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Virtual Press Office Exhibitor Profiles: 2018 International Microwave Symposiumedit
The following event roundup from Virtual Press Office is a list of featured exhibitors for the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the flagship conference of the Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (MTT-S) of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics engineers (IEEE), which takes place from June 10 15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
IEEEIndustry News: Information and Communications
Ethical Artificial Intelligence is the need of the houredit
At a time when governments and organisations across the world are trying to harness the powerful technology, the need for an ethical AI has never been more important
Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence has the potential to add 1 trillion to India’s economy in 2035edit
A new NITI Aayog working paper outlines a comprehensive strategy for AI adoption in India. Given many countries, including China and France, have formalised strategies even as the US powers through with AI research, Indian policymakers will do well to pay heed to NITI’s recommendations.
Artificial Intelligence“Digital infrastructure is critical in transforming a city and creating a sustainable smart ecosystem”edit
With innovation at the heart of its operations, network security solutions provider SonicWall has been preventing cybercrimes for over 25 years. In a candid interview with Chahat Jain of BW Smart Cities, Debasish Mukherjee, Country Manager India & SAARC how crucial digital infrastructure is in transforming the cities of future and the role of new age trends like IoT, cloud and machine learning in driving the growth of network security market.
IoTSmart CitiesIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Go electric, save the environmentedit
The environment has always had to bear the brunt of advances in technology. Smartphones and laptops generate tonnes of e-waste, industries produce hazardous by-products, and cars are the main source of noise and air pollution.
Electric VehiclesThere’s a Better Answer Than Electric Carsedit
None of this is to say electric cars shouldn’t be developed or sold. There are plenty of true believers who will buy them, probably enough to support some production and investment. It’s just that governments, which have recently latched on to vehicle electrification as compulsory, and even begun putting out competing dates for their future bans on the sales of cars with internal combustion engines, may actually be wrong-headed.
Electric VehiclesElectric vehicle charging infra to come up at Metro stations in phasesedit
In sync with the electric vehicle (EV) push of the Union government, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) along with its partners announced that it will be setting up EV charging infrastructure at Metro stations in the city.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
Higher-education reform: Junking the plan to scrap AICTE, UGC and bring in HEERA is a lost opportunityedit
If the Union government is indeed scrapping its plan to introduce a single higher education regulator, as has been reported by The Economic Times (ET), it would be an opportunity lost.
Higher EducationUncategorized
UK Climate Investments buys interest in Indian solar power portfolioedit
Finnish energy company Fortum will retain a 46 percent interest in the solar farms and continue to operate and maintain them.
Solar EnergyBatteries hasten winds of change for electricity stocks -Barron’sedit
After a decade of steep cost declines, wind and solar installations, often paired with battery storage, are increasingly displacing older coal and gas-fired power plants, benefiting battery makers and some utilities, the Barron’s cover story said.
Renewable EnergyAchieving renewable energy targets to help India reduce water consumptionedit
Reducing power sector water consumption intensity can be achieved by adding more solar PV and wind power projects into the co
Renewable Energy