September 25, 2018

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Jiribam-Imphal railway line, an engineering marvel, will be completed by 2020edit

The New Indian Express 

It would strengthen trade relations with the ASEAN countries and also help in military operations and tourism development, he said. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Challenges in Design and Construction of the World’s Tallest Bridge’, organised by the Institution of Engineers (India), GITAM Student Chapter, at the Civil Engineering department of the GITAM here on Monday.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

The 3 types of IoT data that retailers can really useedit

Ad Age India

The distinctly offline, brick-and-mortar store has long been a barrier to delivering a fully connected, omnichannel experience. But with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), that’s changing. Smart devices can enable self checkout, optimize store layout and improve customer-relationship management. The physical store could soon be generating an incredible amount of data that can be used to drive more opportunities than ever before.

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Network Infrastructure needs Revolutionising to Guarantee Successful 5G Connectionedit

Business World 

This single network will mean more M2M devices, mainly used for IoT applications, can harness its capabilities and reap the benefits further down the line. His comments follow an announcement earlier this month that 5G trials will be getting underway soon throughout the West Midlands in the UK. “While this news is a positive step for utilising IoT devices to their full potential, if the groundwork is not in place to support such activity the eventual deployment will be a recipe for disaster.”

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Microsoft launches dollar 40 million AI programme for humanitarian causesedit

Business Standard 

“In this era of the intelligent Cloud and intelligent edge, businesses in every industry are looking for a trusted partner to help them transform,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in his keynote address. “We are pushing the bounds in AI, edge computing and IoT (Internet of Things), while providing end-to-end security to empower every organisation to build its own digital capability and thrive in this new era,” Nadella added

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Breaking Down the Blockchain Badshahedit

The Economic Times 

By Nilesh Christopher and Venkat Ananth

At IBC, Pitti himself said Nucleus Vision had signed up some of India’s largest retailers. “Future Group…they have close to 4,000 stores and they are one of our core partners in our journey,” he had said to a packed audience from the dais. Some stakeholders even stated that Nucleus was involved in a pilot with Brand Factory, a Future Group retail format. (IoT)

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5 trends that will drive Blockchain in 2018 and beyondedit

Deccan Chronicle 

Simple, cost-efficient and the evolving blockchain technology can be leveraged for improving the AI and IOT applications and vice versa. Applications meant for homes, malls, interactive retail outlets along with specific domains such as healthcare, smart cities, agriculture, energy grids, water management, supply chain management and entertainment among other application areas tend to benefit from this convergence.

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Industry News: Education

Apprenticeships along with Graduation Degree Programsedit

Curriculum 

Lack of work experience for a fresh University graduate is only the natural order of things and hence whether this deficiency counts as a skills gap is a matter of debate. But irrespective of where the fault lies, with the educators or the employers, there is a need for pathways that lead individuals into jobs.

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Renewing our vows on renewablesedit

Business Standard 

By Arunabha Gosh

Four years ago, a very senior government official asked me, “How big can we get on renewables?” A few months after that meeting, India announced a target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable electricity capacity. More than 72 GW capacity has been installed so far. Transparent bidding has increased competition and lowered India’s renewable energy (RE) tariffs, among the lowest in the world.

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Energy savings exceeds 30% of target under PAT scheme: Ministeredit

The Hindu Business Line 

The first cycle of the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme has exceeded it’s goals and resulted in a saving of ₹ 9,500 crore to participating industries. Speaking at an event to report the savings accrued under the first cycle, Minister for Power and Renewable Energy, R K Singh said that PAT-1 has overshot it’s targeted energy savings by 30 per cent.

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