November 27, 2018

News for the IET

PES University first in Karnataka to secure IET’s international accreditationedit

The Economic Times

IET accreditation is an internationally-recognised benchmark, awarded to high quality programmes that provide preparation for aspiring professional engineers. The accreditation was announced at the PES University Foundation Day function on November 24 with G.T. Devegowda, minister for higher education (Karnataka) as the chief guest.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Brave new future of industrial automation is already hereedit

The Weekend Leader

Paul Whitney, Market Development Manager, Integrated Architecture, explained that several innovative ideas were in the pipeline at Rockwell, in partnership with PTC -an augmented reality (AR) and IoT solutions provider -and Microsoft, some of which may or may not become final products. Rockwell entered into an equity relationship with PTC a few months ago.

Automation

Industry News: Future of Mobility

In U-turn, govt now proposes subsidies for hybrid vehiclesedit

MINT

In a meeting with the committee on 23 August for the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid vehicles (FAME) scheme, the department sought incentives for potential buyers of 10,000 hybrid cars fitted with lithiumion batteries of 0.5-2 kilowatt hour (kWh). The minutes of the meeting have been reviewed by Mint.

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Industry News: Education

Opinion: Right to higher educationedit

Financial Chronicle

About 99 per cent of India’s MBAs and 80 per cent of its engineering graduates are unemployable as per industry standards. The imperative to follow a career path based on personal interest and aptitude is impeded by the economic environment within the nation. Mechanical and Electronics engineers often find themselves working in Information Technology companies.

Education
Low rates, fewer projects signal slump in clean energy spaceedit

Mint

The renewable energy sector in India has had a sobering year in 2018 with the number of new projects slowing down and investors finding that the sector is generating both lower power and financial returns than they expected. A Crisil report in August projected solar installations in FY19 would fall to 7,400 megawatts (MW) from a decadal high of 9,363MW in FY18.

Clean Energy
IT Sector: Not a growth story but attractive valuation to limit downsideedit

Money Control

The digital share of revenues has increased to the range of 30-50 percent for most companies wherein there is continued demand in the cloud, IoT, cyber and data and analytics.

IT
IoT keeps the story alive for IT services companiesedit

Gadgets Now

IT services major Cognizant’s internet-of-things (IoT) solution made this happen using information from smartphones and other devices such as glucose meters. This is not a one-off example of adding value in services using IoT.

IoT
India cannot afford to ignore Data Scienceedit

The Economic Times Blogs

The world is waking up to the vast possibilities of emerging technologies. With numerous breakthroughs within the past few years, terms such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) that were relatively unknown terms, have become buzzwords.

Data Science
How New Age Academic Programs In Exponential Technologies Will Redefine Future Of Educationedit

Business World

In my previous articles in Business World; I have written extensively about the future of education and how we can improve the efficacy of academic institutions with an introduction of topical programs in exponential technologies Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Blockchain, cybersecurity, RPA etc.

Education
From AI to Drones, Smart Technology is Firing Up Wildlife Conservation Globallyedit

The Weather Channel

This amazing conservation effort was made possible with a combination of technologies like digital data mapping of tourist traffic, thermal imaging, closed circuit TV cameras, biometrics, connection of rangers via multiple devices, the use of IoT (the Internet of things) to share and control information, and cloud backup of all the data.

AIIoT
European Union to Join Hands with India for the Growth of Sustainable Technologiesedit

Mercom India

A few weeks ago, five Indian projects were selected to be presented at the Paris Peace Forum, new annual event based on the idea that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring durable peace. Recently, India hosted the second edition of Global RE-Invest which highlights the dire need for the entire global community to come together to combat climate change and the importance of political commitment in driving the green energy revolution.

 

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Engineering graduates are more employable than MBA graduates, according to a recent surveyedit

GQ India

The general belief is that the more educated you are, the higher are your chances of getting a better job. Of course it makes sense except, as a recent study reveals, not always. According to the annual India skill survey 2019, undergraduates stand a better chance at employability than post graduates.

Education
Companies in Asia-Pacific invest more in IoT, says surveyedit

The Week

Companies in India as well as rest of the Asia-Pacific region are leapfrogging in the ‘Intelligent Enterprise Index’ to become truly digital and connected. According to a Zebra Technologies study conducted globally, countries in Asia-Pacific, including India, have scored the highest rise in the number of companies that have applied the Internet of Things (IoT) standards of digitising their physical activities.

IoT
12 Questions Answered on 5G Networksedit

ET Telecom

Will the Internet of Things (IoT) generate video traffic? Brian: It depends on what you classify as a “thing”. If it includes HD surveillance camera, for example, that runs on a cellular network, then yes, and lots of it. Smaller things, such as temperature sensors, will generate far less traffic, but there may be billions of them deployed, so it adds up quickly. For the most part, the challenge of IoT will likely be about the number of individual services, not capacity.

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India’s Solar Exports Jumped by 223% While Imports Increased by 38% in Q3 2018edit

Mercom India

Indian solar imports spiked considerably in the third quarter (Q3) of calendar year (CY) 2018. According to the latest data from the Department of Commerce, solar modules and cells worth $602 million (~?42.96 billion) were imported by India in the third quarter of 2018.

Solar Energy
2018 a sobering year for renewable energy in Indiaedit

Live Mint

The renewable energy sector in India has had a sobering year in 2018 with the number of new projects slowing down and investors finding that the sector is generating both lower power and financial returns than they expected. A Crisil report in August projected solar installations in FY19 would fall to 7,400 megawatts (MW) from a decadal high of 9,363MW in FY18.

Renewable Energy
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