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Engineers Are Modern Day Vishwakaramas Who Design Everything We Seeedit
BW Businessworld organized Engineering Conclave in New Delhi. The conference themed ‘Driving Engineering Education to Meet Future Challenges’, aimed to provide a holistic view and an open platform to discuss the quality of education, its relevance in the ever-changing economy and areas which we need to gear up for, to meet the vision of our nation.
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Robotics boom across industries leads to surge in demand for jobs: Indeededit
Without treating them as anti-labour devices, robotics will have to be integrated as key components of the government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ programme for attracting global manufacturers to set up their highly efficient and automated supply chain facilities in the country, an ASSOCHAM study has pointed out.
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Automation takes root in India; robotics jobs on riseedit
With increased adoption of automation across industries, job seekers for robotics profiles have seen a significant jump over the last few years with Maharashtra having maximum openings in this sector, says a report.
AutomationFear of losing jobs to Artificial Intelligence, robot? Learn these 10 skills to become most sought after employee in officeedit
Yes, it is extremely difficult to get better robot in the workplace but there are measures and qualities by learning which one will be able to outsmart AI, according to a report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Artificial IntelligenceGovernment of Karnataka and NASSCOM launch Centre of Excellence for Data Science in Bengaluruedit
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has launched a Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CoE – DSAI) in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, in Bengaluru. NASSCOM also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NITI Aayog to collaboratively foster applied research, accelerating adoption and ethics, privacy and security.
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EVs are the transportation solution of the futureedit
Resource World reported that it is widely predicted that electric vehicles – EVs – are the transportation solution of the future. Around the globe in China, Europe and North America, consumers are turning to electric vehicles as an alternative to traditional Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, often referred to as ICE vehicles.
Electric VehiclesVolvo bets on plug-in hybrid and electric cars for Indiaedit
The automaker, which has been aggressive in bringing its global models to India, will now not invest in diesel vehicles here. Instead, it will focus on electric cars and plug-in hybrids, which are electric vehicles that can also run on conventional fuels.
Hybrid and Electric CarsMore car charging points to come up soonedit
In a bid to make Bengaluru eco-friendly by reducing air pollution levels, the government announced the installation of 100 charging units at a total cost of Rs 4 crore across the city where public can
EV ChargingIndustry News: Education
Transforming Engineering Students Into Industry-Ready Professionalsedit
The session made deliberations around the dynamics of the industry and what can be done to counter the challenges of the ever-changing engineering field. The panel discussed how engineering graduates in India are fast saturating. The panel was of the opinion that engineers in India are being produced in abundance but the faculty, resources, and infrastructure of these institutions are perhaps not competitive enough to make the students ready for the industry. The panel also discussed that how engineering graduates can be made employable.
EngineeringPanel to oversee internship of engineering studentsedit
Even as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) gave instructions to colleges to make internship mandatory from the previous year, the higher education officials didn’t take steps to implement them. Now, the State government is planning to constitute a committee to oversee the implementation of the rule.
EngineeringMarch towards digital scientific educationedit
The importance of an ICT-driven education in today’s computer-pervasive world cannot be stated enough. Forget accessing online theoretical content anytime anywhere. Imagine being able to simulate or trigger a sophisticated experiment online with access only to a computer and an internet connection.
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Govt plans to make local manufacturing a key element for large solar power projectsedit
The government plans to make local manufacturing of equipment a key element in tenders for large solar power projects, even as the country aims to add close to 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030, senior officials said.
solar power projectsRenewable energy sector created 47,000 new jobs in India in 2017, employed 4,32,000 people in all: IRENA reportedit
The renewable energy sector created 47,000 new jobs in India in 2017, employing 4,32,000 people, according to a recent report by the inter-governmental International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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