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Seminar on ‘Enhancing Gear Box Reliability’ heldedit
All India Seminar on “Enhancing Gear Box Reliability (For Mechanical Engineers)” was been organized at The Institution of Engineers (India) Jamshedpur Local Centre on Wednesday. The chief Guest of the inauguration function was Rajesh Mishra, Chief SSTG, Tata Steel. In his inaugural address he stressed upon the importance of reliability in today’s competitive business environment.
The Institution of Engineers (India)Industry News: Information and Communications
What is India doing to get ready for 5G?edit
5G will act as the catalyst for Digital India—a watershed moment in digital transformation
5GIoTAugmenting customer Service with AIedit
AI in customer service has a bright future and interestingly with the convergence of AI interaction solutions with other exciting technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) and Virtual Reality (VR). The potential for personalized services goes up tremendously with this convergence.
Artificial Intelligence4 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Will Dominate 2018edit
Every day a new headline is made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is well-poised to drastically change the way people use technology to get work done. With the suitable dataset behind it, AI can help ease many monotonous and redundant tasks, changing the way humans perform their tasks.
Artificial IntelligenceIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Govt sets modest target for electric vehicle sales, as challenges mountedit
The government has set a target of increasing the number of electric cars to 4% of the overall new vehicle sales in the next five years starting from 2018-19.
Electric VehiclesIndia’s switch to electric vehicles gets delayed due to lack of charging pointsedit
India’s plans for vehicle electrification seemed to be going great guns when state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) floated a second large tender for 10,000 electric cars in March, in a span of just seven months.
Electric VehiclesFinancing e-vehiclesedit
The government has taken another step in its push for the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). As financial institutions are reluctant to invest in the sector, the government is planning to set up a venture capital fund of Rs 1,500 crore, with Rs 500 crore of the government’s money, under the FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles) scheme.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
The most important tech skills won’t be relevant today says Edureka reportedit
New-age technologies like AI, IoT, RPA, Blockchain are being adopted across industries and new job roles that didn’t exist a year ago are being introduced today. 40 and outdated is a real worry driving mid managers and senior professionals to up-skill. Entry-level professionals make up the second biggest category of learners after mid to senior professionals, reflective of the skill gap between industry and academia
SkillingTechies need to up-skill 15-20 times to achieve career growth: Studyedit
Some of the most sought-after job skills include knowledge of artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics, and techies will need to up-skill 15-20 times to achieve career growth, says a study.
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Anyone can set up a solar park nowedit
There will be no obligation to sell a share of the power produced to the host state and the developer is free to sell power to any state or through the merchant route on trading platforms. The move comes at a time when IL&FS Energy has joined hands with SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank, to develop 20 solar parks in India.
Solar EnergyChaining the energy: Blockchain may bring changes in the energy industryedit
In India, power sale of decentralised solar PV, insurance contracts for business-creation microfinance, data sharing of implementation schemes, or single-window approval for infrastructure projects are few areas where blockchain can be used
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