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4 Essential Steps to Ensure IoT Securityedit
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By Suparna Goswami
Devising an effective national IoT security strategy requires four essential steps, says Rishi Bhatnagar, chairman of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s IoT panel India. “The first step … is making people aware that there is a threat to security,” Bhatnagar says in an interview with Information Security Media Group. “The second part is how can you devise a technical solution so that technically you are making things secure and you are not allowing any kind of vulnerability or penetration of security threats to happen?”
Cyber SecurityDr. Rishi Bhatnagar: Chairman of IET India IoT panelIoTVIT gets affiliation from IETedit
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Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has been made the IET Academic Affiliate of the United Kingdom based Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Through this Affiliate Partnership, it will be possible for VIT to increase their collaborations with international universities and make their faculty members enhance their skill sets
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National Technology Day celebratededit
Institution Of Engineers (IEI) Telangana State Centre organized one day seminar entitled as Science and Technology for A Sustainable Future on the occasion of National Technology Day held on Friday. Directorate of Computational Dynamics (DRDL) Scientist and Technology Director Dr Debasis Chakraborty said, “In the year 1995 the first nuclear test was launched during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, since then the May 11th declared as National Technology day.
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Intelligent home buddies edit
Devices have been getting smarter, and people, lazier. But smart homes have augured a new era altogether. The security, comfort and convenience of your homes can now be assured with a tap of your finger! Smart home technology also called home automation is a part of the Internet of things (Iot) and has been gaining popularity lately.
IoTSmart HomeImpact of Technology on Electronic Security Market in India-Pramoud Raoedit
The electronic security industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift and technology is playing a key role in the industry’s development. With technology like Internet of Things and SaaS, the home security sector is creating a demand, justifying the need of secured homes and offices.
IoTMachine to Machine LearningSecurityGovt aims to harness big data in agri sectoredit
By Zia Haq
The government and private companies alike are taking the first steps to deploy big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) to gain insights into and offer solutions to problems in India’s agriculture sector. To experiment with such technology, the NITI Aayog, the government’s main think-tank, will start a pilot projecton “precision agriculture” using AI in 10 districts to be selected from seven states: Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
AIBig Data analyticsIoTAsia Pacific and Japan region is ground zero for IoT innovationedit
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Cabinet may consider FAME-II scheme soon edit
The Union Cabinet may soon consider for approval the proposal entailing financial support of Rs 9,381 crore in the second phase of the FAME India scheme spanning five years to boost adoption of energy-efficient vehicles in India, sources said.The Heavy Industry Ministry had circulated a draft Cabinet note, entailing the details of the proposed scheme among various related government departments, including power, new and renewable energy, road transport and highways, finance and others, a senior official said.
Renewable EnergyTransportationJapan or Europe — whose plug will power? edit
By Twesh Mishra
EV charging technology from the East and the West vie for the Indian socket India’s push to promote electric vehicles (EVs) has caught the fancy of European and Japanese automobile majors, which are now competing with each other to define a standard charging format for the sub-continent.
charging stationsElectric VehiclesHow Tesla, BMW and Faraday Future developed electric vehicles with help of a software solution edit
By Deepanshu Taumar
Electric Vehicle manufacturers and global OEMs have many challenges in common. Competition has never been greater to converge new EV concepts, support early feasibility, engineer highest performance, and accelerate innovative vehicles to market, all while optimizing costs, quality, and customer experience.
electric mobilitysoftwareForeign Automakers May Bag 20% of Centre’s e-car Contractedit
By Nishtha Saluja & Sarita Singh
Foreign automakers such as Nissan, Hyundai and Kia Motors could drive away with 20% of the government’s tender to procure 10,000 electric cars, as the procurement agency plans to set aside a share for upgraded sedans and luxury cars. Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), a joint venture of public sector companies under the power ministry, floated its second global tender for procuring 10,000 electric cars in April this year.
e-carsElectric VehiclesCentre plans Rs 9k cr sops to push eco-friendly carsedit
By Dipak Dash
As part of a Rs 9,400-crore package for electric and hybrid vehicles, the government may offer incentives of up to Rs 2.5 lakh to those scrapping old petrolor diesel-fired vehicles along with sops for investment to manufacture parts such as motors in the country. Buyers of electric two wheelers that cost up to Rs 1.5 lakh will receive incentives of around Rs 30,000, a draft policy formulated by the government has proposed.
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Transforming Education through E-Learningedit
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The rising popularity and spread of online education augurs a transformation in our near future that is sure to render it categorically different from traditional learning, writes Dr Sarika Lidoria, Vice President, Enterprise Technology, ITM Group of Institutions, for Elets News Network (ENN).
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Farmers now can sell solar power to Gridedit
Power distribution companies (discoms) have been suggested to borrow the money from Power Finance Corporation, Rural Electricity Corporation, Indian Renewable Development Agency, NABARD, World Bank, Andhra Bank and SBI and implement the scheme. The government also reportedly suggested that a single tender comprising EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) would help in fast grounding of the scheme. New and Renewable
Power GridSolar PowerDefer Auction, say Solar Firms edit
By Kaavya Chandrashekar
Solar project developers have urged the ministry of new and renewable energy to postpone auctions, which NTPC and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have scheduled for the next few weeks, until transmission issues are sorted out.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyCentral aid may not be sufficient to power biogas plants edit
Narasimhan, a renewable energy consultant, feels that the level of assistance for non-bagasse based plants needs to be increased to Rs 80 lakh per MW, as the scheme also covers expansion projects too. The increase may make many existing plants, now lying dormant, become viable.
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