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The IET India Onboards Coventry University Experts to Help Influence Future of Indian Transportedit
The IET India Future of Mobility and Transport Panel was recently set up to advise and influence the country’s government as it looks to meet ambitious targets regarding the use of electric vehicles. The panel aims to be a credible and neutral platform to facilitate discussions around the impact of mobility in rural and urban regions in India.
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Industry News: Information and Communications
IoT At Last Boosting Semiconductor Industryedit
By Dylan McGrath
With signs of softness in the smartphone market, chipmakers have been relying on a boost from another area of considerable focus in recent years: the Internet of Things. We’ve been hearing for years that the Internet of Things is the Next Big Thing, and we’ve been conditioned to take bold predictions about trillions of devices and tens of billions of dollars in IC revenue with a grain — or more — of salt.
IoTHarnessing IoT to transform the ecosystem of water metering infrastructureedit
This has opened up growth opportunities for the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart meters, further energizing an entire ecosystem of metering infrastructure. The research analyzed the trends, market drivers and restraints, growth opportunities, revenue and unit shipment forecasts, and competitive analysis of participants in North America, South America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and China.
Internet of ThingsDifference Between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learningedit
By Anjali UJ
Artificial Intelligence is the future. For a common man, artificial intelligence is a science fiction and is already a part and parcel of our daily lives. Machine learning and deep learning are the two buzzing terms associated with artificial intelligence. Deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence are a set of Russian dolls nested with each other beginning with the smallest and working out.
Artificial IntelligenceDeep LearningMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence to ensure Hygienic Food In Trainsedit
By Deepak Kumar Jha
The much-maligned catering services of the Indian Railways are all set to undergo a major ‘technological’ revolution for serving hygienic food right at your seats with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Besides rationalising its decades old menu, the Railways catering arm Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will also now go green with use of environment-friendly food containers and biodegradable wrapping of the cuisines.
Artificial IntelligenceWhy the govt is preparing a new telecom policyedit
By Navadha Pandey
The government also aims to establish a comprehensive data protection regime for digital communications that safeguards the privacy, autonomy and choice of individuals. A lot has changed since India’s last telecom policy in 2012. The country now has the world’s second largest internet subscriber base and is seeing technological shifts in digital communications. With the advent of 5G, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, India needs a vision document on how to use these digital tools for the growth and development of the country and what laws need to be drafted or amended. Moreover, given the capital-intensive nature of the sector, ease of doing business needs to be improved to attract investments.
Artificial IntelligenceInternet of ThingsThe New Age Testament – Roti, Kapra, Makaan and Internetedit
with the increased focus and access to internet, Smartphones and Mobile Apps are drastically shaping the reality around us. They are bringing in new experiences to us, defining convenience in another way and ushering a new era of ‘Big Data’ and ‘Internet of Things’ that not only has the potential to impact how we live but also how we work.
Big DataInternet of ThingsSmart CitiesSmart microchip can power sensors for ‘Internet of Things’edit
Scientists have developed a novel microchip that can function under dim light using a very small solar cell, an advance that could power sensors to support Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT), while still in its infancy, is shaping the future of many industries and will also impact our daily lives in significant ways. One of the key challenges of moving IoT devices from concept to reality is to have long-lasting operation under tightly constrained energy sources, thus demanding extreme power efficiency.
IoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Govt accords permission for bio-ethanol vehicles to two auto-makers edit
Keen to promote electric vehicles fleet, as well as vehicles on alternative fuel like ethanol, Union Minister for Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Friday stressed the need to enhance ethanol output in a bid to move towards ethanol-based transportation. Gadkari said that his ministry has accorded permission to two auto manufacturers for making vehicles with 100 percent bio – ethanol made out of rice and wheat straw.
bio ethanolElectric VehiclesE-vehicles will help curb pollution in Bengaluru, says IISc report edit
Increasing use of public transport and a shift to electric vehicles will help reduce pollution in the city by nearly 70%, says an IISc report. The report produced by a team of researchers led bu Ashish Verma, associate professor at Department of Civil Engineering, notes the link between pollution and depletion of vegetation from 68% in 1973 to 23% in 2012.
Electric VehiclespollutionFavourable taxation structure needed for EVs in India: Merc edit
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz can drive in a fully electric vehicle to India as early as next year depending on a favourable taxation structure for such vehicles in the country, a top company official said. Globally, the company is developing a range of electric vehicles and expects that by 2022, around 20-25 per cent of its total sales worldwide would come from electric vehicles (EVs).
Electric VehiclesPolicyIndustry News: Education
Rethinking Workplace Design For Millennialsedit
CM stresses on skill developmentedit
Dehradun: Women need to be empowered for wholesome development of State and the country said the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while inaugurating a skill development fair organised by Apolo medi skills and training centre at Sahaspur here on Saturday.
Skill DevelopmentTelangana: “Internships” made compulsory for engineering students – Here’re the detailsedit
Now, students have to complete internships during their engineering courses. This new rule will be applicable from the academic year 2018-19. It can be considered as one of the biggest steps to improve the quality of engineering education in Telangana State. According to the report published in Telangana Today, students of engineering have to complete internships in the industry either after completing the second year or third year of the course.
Higher EducationSkill development leads to Success: MLAedit
Local MLA Arikepudi Gandhi appreciated Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras for developing skills in youngsters irrespective of their education qualification. MLA was speaking at the inauguration of Koushal Mela at Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra here on Sunday.
Skill DevelopmentPunjab set to get 5 skill development centresedit
Three other centres will be at Barnala, Sangrur and Patiala. In the first phase the two above said centres have been started. At these centres anyone above the age of 18 years, who has passed Class X, could get three-month skilled training free of cost in various vocations to either get jobs or for starting own business. At the Bathinda centre training will be provided for micro-irrigation technician, field technician, baking technician, hair stylist and welding technician
Skill DevelopmentGlobal Village 2.0: Need for skilled labourers riseedit
By DebjanI Ghosh
We have been saying it for a while, but just to reinforce, there are nine new emerging technologies at interplay — Social/Mobile, Cloud, Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, VR, 3D printing and Cyber Security. Further, this array will result in 55 new job roles and the bulwark will be provided by 155 distinct skills
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Govt is mulling to implement solar-based tubewell schemeedit
Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu said that the state government is mulling to implement a solar based tubewell scheme in the state. The scheme aims to benefit the farmers as they would be able to generate electricity and earn income. Capt Abhimanyu was addressing a press conference after the meeting with 15th Finance Commission here on Friday. He said that under this scheme, six lakh tubewells in the State would be linked with solar energy.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyGlobal renewable ranking: India’s ascent reversesedit
India came down two spots in a year and is now ranked fourth in the renewable energy country attractive index, trailing China, the US and Germany. A report by EY attributed ultra low wind and solar power tariffs discovered in the latest auctions, coupled with uncertainties related to proposed import duties on solar components, as the main reasons behind the renewable energy sector loosing its sheen.
global renewableRenewable EnergyGovt ‘delaying’ subsidy on solar panels, consumers fumeedit
Solar rooftop scheme allows consumers to reduce power bills by turning into ‘prosumers’ — who become suppliers during the day by feeding surplus power from rooftop solar panels into the mains and drawing back at night. The scheme was launched in 2014.
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