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IEI holds World Telecommunication & Information Society Dayedit
IEI, Telangana State Centre organized World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with the theme of “Enabling the Positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All” held at The Institute of Engineers at Khairatabad on Thursday.
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Now you can embed a SIM on your mobileedit
“To cater the needs of mod ern technological develop ments in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) or Internet of Things (IoT), it has been decided to permit the use of Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) with both single and multiple profile configurations with over-the-air subscription update facility, as the case may be, as per prevailing global specifications and stan dards,” DoT stated.
Internet of ThingsCustomer Experience Top Digital Transformation Project Among Telecom Service Providersedit
Enhancing customer experience leads to major investment in network operations digital transformation with operations support systems (OSS), business support systems (BSS) and network management systems (NMS) accounting for 60 percent. * The Internet of Things (IoT), video and enterprise IP virtual private networks (IP VPNs) top the list of new digital services that service providers plan to launch over their transformed networks.
Digital TransformationInternet of ThingsTelecomSmart Cities Mission – 1,333 projects worth Rs.50,626 crores completed or under implementation / tenderingedit
The Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs has been able to achieve substantial milestones in both physical and financial terms in so far as mission objectives/targets are concerned. The utilization certificates are required to be submitted within 12 months of the closure of the financial year in which the grants were released. Thus, during the year 2017-18, while the total cumulative grants released was Rs.46,663 crores, Utilization Certificates were due only for the grants released upto March 2016, i.e. for approximately Rs.10,365 crores.
Smart CitiesIndia to be among fastest adopters of AI based services: COAIedit
Telecom industry body COAI said today that India will be one of the early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) based service. AI is a crucial enabler for achieving the national goals in the areas of healthcare, education and capacity building, COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews said in a statement.
AI‘AI detects stroke, dementia from brain scans’edit
Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately detect one of the most common causes of dementia and stroke from brain scans.
AITech firms tap AI tools to stem spread of terror content, spamedit
Global and Indian users are still smarting from the Cambridge Analytica incident, in which data of nearly 87 million Facebook users was used deceptively to manipulate the US elections.It has also been pointed out that Google has a gigantic data repository that can be misused because it can connect the dots with machine intelligence.
AIArtificial Intelligence to aid national goals: Telecom groupedit
By Muntazir Abbas
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Thursday said that the Artificial Intelligence or AI would play an important role in bringing new possibilities and meeting the national digital targets in the areas of healthcare, education and capacity building. Delhi-based industry group feels that India would be one of the fastest adopters of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based services.
Artificial IntelligenceA future where humans and machines work alongsideedit
We live in a digital era where human-machine partnerships will not only help automate and coordinate our lives, but they will also transform how organizations find talent, manage teams, deliver products and services, and support professional development. It is becoming increasingly important for humans and machines to work together as a cohesive workforce—and Indian leaders are better aligned with this concept when compared to their regional and global counterparts.
AIIoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
‘More than 50% of global software solutions for automotive design and development are done in India’edit
By Deepanshu Taumar
The most important trend today is how do we move from the combustion engine to electric vehicles to protect the environment. Electrification is the main thing and another is autonomous vehicles. But in electrification, the biggest challenge is to reduce the battery cost, which although has come down to 80 per cent in past six years. But the challenge is to reduce the cost further and companies are working on this. This is one of the areas, where a lot of work and research are happening.
Future of MobilityIoTElectric vehicles don’t need a government push edit
The Union government makes no bones about its intent to promote electric vehicles (EVs). However, it would do well to learn a few lessons from what happened to smartphones before making grand technology bets. A number of incentives for EVs are on the table. Last week, the Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, announced that the government is considering exemption from permits, concessional toll, a rate of depreciation of 50% as against the prevailing 15% for conventional vehicles, lowering of the goods and services tax on batteries and a rule mandating taxi aggregators to have a certain percentage of EVs in their fleet.
Electric VehiclesPolicyAI, Global Stocks Drive Growth In Electric, Autonomous Vehicles edit
Investors who think Tesla ( TSLA ) is the main driver of today’s electric-vehicle innovation might want to keep a close eye on up-and-coming EV technologies outside the U.S. — most notably in China.The easiest way to find those? Just look at the holdings of the three EV ETFs that launched this year. While the U.S. still makes up the largest portion of their holdings, countries like China, Germany and South Korea represent a significant and ever-growing slice of the business.
AIAutonomous MobilityElectric VehiclesNITI Aayog CEO says that govt is work on an EV policy and that there might be a global summit on EVs edit
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on 17 May said that the development agenda of 2022, ‘New India 2022’, will be prepared by June and given to Chief Ministers.”Development agenda of 2022 will be prepared by June and given to Chief Ministers. A number of other issues will also be discussed.
