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Industry News: Information and Communications
The new wave of edge computingedit
According to Gartner, the worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 17.3 per cent in 2019 to total $206.2 billion. The connectivity between people and data is creating billions of new relationships that are all powered by the cloud.
Edge ComputingIoTIoT Heralds New Trends in Factory Automation for Improved Outputedit
In the recent past, factory automation has been witnessing several changes, thanks to technological advancement that has led to a seminal improvement in the operations. There has been more efficiency in the factory processes along with higher reliability and a conspicuous improvement in the quality of the output as well. With the coming in of intelligent sensors and universal connectivity, the necessity for operator intervention in manual settings or in open control loops is becoming increasingly lesser while closed-loop controls too is changing.
AutomationIoTThree Ways IoT Is Disrupting The Modern Enterprisesedit
In today’s digital world where humans and technology-powered systems interact in more connected and intelligent ways, enterprises that strive to achieve future growth realize that it is critical to lead with digital innovation to keep up with the expectations of an increasingly discerning end user.
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Exclusive: Incentivising hybrids is like taking three steps backwards, says Tata Motors MDedit
The 58 year-old chief executive said incentivising hybrid cars will upset investments lined up by private companies who have designed business plans as per government’s guidance of going fully electric as a long term policy. On the sidelines of unveiling the Harrier SUV, Butschek was reacting to a media report that stated the government’s intent to restore the withdrawn incentives on hybrid cars.
Hybrid CarsCompanies line up plans for lithium-ion batteries productionedit
Over a dozen companies, ranging from auto component manufacturers to power and energy solutions providers, have rolled out plans to make lithiumion batteries locally, to cash in on the rush for green vehicles.
e-vehiclesLi-ion batteriesIndustry News: Education
View: Focused higher education can help India capitalise on its demographic dividendedit
While investment in critical social infrastructure like education is a pre-requisite for a country’s sustainable development, government expenditure on education in India, as a percentage of GDP, has declined from 3.1 per cent in 2012-13 to 2.4 per cent in 2015-16, with a marginal increase to 2.7 percent in the budget estimates for 2017-18 (Economic Survey, 2017-18).
Higher EducationAI threat: Soft skills key to survival in jobs marketedit
The current education system in India teaches everything but the soft skills that are gravely needed today. The lack of soft skills in the professionals has led to an onrush of AI chatbots, which will potentially take human jobs in the future.
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MNRE creating database for renewables energy sector, land availabilityedit
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is preparing a database to identify the land available for solar and wind energy projects in the country. Plans are on to introduce location-specific bids to strengthen transmission facilities, said Anand Kumar, secretary, MNRE.
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