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Industry News: Information and Communications
Industrial Revolution 4.0: Walk The Tech Talkedit
Industrial revolutions have all been disruptive as they have turned the tables of the prevailing industries during the periods before them. Currently, we are transitioning to a revolution that is more technological than industrial as it is the culmination of the Third Industrial Revolution. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), nanotechnology, biotechnology, virtual reality (VR), 3D printing, autonomous cars and quantum computing.
Industrial Revolution 4.0Digital twins – connecting information and insights through the entire project lifecycleedit
Merely capturing and representing physical conditions, including IoT inputs, can never be sufficient to understand, analyze, or model intended improvements. It is necessary to comprehend the “digital DNA” captured in the project or asset’s engineering specifications. This is what Bentley Systems is largely enabling.
Digital TwinIoT7 Technology Trends to Impact Business In 2019edit
With the increasing dependency on technology, hanging on to old methods of yesterday’s internet, even as an idea, seems obsolete. The current world of business welcomes you with wide open arms as long as your business is driven by good technology.
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THE COMBINATION OF RPA AND AI BRINGS NEW BUSINESS ERAedit
While a few organizations may very well consider automating their IT tasks, RPA likewise means to help them rehashing the manner in which they work together, uplifting their consumer loyalty and fortifying employees’ work values. RPA utilizes programming and methods that are equipped for exploiting the most recent technologies like artificial learning, machine learning, voice recognition, and natural language processing to take automation to a bigger dimension.
AIRPAIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Govt may levy another tax on fossil fuel cars, SUVs to drive electric vehicle growthedit
To discourage buyers of new car buyers powered by petrol and diesel engines, the Centre is believed to be contemplating slapping a cess on all fossil fuel cars and SUVs that will be used to incentivise sale of electric cars.This move will help cut direct subsidy given by the government on purchase of fully electric and hybrid vehicles, including two and three-wheelers, under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle (FAME) scheme.
electric carsIndia’s electric vehicle push must integrate major thrust on e-bikesedit
With India planning to shift one-third of its vehicles to electric fleet by 2030, the government has launched a series of policy measures and incentives to promote electric and hybrid cars. The policy thrust on electric vehicles is aimed at enabling the country cut down on its excessive oil imports as well as address concerns over poor air quality across major cities.
Electric VehiclesHigh-rises to make way for e-vehiclesedit
The high-rise structures in the city will have to reserve space in their parking bays for electric vehicles or EVs in the near future. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom), which has been entrusted with the task of making Bengaluru the EV capital of India, in a bid to encourage more commuters to ditch the traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and switch over to EVs has undertaken a slew of measures.
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Industry News: Education
Universities should consult industry on designing courses to make students employableedit
Around the world, universities are seen as hubs of innovation where experts from varied fields come together to share their ideas for developing new technologies, systems and processes. Such innovation originating from universities usually attracts huge demand from industry. This results in diversified products and market development, which leads to the nation gaining a competitive edge in the world markets.
Industry Academia CollaborationArtificial Intelligence creates more jobs, takes them away tooedit
Engineering education in India is being criticized for churning out unemployable graduates in large numbers. Most of them seem to lack communication skills and find themselves at a loss when asked to solve practical challenges in the workplace. Technologies such as AI and Virtual Reality can help monitor and identify personal preferences and aptitudes.
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Solar power project to come up on thermal plant landedit
Almost A year after closure of Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP), Bathinda, Punjab government has decided to run a 100 MW solar power project on 250 acres of land of thermal plant which was used to dump flyash within this complex. This solar power plant will be operated on build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) system in which a private company will be hired to set up this power plant and land of power plant will be given at Rs 1 per acre lease for 25 years to the company
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Renewables cross one-fifth of India’s total energy capacityedit
Of the 73.35 GW of renewable capacity, wind had a share of 34.98 GW, followed by solar at 24.33 GW, bio-power at 9.54 GW and small hydro power at 4.5 GW.
Renewable EnergyIndia to add 10,000 MW renewable energy capacity in FY20: Reportedit
With the share of renewable energy (RE) in the overall generation mix rising across India, rating agency IcraNSE 0.62 % expects a capacity addition of 10,000 MW in fiscal year 2020, and has maintained a stable outlook for the sector.
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