Electric VehiclesPolicyGovt’s EV Vision 2030 faces big challenges, say experts edit
Even as the government struggles to set up a clear road map for conversion of commercial and passenger vehicles to electric vehicles, issues such as lack of resources (lithium and cobalt), production facilities, proper charging infrastructure and higher battery prices pose serious challenges to its vision of 100% electrification of public transport and 40% of personal mobility by 2030.
Electric VehiclesAndhra Pradesh invests Rs 30,000 crore to boost Electric Vehicles: Sets new EV policy, offers incentivesedit
By Ronak Shah
Andhra Pradesh is one of the first states in India to set a target of 10 lakh electric vehicles on roads by 2023. Toyota has already signed a MoU with Andhra Pradesh Government and is working towards the introduction of Prius PHEV and Small EV Commuter.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
How can R and Python skills reduce unemployment in Engineering field?edit
Data rightly called the new oil of the 21st-century global digital economy, is an extremely important currency with great intrinsic value. The digital revolution has forever changed the business landscape around the world and big data analytics has emerged as one of the most sought-after technologies that enable businesses to leverage data, hitherto largely unused, to aid business growth.
EngineeringFree skill development training to minoritiesedit
Local MLA Arekapudi Gandhi on Thursday released a poster on Free Skill Development Training to minority unemployed men and women by Global Solutions Pvt Ltd under the Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra Scheme. The jobless persons will be provided employment as lab assisant/technician after the training. The minimum qualifications include minority status and 12th class pass.
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Solar and Wind Dominate Power Generation Capacity Additions as Projections for Investment reach $2.20 Trillion by 2021edit
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018 reveals that a combination of factors led by renewables is set to transform the current power landscape. Increased battery energy storage capabilities, surges in merger and acquisition activities, and the advent of disruptive energy start-ups are contributing to tremendous growth and transformation in the sector. In early 2017, global solar photovoltaics (PV) capacity surpassed nuclear capacity, driven by high investment levels.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyWind PowerRenewable Energy Systems.edit
The activities cover all major renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems, wind, small hydropower energy recovery systems, biogas, biomass from wastes, and other emerging technologies like geothermal energy. Several renewable energy systems and devices are commercially available. Several technologies have been developed and deployed in villages and cities during the last 30 years or so. Solar, hydel, and geothermal are the most attractive propositions.
Renewable EnergyIndia’s Top 10 Solar States in Chartsedit
By Ankita Rajeshwari
As India rushes to meet the installation goal set by the government of 100 GW by 2022, now is a good time to check the progress of solar among states. Southern states are well ahead in installations as of the end of Q1 2018, surpassing states like Rajasthan and Gujarat which are rich in sunshine. Karnataka has built up a good lead and is likely to stay on at the top for some time while other states jockey to climb up the list as the year progresses.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyThe Northeast gets its first solar powered railway stationedit
After almost a year of being fully functional, the solar power project of the Guwahati railway station is being considered as a worthy lesson in environmental consciousness. The project, which was launched in April 2017, meets the power needs of the entire station located in the heart of the city, considered to be the gateway into Northeast India. “A few months back we installed LED lights in the entire station which reduced power consumption by 100 kWh,” says Pranav Jyoti Sharma of by the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR). This was a part of the larger green initiative by the NFR to replace power consuming lights with more energy-efficient LED lights.
Renewable EnergySolar PowerIndian Scientists Working on Efficient Alternative to Wood, Coal, LPG – and Even Solaredit
What would you do if you knew that each time you use conventional fuels for cooking or room heating the gas emitted can cause hypoxia or even death? Then there’s scientific proof of the global warming fuel emissions cause. Are there any alternatives? Sure, you can go for solar or even hydro energy. But are you willing to pay the huge installation costs incurred?
Renewable EnergyWater treatment plant in Bhandup gets solar power unit, 2 years onedit
By Dipti Singh
TWO YEARS after being approved by the civic standing committee, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally completed the work of installing a solar power unit at Asia’s largest water treatment plant in Bhandup. While the civic body has a target of setting up a solar power plant of 20 mega watt (MW) in two phases, the current set up will generate around 2.5 MW. The first phase, which has been concluded, included the construction of a plant 2.5 MW capacity on an area of 26,000 square metres on a pilot basis.
Renewable Energysolar power unitIndia soon to have guidelines to save birds from wind energy farmsedit
By Mayank Aggarwal
Alarmed by the threats from wind energy farms to birds, including migratory birds and raptors, a panel of forest experts of India’s environment ministry has now suggested a series of measures to be adopted by all the wind power companies in India for ensuring the protection of birds.
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