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Industry News: Information and Communications
Karnataka Government announces Rs 50 lakh grant for startupsedit
hese start-ups are successfully integrating technologies like IoT and Artificial Intelligence within their core products. Shell Companies in India Chairman Nitin Prasad said the company is committed to be a trusted partner in India’s growth story through its people, partnerships and innovations.
AIIoTStart-upCheckmate Data Theft Before They Make The Next Moveedit
With the advent of technology, Internet of Things (IoT) and rapid evolution of business models, the dependency on digital information is bound to increase. Providing improved patient care, reducing operational costs, increasing returns and improving the efficiency of the revenue cycle processes being the key reasons for adoption of technology and digitization in the healthcare industry, organizations need to be well informed of the lurking threats.
data securityIoTBig data, bigger aspiration, little expertiseedit
With the ever-expanding horizon of the Internet of Things (IoT), big data is continuously becoming bigger. The growth of data is exponential — the size of the digital universe will be doubled every two years beyond 2020. And we do not know how to leverage that volume of data, for we have neither the statistical expertise of handling thousands of variables and eliminating ‘spurious’ correlations nor the suitable computational algorithms and equipment to handle billions of data points.
AIBig DataIoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
PM Modi likely to announce road map for electric mobility this weekedit
By Nikita Vashisht
Electric vehicles could soon get a much-needed policy push with Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expected to announce a road map for e-mobility at a global transport summit on September 7 in New Delhi.
Electric Mobility planIndia to soon have London-like ‘one-nation-one-card’ policy for transportedit
By Megha Machanda
“For building a robust mobility ecosystem in the country, it will be important to strike joint venture agreements between the Government and the Industry to build on the infrastructure requirements and to improve the quality of transmission of power of charging stations,” Manoj Kohli, Chairman, CII Task Force on Electric Mobility and Battery Storage and Executive Chairman, SB Energy (SoftBank Group) said.
Future of MobilityE-ready: Trial run for green buses from next monthedit
By Siddhartha Roy
Delhi government plans to promote electric mobility in a big way and will induct electric buses for public transport too. In a recent meeting chaired by Gahlot with stakeholders, including power grid and discoms, the issue of providing a robust support infrastructure for electric mobility was discussed. While the government plans to create charging stations across the city for e-vehicles, charging points for buses will be provided at depots from where these buses will operate.
Electric BusesElectric VehiclesAs Pollution Levels Rise Critically, Experts Await Clearer Policy For Electric Vehiclesedit
By Hridayesh Joshi
And this won’t be just about the sale of electric vehicles and cleaner transport. It is also about jobs and growth in manufacturing. As China already accounting for more than one third of global production, India will have to brace for the competition.
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Artificial Intelligence jobs see increased uptake among Indian job seekersedit
There has been a significant increase in the number of searches by job seekers for artificial intelligence (AI) related sectors in India with data scientist profile leading the top slot, says a report. According to data from global job site Indeed, there has been an increase of 179 per cent in the number of searches by job seekers for AI related jobs in India between June 2016 and June 2018.
AIJobsskilled jobsApprenticeship: Most sustainable model under skill development – From in the classroom to on the job trainingedit
The Indian economy has received huge fillip from initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’ and the country is emerging as a regional business hub with the potential to become the next big global destination. This accelerated evolution to become the sixth largest economy in the world has brought with it a demand for industry-ready skilled workforce. India’s emergence as an economic power is backed by a demographic dividend of a ‘young’ nation.
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Solar tariffs set to rise on rupee depreciation, rising interest rates, safeguard dutyedit
Solar power tariffs are facing upward pressure thanks to the latest Depreciation of the Rupee against the Dollar, imposition of safeguard duty and rising interest rate scenario.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergySolar tariffsIndia now world’s third largest electricity producer: all you need to knowedit
India witnessed a tremendous growth in electricity production. Over the past seven years, electricity production grew to 34 percent, making India the third-largest producer of electricity. India has now trumped Japan and Russia, which had 27 and 8.77 percent more electricity generation capacity installed, respectively, than India seven years ago.
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