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State govt decision on lecturers’ salary criticisededit
Lakshman said that a meeting will be held to discuss the future course of action on July 28 at 3 pm at Institution of Engineers (India) Hall on JLB Road here. He urged the state government to rollback the decision of not giving special allowance along with salary. He alleged that the implementation of the Kumara Nayak report will make the government-aided school teachers and lecturers deprived of HRA and DA.
Institution of Engineers (IEI)Conducting Robotics Trainingedit
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The Center for Integrated Robotics Research and Development (CIRRD) is organizing a robotics workshop in association with the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) to facilitate students interested in science and technology in a modern science field. In the six weeks of workshops, the schoolchildren will train school students from 9am to 12 am along with the robotics at the Internet of Things and college students from 9 am to 12th on every Saturday.
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Realty firms tap AI and big data to push salesedit
By Bidya Sapam
Real-estate developers are using humanoids, chatbots and big data to woo millennial buyers. At the Puravankara Ltd booth at a property exhibition in Bengaluru last month, two humanoid robots recorded visitor data and their queries, partially replacing usual sales staff at the reception. ISTOCK For the real estate firm, which fielded these robots developed by technology firm Invento Markerspaces Pvt. Ltd, the experience was positive.
AIReal EstateFrom Internet Of Things, To Internet Of Everything: Here’s How Data Connects It Alledit
It isn’t news that the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionising our lives in more ways than one – IoT is Everywhere. Initially, IoT was portable, then it eventually progressed to be a wearable, and currently, it’s implantable, creating a ubiquitous and connected universe and alongside transforming physical objects that surround us into an ecosystem of information that is rapidly changing the way we live.
IoTAccenture bets big on blockchain technologyedit
By Debasis Mohapatra
Global IT services giant Accenture will soon see a fullfledged roll-out of its blockchain solutions by two oil and gas majors in AsiaPacific and North America, and a major part of the implementation is being done by the company’s advanced technology centre in India.
BlockchainWest Bengal seeks smart tech help for utility appsedit
By Suman Chakraborti
for a range of utility services like hiring a toto, linking Aadhaar with bank account and paying property tax. State IT&E department minister Bratya Basu launched the ‘Bengalathon 2018’ at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on Friday where a daylong workshop on Internet of Things (IoT) was organised.
IoTLecture held on sensor devicesedit
He mentioned that ‘IoT can uniquely help address problems of clean water, air pollution, landfill waste and deforestation. Sensor-enabled devices can help monitor the environmental impact of cities, collect details about sewers, air quality and garbage.’ ‘In smart ambulance different sensors like heart rate sensor, blood pressure, ECG will be judging the status of vital parameters, the status of these parameters will be sent to the hospital’s database.
IoTHow Cloud Computing Can Empower Digital Transformation In Indiaedit
By Anjali Uj
But with a country holding a billion population would demand a technology that would collect, integrate and distribute crucial data seamlessly. Digital India envisages on creating a digital mark in people’s lives. Technologies based on mobility, analytics, Internet of Things and most importantly cloud technologies are the stepping stones of digital initiatives.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingDigital TransformationIoTMobilityBlockchain can add $5 bn to Indian economy in 5 years: Nasscom officialedit
The industry body earlier this month also launched a platform, called FutureSkills, for skills development in eight varied technologies -Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), robotic process automation, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data analytics, 3D printing, Cloud computing, and social and mobile.
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Autonomous Cars Landscapeedit
By Rohan Mathawan
There is one feature that autonomous cars lack that is common sense. While getting stuck in heavy city traffic, the human mind is very active knowing what is happening around which autonomous cars lack. So, there are many companies which are trying to find a solution for this too. It won’t be long till we see our cars having common sense and they will be able to detect pedestrians actions, weather, and try to adjust through that.
Autonomous MobilityShare your ride, go electric, breathe easy’ edit
By Jay Shankar
“Traffic congestion has affected the productivity of people and has also had a major impact on their physical health and emotional well-being.” Bengaluru, India’s technology hub, has the lowest pace of traffic, slower than New Delhi (25 km/hr) and Mumbai (20.7 km/hr), a study by ride-hailing firm Ola, found. The city’s traffic pace had dropped close to 3km/ hr in one year in 2017.
