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Coventry Univ experts on IET India’s Future of Mobility and Transport Paneledit
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology ventures into first ever association with Coventry University, one of UK’s most reputed and leading Universities to onboard experts for its newly launched Future of Mobility and Transport (FOMT) panel, which aims to help transform the future of transport and mobility in India.
Future of MobilityTowards realising Digital India goalsedit
There is already a strong grounds well of acclaim for the draft policy although, as always, there are some sceptics, naysayers and persons possibly who have only skim-read the long policy. Some of the great initiatives indicated by the draft are described in this article. (IET)
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India: Indian Dairy Industry – The Quest To Grab A Share Of The Consumer’s Monthly Basketedit
While cold chain availability and integrity is a major challenge in India, pre and post processing storage has been a key area of investment in dairy. Additionally, foreign investors have been eyeing areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, or Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) for proper tracking and management of the value chain.
IoTAI beats humans at detecting cause of blindness in babiesedit
An algorithm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can automatically and more accurately diagnose a potentially devastating cause of childhood blindness than most expert physicians, a study has found.
The finding published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology could help prevent blindness in more babies with the disease, called retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP.
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence driving future of car industryedit
By Nandini Sen Gupta|
With the automotive industry back to clocking top gear sales, vehicle makers, component manufacturers and retail service centres are back to boom time hiring. One of the largest employers in India’s organised sector, the auto industry offers good opportunity for mechanical engineering graduates to take up critical jobs in the assembly line and dealership service centres.
Artificial IntelligenceAI seen helping bridge communication gap between firms, recruitsedit
By Deepthi Govind
The immediate and biggest use-case for artificial intelligence (AI) in the human resources (HR) space is not just to find talent and recommend the best fit, but to bridge the communication gap between potential recruits and a company, according to speakers at the Shine HR Conclave in Bengaluru.
Artificial IntelligenceApplying AI in governance will let India leapfrog many developmental, infrastructural constraintsedit
There are many strategic, industrial and societal areas where artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are increasingly being applied, such as in security, finance, manufacturing, e-commerce, voice recognition and transportation. The application of AI in governance provides an opportunity for India to apply information and communications technology (ICT) tools and leapfrog developmental and infrastructural constraints.
Artificial IntelligenceHow Artificial Intelligence can Help Revolutionise the World’s Education Systemedit
Artificial Intelligence is tipped to bring a tectonic shift in the world. People have debated over its usefulness in great lengths and detail. Today, the biggest fear is that AI will be a threat to jobs. And the alternative to that is to create a robust system of education. But, would it possible to use AI and train a breed of students that would be resistant to the ills of the technology? Is there a common ground?
Artificial IntelligenceGovt’s New Telecom Policy Draft Emphasises Use Of AI, Robotics, IoTedit
By Prajakta Hebbar
The new report titled National Digital Communications Policy 2018 rolled out by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) this week saw a great deal of emphasis laid on creating a roadmap for emerging technologies and its use in the communications sector, such as 5G, artificial intelligence, robotics, internet of things, cloud computing and M2M, among others. The report also aimed at creating 40 lakh new jobs by 2022, attracting $100 billion in investments into the sector and ensuring broadband speed of 50 mbps for every citizen.
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Two-wheelers is the story unravelling in electric vehicles now, says Sohinder Gill of Hero Electricedit
In a telephonic interview with FE’s Shweta Bhanot Mehrotra, Sohinder Gill, director- corporate affairs, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), and also CEO, Hero Electric, talks about the lack of clarity on the government’s 2030 EV plan and the much awaited September meeting.
Electric VehiclesGovt recommends green registration plates for electric vehiclesedit
The Union road transport and highways ministry has recommended green registration plates for electric vehicles (EVs) so as to identify them for preferential treatment, such as special parking or discounted tolls. The ministry will soon issue a notification specifying the colour of the plates to be used by these vehicles, two senior government officials said on condition of anonymity. According to the ministry’s proposal, while the registration plates of private electric vehicles will have a green background with numbers and letters in white, those of commercial electric vehicles will have a green background with numbers and letters in yellow, the officials added.
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City skills co under K’taka govt scanneredit
ICA Edu Skills, a city-based firm for skill development and placement, is under scanner of the Karnataka government for alleged misrepresentation of placement records. The firm was initially blacklisted by the department of skill development of the state government on January 18. Besides blacklisting, a penalty, too, was imposed. However, following the firm’s appeal against the order in the appellate authority, the order of blacklisting was stayed in April.
Skill DevelopmentCentre Drafts Bill for Single Higher Education Regulatoredit
By Anubhuti.Vishnoi
Accessed by ET, the draft legislation for setting up a ‘Higher Education Evaluation and Regulation Authority, 2018’ (HEERA) or Higher Education Regulatory Council (HERC), says that once the new regulator is created, existing regulatory authorities such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Technical Education (NCTE) will be scrapped.
Higher EducationAI in Education Market Worth 3,683.5 Million USD by 2023edit
The AI technology is playing a crucial role in enhancing and improving teachers’ and students’ knowledge. Additionally, the increasing adoption of the AI technology for various applications in the education sector and growing need for multilingual translators integrated with the AI technology are expected to drive the growth of the AI in education market.
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Solar manufacturing schemes face hurdles over subsidy, WTO rulesedit
A subsidy scheme for promoting solar power equipment manufacturing is awaiting approval of the finance ministry while another one that offers assured power offtake to manufacturers is embroiled in World Trade Organisation (WTO) regulations.
Renewable EnergySolar PowerDemand for solar power on the riseedit
Several educational instructions, particularly medical and engineering colleges, have been opting for solar power in a big way in East Godavari district. The main reason can be attributed to low cost and encouraging pollution-free and environment-friendly power.
Renewable EnergySolar PowerSolar manufacturing schemes face hurdles over subsidy, WTO rulesedit
By Shreya Jai
A subsidy scheme for promoting solar power equipment manufacturing is awaiting approval of the finance ministry while another one that offers assured power offtake to manufacturers is embroiled in World Trade Organisation (WTO) regulations.Officials said a Rs 160 billion capital subsidy was available to domestic and foreign players to set up end-to-end solar power equipment manufacturing in India. Under the M-SIPS scheme, the subsidy is to be disbursed after the setting up of the facility. The industry, however, has sought an upfront subsidy and interest subvention.
Renewable EnergySolar PowerHow solar, wind sectors are meeting India’s rising power demandedit
At the opening session of the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said India is taking rapid strides in the renewable energy arena and has successfully met a large part of its green energy generation targets. His words appear to be making much more sense now after seeing the latest trends in the power sector. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has published the April report on India’s power sector.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyWind PowerFrom AT&T to Walmart, Companies are buying renewable power at a record paceedit
Companies are buying renewable power at a record pace. AT&T and Walmart are among 36 businesses, government agencies and universities that have agreed to buy 3.3 gigawatts of wind and solar power so far this year. That’s on track to shatter the previous high of 4.8 gigawatts of disclosed deals last year, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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