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Understanding the Corporate Learning Landscape in Indiaedit
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET), one of world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community recently partnered with Feedback Consulting, an Indian market research firm and carried out an extensive survey on understanding the corporate engineering training landscape in India. Over 120 large and mid-sized companies across 7 major cities including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai participated in the survey.
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V band and the policy dilemmaedit
The high oxygen absorption in this band, especially in 57-64 GHz, mitigates interference and hence requires less active interference management. These characteristics direct the policy dilemma in V band, namely whether to license the band or make it licence-exempt. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ratified IEEE 802.11ad wireless access systems in V band in 2013 (also called as WiGig), which allow devices to communicate wirelessly at multi-Gigabit speeds and deliver high-definition content over shorter distances. (TRAI)
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TC approves new telecom policy, aims for $100 bln investmentedit
The Telecom Commission, the highest decision making body of the communications ministry, has cleared the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP), which aims to create four million new jobs, getting investments of more than $100 billion into India by 2022, improving ease of doing business and using new-age technologies for large scale connectivity.
NDCP 2018telecom policyIndia bats for free and fair internet, approves Net neutralityedit
Further, as per TRAI, “Internet of Things (IoT), as a class of service are not excluded from the scope of the restrictions on non-discriminatory treatment.” The authority, however, recommends that “CDNs should not be included within the scope of any restrictions on non-discriminatory treatment, which are designed specifically to cover the providers of Internet Access Services.”
IoT in Telecommunicationsnet neutralityDoT accepts Trai’s net neutrality rulesedit
By Anjana Das
Sundararajan said DoT would identify the critical services and there will be a separate regime for such services in consultation with Trai informally but licenses will be amended immediately to accommodate net neutrality principles. IoT as a class will not be exempt. However, certain categories of IoT services which will come under the critical services will be exempted, the secretary said.
IoT in Telecommunicationsnet neutralityPolicyCustomers want IT providers to invest in digital edit
By Mini Tejaswini
Services using new technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, IoT, analytics and UX (user experience) design form the core of enterprise demand around digital services. It requires vendor to work directly and closely with clients, provide consulting around business processes and technology roadmaps, which are different from what vendors are used to doing.
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Govt may increase tax on petrol, diesel cars to encourage electric vehicle salesedit
The government is considering increasing tax rates on petrol and diesel cars with the aim to encourage sales of electric vehicles. As per a recent proposal by the Ministry of Finance, it has been advised to impose a marginally higher tax on conventional fuel cars. The ministry believes that the move will help avoid the additional financial burden that the government incurs as it incentivises buyers under FAME scheme, as per a Mint report.
Electric VehiclesElectric Vehicle Surge Poised to Test U.K. Grid for Decades edit
Electric vehicles numbers in the U.K. are likely to jump so much that balancing power supply and demand will become even harder for decades to come. After the renewable energy revolution introduced intermittent supply to test the nation’s main grid company as well as energy traders, the expected jump in EVs will add yet another layer of complexity. There could be as many as 11 million EVs in the U.K. by 2030, National Grid Plc estimates in a report published on Thursday
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electric mobilityDelhi govt gives nod to buy 1,000 e-busesedit
Delhi government today gave “in principle” approval for procurement of 1,000 electric buses that will hit the city roads from June-July next year, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. The approval to Transport department’s proposal for e buses was given in a meeting of Delhi cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Fuelling a Nation of Technically Skilled Professionalsedit
As Digital India progresses across the country and businesses embrace digital transformation in pursuit of increased productivity, we need to focus on the future of talent. Talent shortages have been well publicised and economies that train and prepare younger generations for the jobs of the future are ranking high on the global scale for digital preparedness. India needs to aim for the top of this list.
Digital IndiaSkillingIndia Must Re-Skill Workforce To Keep Up With AI, Says Kris Gopalakrishnanedit
By Prajakta Hebbar
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan this week reiterated what most tech giants have been saying all along — that artificial intelligence is not a direct threat to human jobs, but reskilling employees is crucial to advancement.
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Explained: How skilling can offset automation threatedit
A few salient narratives characterise how global labour markets are responding to the current technological change. First, according to a 2010 study by Autor, in an ongoing phenomenon called ‘job polarisation’, the highest and lowest ends of the skills spectrum have seen the most robust employment growth and two distinct sets of workforce have emerged—one with high-skilled, high-wage jobs, and the other with low-skilled, low-wage jobs
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Floating solar plants may lose viability in India due to cost pressure edit
By Amritha Pillai
The pilot project is currently under evaluation. NTPC has set up a 100 Kw floating solar plant -the largest single-location floating solar capacity in India -in Kerala’s Kayamkulam district. There are a couple of foreign manufacturers looking to set up float manufacturing capacity in India. Industry sources added that once floats were available in India and matched demand, the cost for one unit was expected to fall to sub-Rs 3 level -which is still higher compared to ground-mounted solar.
Solar EnergyCostly land pushes solar tariff to Rs 3.48/unit for 1 GW auction in UPedit
A source said that the UPNEDA conducted the auction for 1 GW capacities, allowing bidders to quote multiple bids for different packages and the tariff remained higher at Rs 3.48 per unit than the recent bid of Rs 2.7 per unit due to expensive land prices in Uttar Pradesh. The developers will install this solar capacities across the state. The UPNEDA concluded the auction late in the evening yesterday.
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