Electric VehcilesShared MobilityFive things to know about Suzuki Connectedit
By Ninad Ambre
Maruti Suzuki recently launched ‘Suzuki Connect’, a new telematics solution system for its Nexa-branded cars. It’s an advanced integrated safety and connected car solution based on a telematics control unit. Designed to offers customers improved safety, security and a user-friendly connected car experience, let’s see the five most important benefits it has to offer. 1. Vehicle tracking The car can be easily tracked with the help of this telematics control unit and a smart-phone
Connected CarsTelematicsEssel plans to invest Rs 1,750 cr to set up electric vehicle charging infrastructureedit
EIL project will kick-start the electric vehicle ecosystem in effective manner as EIL will also invest in simultaneous deployment of 25,000 e-rickshaws, which will generate 50,000 jobs in the state. EIL’s electric vehicle launch was among different industrial projects announced in the state capital, the company said in a release.
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IoT gains relevance in the age of `upskill or perish’edit
Internet of things (loT) is the new skill that techies are embracing. Unlike typical software programming and coding, loT is an ecosystem of hardware, firmware and analytics. IoT is the concept of connecting devices with the Internet. Such devices could be anything including fitness bands, smart watches, smart phones, head-phones, speakers, televisions, washing machines, air purifiers and cars which can use sensors and can be monitored remotely.
IoTUpskillingPython, Puppet, Hadoop help you prepare for Artificial Intelligenceedit
Python, Puppet, Hadoop, Django are the new words in programming, superseeding C, C++ and Java. These are the underlying languages used in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science, big data and internet of things (IoT). In keeping with the trend, Ameerpet, the gateway for graduates to enter the IT sector, has changed courses to meet the new needs.
AICourse on AIIndian IT SectorIoTMachine LearningPMK leader condemns AICTE proposal of Common Entrance Exam for engineering collegesedit
In a press statement here on Sunday, he said if the Union government brings common entrance examination on the line of NEET exam for medical education, the rural students would be left behind. AICTE Chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe has reportedly told mediapersons at Trichy on Saturday that this system will help student to avoid writing various entrance examinations to join specific engineering colleges and seek state governments support for this cause.
aicteengineering educationMore engineering colleges want to shut shop: AICTEedit
In an informal chat with newsmen at Tiruchy on Saturday, he said that the main objective of this CEE was to reduce the burden for students and their parents both in terms of expenses and moving from one place to another for appearing different examinations by the different institutions. He said while many states accepted the AICTE’s attempt, States like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal vehemently opposed this move.
aicteengineering educationIntake tweak to save BTechedit
By Mita Mukherjee
Private engineering colleges with less than 30 per cent enrolment in any BTech course will be asked to reduce their capacity by half as part of a new policy decision that aims to help them avoid closure unless the freefall is permanent. “If more than 70 per cent seats remain vacant for consecutive years even after a reduction in capacity, a college has to voluntarily close down,” Anil Sahasrabudhe, the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said from Delhi.
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Need new tech, innovation in renewable energy for India’s growth,edit
“Power supply should be given free to farmers and pro-farmers. Here, projects on the lines of Saubhagya and Kusum are important for providing free energy to farmers,” he added. The government had earlier announced a Rs 48,000-crore KUSUM scheme to incentivise farmers to run solar farm water pumps and also use their baron land for generating solar power.
Renewable EnergyNITI Aayog proposes nodal energy ministry to streamline governanceedit
By Yogima Sharma
The Aayog, the government’s premier think tank, has included the proposal in its second draft of the National Energy Policy following suggestions from its vice chairman Rajiv Kumar. If implemented, the proposal would help sort out governance issues among the ministries of petroleum and natural gas, power, coal, new and renewable energy, and the Department of Atomic Energy.
Energy ConservationKarnataka now largest producer of green energyedit
While coal costs swelled, the cost of renewables has decreased. The report notes that recent solar tenders in Karnataka such as the one for Pavagada Solar Park have seen near record low bids of “Rs 2.82-3.06 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), which was less than the average Rs 3-5/kWh for domestic thermal power tariffs and the Rs 5-6/kWh tariffs required for imported coal-fired power
Renewable EnergyHow school buses and dams could become batteriesedit
Renewable energy is cheap and abundant, but it is waiting for a storage breakthrough. Without a way to store solar energy for the night, and wind energy for the still hours, we won’t be able to turn off our coal-fired plants. Although chemical batteries are available, they are very expensive, and have their environmental drawbacks. So, planners are working on other storage ideas.
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