hurry. Change impacts a large number of students and if it is not well thought out, it may lead to negative disruption. Examination reforms should be debated and considered well before being introduced
EducationUncategorized
China to boost distributed wind power development in effort to boost clean energyedit
Distributed wind power is a small-sized wind farm with input voltage below 110 kilovolts. Electricity generated by a distributed wind farm can be used to power energy generators and transmit to the grid.
Wind PowerClean energy sector in a fix over GST rate on RECsedit
The Goods and Services Tax on Renewable Energy Certificates has left the clean energy industry scratching its heads. Industry bodies say that it is unusual for the trade of RECs to attract a GST when the trade of electricity does not.
Clean EnergyIndia’s solar capacity addition likely to drop 40 per cent to 4.5 Gw in 2018-19: ICRAedit
The estimated fall in capacity addition in the current fiscal is mainly on account of subdued trend in tendering of solar projects since June 2017 in the midst of several factors, according to ICRA.
Solar Energy