August 28, 2018

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Assam PWD Is Hiring Engineers, Apply Before September 7edit

My Results Plus

Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from an Indian or Foreign University recognised by the Government. OR Passed parts A & B of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Engineers (India) and possessing a certificate to that effect from the Institution of Engineers (India). (ii) Apart from English, the candidate should have adequate knowledge of at least.

Institution of Engineers (India)

Industry News: Information and Communications

7 Ways in Which Artificial Intelligence Will Change Healthcareedit

TechStory

Healthcare has always been a difficult industry to tap into. Every day, new devices and procedures are launched but are not adapted readily because patients may be at risks. Yet, in the past one decade, a major player has entered the healthcare industry – artificial intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence is a major opportunity and an ideal tool to improve patient care :Prashant Akhawatedit

ET HealthWorld

The most important thing what we see here is through AI algorithms the entire report which is generated will have specific details and primarily it will increase the efficiency and productivity of a radiologist where he can validate the output that is generated and in case he needs to add and sign the report.

AIHealthcare
Digital transformation – Reimagining businesses with a differenceedit

MoneyControl 

Thinking of just “digitising” existing business processes, and not overhauling them, would only give incremental benefit, but that won’t differentiate them from competitors.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Electric vehicles to get cheaper, hybrids to miss out: PM Modi to announce Rs 5,500 crore FAME II incentivesedit

Financial Express

Once the scheme is approved by Union Cabinet, it will be made official at the ‘MOVE’ a global mobility summit. Earlier, the FAME scheme in India had got an extension by six months that ends in September ahead of initiation of phase II.

Electric Vehicles
FAME India II To Be Launched By Narendra Modi In September 2018edit

DriveSpark

The FAME India II scheme will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7, 2018. The Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme was introduced in India to offer incentives for sales and manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles in India.

Electric Vehicles
Bengaluru’s wait for electric buses gets longeredit

The Economic Times

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s (BMTC) ambitious plan of rolling out a fleet of electric buses may not materialise now. Although the transport utility had planned to operate electric buses from October, it is yet to award the contract for want of government clearances.

Electric Bus
Industry body offers help to power utility to set up EV charging points in Bengaluruedit

The Economic Times

Bangalore Chamber of Industries & Commerce (BCIC) has offered to partner with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) to support setting up of Electric Vehicle Charging Points in Bengaluru.

EV Charging
India’s IT firms seem to love electric vehicles – even though their practical use is miles awayedit

Scroll.in

At a time when India’s electric vehicle ecosystem is struggling, the one place where it’s getting traction is the country’s $154 billion IT industry.

Electric Vehicles

Industry News: Education

Here’s how AI technology is transforming corporate learningedit

People Matters

IoT (Internet of Things) is coming along in a big way. For example, using IOT, one can track what has been my interaction, with whom and at what time? That would give one a lot more insight into the learning pattern of an individual. AR and VR (Artificial Reality and Virtual Reality) are also upcoming technologies in L&D. As technologies keep evolving, a mix of all of these will be the optimal way of learning in the future. People want growth.

Corporate Learning
Technical Education: Professional deficiencies and changing choicesedit

NewsNation

With the admission process in undergraduate engineering courses coming to an end across the country, time to analyse the trend of the demand that prevailed this year. Several public and private technical Institutions struggled to fill up the increased number of vacant seats at the undergraduate level in engineering colleges. There’s need to introspect the current situation of a reduced number of takers for engineering courses, from different perspectives.

Technical Education

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Bengal Govt to add 2,000 MW of power in 5 yearsedit

The New Indian Express

The State Government has already made a significant improvement in the field of power generation. Renewable energy has been given special thrust since Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came to power. Renewable energy has become an important component for achieving energy security.

Renewable Energy
Government plans 25 GW solar power park in Ladakh regionedit

Steel Guru

CleanTechnica reported that government of India has once again floated the idea of setting up a large solar power project in the Ladakh region of its northernmost state of Jammu & Kashmir. The region receives the highest solar radiation per unit area in India.

Solar Energy
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