December 14, 2018

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Industry News: Information and Communications

5 Technology Trends That Can Change The Way We Do Businessedit

CXO Today

Enterprise adoption of process automation technologies will continue with the same vigor as the technologies are expected to make the enterprises nimble, data-centric and quick to make decisions across geographies. More importantly, process automation will also help enterprises to go beyond the simple operational and efficiency gains made with basic automation to tap new revenue opportunities.

AutomationTech Trends
How could we secure Internet of Things?edit

ELE Times

IoT is not left unfamiliar anymore. IoT has been contributing to a great number of fields, either it is the medical aspect or the industrial one, IoT has played a big role in all major industries. IoT has achieved a lot in itself in these few years. But, when it comes to the IoT security, organizations face a lot of challenges.

IoT
Evolution of Internet: Clubbing robot and IoT the next great leap forward?edit

Business Standard

The Internet of Things is a popular vision of objects with internet connections sending information back and forth to make our lives easier and more comfortable. And across entire cities, interconnected devices are doing everything from increasing the efficiency of transport to flood detection.

IoTRobotics

Industry News: Future of Mobility

Urban mobility shifts gear in Bhubaneswaredit

The Telegraph

A status and usage report of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited, which has executed the projects along with the Capital Region Urban Transport (Crut) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), has revealed that both the services have won the appreciation of a good number users. The report said that since the launching of the Mo Bus service on November 6 with 125 new buses, the number of riders has crossed 50,000 with a daily average of 1,000 commuters.

Urban Mobility
GST council may slap cess on cars to boost e-vehiclesedit

Financial Chronicle

The GST council may raise cess on cars to mobilise resources for providing subsidy to electric vehicles. The move is also aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuel through promotion of green energy sources. The government levies a GST (goods and services tax) of 28 per cent besides a cess of 15 per cent. The cess on bigger cars like mid-sized sedans and SUVs is higher and may be raised to 25 per cent.

 

Electric Vehicles

Industry News: Education

Life Skills – A Requirement For Today’s Higher Education Landscapeedit

BW Education

It’s clear we live in a world that is more fluid and rapidly changing than ever – and slowly but surely, fixed skill sets are being pushed out in favour of flexible ones. To produce better talent, it’s time for higher education institutes to focus more on soft and interpersonal skills just as much as traditional ones if we’re to see our future generations of graduates to their full potential.

Higher Education
E-Learning Defining The Role Of Future Education In Indiaedit

BW Education

Today’s education system in India could learn much from its ancient predecessors, which placed great importance on vocational training and on teaching each student according to their aptitude and ability. Too many of today’s college graduates find their skills and knowledge are out of step with those needed in the modern workplace.

 

e- learning

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India will ‘overachieve’ Paris commitments: Expertsedit

ET EnergyWorld

Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar told IANS here the actual number will be 60 per cent, even without taking into account large hydropower projects.

Renewable Energy
Coal power plants in India are risky than solar: Greenpeace study GreentechLeadedit

Green Tech Lead

The analysis shows that with the reduction in the cost of renewable energy — solar, wind or solar-wind hybrid projects will offer cheaper, cleaner electricity to the region. It will also be more financially secure for the project promoters and investors, as opposed to building a new coal-fired plant.

Coal PowerRenewable Energy
Government drops plan to install 12GW solar capacity through NTPCedit

The Economic Times

The government has dropped its plan to install 12GW of solar capacity out of total 15 GW envisaged through state-owned NTPC as solar tariff dipped recently, Parliament was informed Thursday.

Solar Energy
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