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Industry News: Information and Communications
India’s IT sector will create 250,000 new jobs in 2019edit
As IT companies in India begin to see large deals coming their way after a few subdued years, the sector is geared up to add around 250,000 new jobs in 2019, according to a report by HR and staffing solutions provider TeamLease Services.
Indian IT SectorJobsIndia’s progress on Artificial Intelligence routeedit
India is embracing the use of artificial intelligence in a confident but steady manner. Government agencies, start-ups and large corporations are applying it to various functions and processes.
Artificial IntelligenceRobotics : Technology more than a Machineedit
Robotics is a disruptive technology in a nutshell. Scientists and engineers have worked a lot on Robotics, but there is a lot more to witness about the Robotics Technology. India, taking into consideration, has started innovating robots using different applications.
Robotics5 Artificial Intelligence-Based Attacks That Shocked The World In 2018edit
Botnet attacks and poisoning of machine learning systems have become vogue in this year. With multiple companies losing out on their precious database, customers and information; there’s a new category in the cyber attack. Artificial intelligence has found a new application, it is being used as malware and botnet to attack data and devices more efficiently.
Artificial IntelligenceIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Incentivising electric vehicles is fine but govt must act on clean power to begin withedit
NITI recommends giving EVs an incentive of Rs 25,000-50,000 in the first year of implementation if its suggestions becomes policy. The incentive is proposed to be directly transferred to EV buyers’ accounts. However, addressing pollution through incentives for EVs is only a half-measure.
Electric VehiclesTap green cess instead of taxing cars to push EVs: Siamedit
Automobile manufacturers have requested the government’s policy think tank to tap into the green cess and additional road taxes imposed on certain types of vehicles to incentivize the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). The plea from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) follows a report by NITI Aayog proposing the concept of feebate prevailing in several countries in Europe and Canada to cross-subsidize electric vehicles by imposing more taxes on traditional diesel- and petrol-run vehicles.
Electric VehiclesCentre issues guidelines on charging stations for electric vehicles, brings much-needed clarityedit
The ‘Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles-Guidelines and Standards’ circular, sent out this week, aims to enable the faster adoption of EVs and support the development of EV charging businesses throughout the country.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
53% not job-ready: Report bares poor higher educationedit
More than half of those who pass out of higher educational institutions in India are not employable, a little above 5% workforce in the country is skilled and engineering graduates have no connect with the industry in which they work.
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India’s energy relations with Int. organisations strengthened under PM Modi leadership: Pradhanedit
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that India has strengthened its energy relationship with neighbouring countries as well as with International organisations under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
EnergyIndia’s energy subsidies down by 36 percent to Rs 1.51 lakh crore in FY 17edit
India’s total energy subsidies amounted to Rs 1,51,480 crore in financial year 2017, a 36 per cent decrease since FY14, according to a new report released Thursday.
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