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Industry News: Information and Communications
Telecom service providers pursue multiple paths to IoT revenueedit
A new Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) study, Exploring IoT Strategies, provides unique insights on Internet of Things (IoT) value chain positioning from 20 leading telecom service providers globally as they engage with, and position themselves in, the IoT market. The study identifies an IoT positioning framework, which captures service providers’ roles, and sub-roles, in the IoT value chain.
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ICFOSS to launch first public LoRa network for IoTedit
The International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), promoted by the Government of Kerala, is set to launch the first public LoRa WAN in Kerala for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. LoRaWAN is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated things in a regional, national or global network.
Internet of ThingsIoT in TelecommunicationsCIOs Can Majorly Gain From Edge Data Centersedit
By Sohini Bagchi
Massive growth in smartphones and video streaming together with the emergence of the IoT, cloud, big data and AI, is changing the data center landscape today. As managing troves of data, and processing and storing them in real time becomes a big challenge, this push has created a whole new category of data center service providers who are coming up with “edge data centers,” where in order to manage this data efficiently, it first needs to be processed closer to the point where it is generated.
AIdata centerIoTArtificial Intelligence will not lead to overall less number of jobs in the country, says Bibek Debroyedit
Speaking at the same event, former Planning Commission chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that Indias domestic development debate is hijacked by the West and the whole push for inequality versus growth debate is example of that. Ahluwalia also pointed out that the kind of skill development which the government is promoting would actually wont create employment.
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EV charging stations to get priority in Maharashtraedit
By Sharad Vyas
Scrutiny of proposals and clearance to be completed in 15 days. The Maharashtra government issued a special ordinance on Tuesday directing planning authorities to start giving permissions for construction of electric vehicles (EV) charging stations.
electric mobilityInfrastructureBattery capacity, robust charging infra to help EVs navigate faster edit
Time taken to fully charge the battery is also expected to play key role in the adoption of the eco-friendly vehicles.Written by Ashok KhannaThe intent to move towards electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid is the right step, but the road towards the destination needs some holistic navigation.
battery technologyelectric mobilityInfrastructureIndustry News: Education
Edureka launches courses in IoT and Ethereum developeredit
Edureka, a global e-learning platform providing training in trending technologies, has launched courses in IoT, and Ethereum Developer. The live, instructor-led courses are in-depth training programs that are packed with real-life case studies and practical demos at every stage. Both IoT and Blockchain platforms, including Ethereum, are ranked among the top tech skills to have in 2018.
BlockchainEducationIoTUjjain: Commissioner pulls up skill development, employment officersedit
Ujjain: Divisional commissioner MB Ojha took a divisional review meeting of skill development schemes at Brahaspati Bhavan, here on Monday, where officers of skill development centers, principals of ITI etc of all districts were present. He expressed resentment over the fact that the youth were not getting employment despite getting adequate training.
Skill DevelopmentIndia Needs More Engineering Doctorates, PM Fellowship to go a Long Wayedit
India Needs More Engineering Doctorates, PM Fellowship to go a Long Way Presently, each IIT produces on an average about 400 M.Tech students and about 50 PhDs per year in half a dozen engineering disciplines. This paints a gloomy picture with regard to the technology research in the country. This article is authored by Vinit Goenka Member -Governing Council CRIS, Ministry of Railways.
Higher EducationE-commerce in Education: Can it be a game-changer?edit
By Rohit Manglik
Being a home to over 1.2 billion population, India boasts the second largest education system in the world. The proliferation of technology and adoption of ICT in education has brought a paradigm shift in the mode of education delivery. The profound impact of e-commerce is among the recent trends in the education sector with numerous ed-tech startups cashing in on the trend.
EducationBihar focusses on skill developmentedit
By Deepak Kumar Jha
Bihar focusses on skill development As part of the Nitish Kumar Government’s ‘game changer’ move to make Bihar the hub of skilled manpower under the Bihar Skill Development Mission, the State Govt in partnership with NSDC, recently organised a skill competition.
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Solar cell imports: EU, Japan question safeguard duties recommended by Indiaedit
By Amiti Sen
The European Union and Japan have questioned the preliminary safeguard duties of 70 per cent on imported solar cells recommended by the Directorate General of Safeguards in India, adding to the on-going debate on the appropriateness of the duties.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyShadow over renewablesedit
The renewable energy sector missed its capacity addition targets for the second consecutive year in 2017-18; but this actually does not come as a surprise. Renewables capacity added was 11,754 MW in 2017-18, against a target of 14,450 MW. The laggard was wind power, which added 1,766 MW in 2017-18, against a target of 4,000 MW.
Renewable EnergyIndia’s safeguard duty on solar cells faces criticism at WTOedit
By Sidhartha
India’s decision to impose safeguard duty on imported solar cells drew criticism from the European Union and Japan at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday, with the two trade giants criticising the conduct of investigation and the initial findings even as New Delhi joined seven WTO members to back China in lodging a protest against US import duty on steel and aluminium products.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyChennai has potential to generate 1.38GW solar power, says Greenpeace studyedit
Chennai can become the clean energy champion as the total rooftop solar potential of the city is 1.38 Gigawatt, according to a study conducted by Greenpeace and Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI).The report Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Chennai’s Rooftop Potential, which was released on Tuesday, states that if the total rooftop solar potential of city is realised, it will help the city reduce the power demand by about 10 per cent.
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