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Industry News: Information and Communications
AI adoption will move from stealth to mainstream modeedit
AI will be key, but only if companies decode how to apply it effectively and accurately within the confines of the business. With Ovum’s ICT Enterprise Insights Survey anticipating that 60 percent of organizations will have an enterprise-wide strategy for AI in 2019, we expect a lot more companies to look for practical ways to bring AI into the business; and a key path will be through having AI embedded into their applications
Artificial IntelligenceIntelligence – Artificial Or Actual?edit
Artificial Intelligence might improve efficiency in HR processes and reshape the way companies think of managing employees, however, it can never replace capabilities or characteristics such as human judgement, human interaction, feelings and emotions.
Artificial IntelligenceMore AI, IoT Based Attacks To Surface Next Year: Symantecedit
In anticipating the major cyber security and privacy trends for the coming year, you can find plenty of clues in the events of the past 12 months. Among the now familiar forms of attack, cyber hacks of major corporate systems and websites continued in 2018 and will inevitably be part of the 2019 cyber security scene.
AICyber SecurityAdoption of AI, IoT and Blockchain to grow in 2019edit
As the year, which saw several AI, ML and IoT innovations hit the headlines, coming to an end in the next few days, Tata Communications sees mainstreaming of Artificial Intelligence and evolution of Internet of Things and block chain in 2019.
AIBlockchainIoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Year 2018 in review: Auto industry shows mixed trendsedit
Year 2018 turned out to be a mixed bag for the domestic automobile industry. While the commercial vehicle industry that remained in doldrums for most part of the last three years registered a full turnaround this year and returned to the high growth trajectory, passenger vehicle manufacturers found the going tough, especially in the second half of the year after a rather dour festive season.
Auto Industry TrendsElectric bus eBuzz K9 begins trial run in Delhiedit
The Delhi Government has initiated the trials of zero emission and noise free Olectra-BYD’s 12 Meter electric bus – eBuzz K9. The bus features integrated regenerative braking recovers 30 per cent of lost braking energy and comes with high power AC charging in 3-4 hours. The bus can run upto 300 km on a single recharge. The electric bus has a seating capacity of 36, including the driver.
e busDriverless Cars Won’t Be Introduced In India — Road Ministry To Focus On Electric Vehicles Insteadedit
The Road Transport & Highway Minister, Nitin Gadkari has announced that driverless cars (self-driving cars) will not be allowed in India. Delivering a speech at a recent event, the minister told News18 that India should concentrate more on electric vehicles rather than driverless cars.
Driverless carEVBig boost! Now your mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles batteries will last longeredit
Scientists say they have increased the capacity of lithium-ion batteries — used in mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles — by 15 per cent. The efficiency was increased by adding a solid electrolyte to the battery’s cathode or the positively charged electrode, said researchers from Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in Russia.
EV BatteriesIndustry News: Education
Bucking skills’ shortage, attrition, Indian IT industry goes digitaledit
Embracing disruptive technologies to stay ahead of the curve, the buoyant Indian IT industry made digital business its growth driver in 2018, despite facing a shortage of skills and double-digit attrition.
UpskillingEver-evolving educationedit
Technology is everywhere! And, it didn’t work out well on the employment front, snatching away many possible opportunities but like everything, there is a part of the glass which is half full. The students registering themselves for the online STEM courses bring attention to that half-full part. This trend of online classes seems to catch on more predominantly in the upcoming year.
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Work on 800 kW solar power plant in Sector 42 to start next yearedit
The UT administration has approved the detailed project report (DPR) of installation of 800 kW solar power plant worth Rs 4.5 crore at the parking area of New Lake here in Sector 42. Aiming to achieve the target of 69 MW set by the ministry of new and renewable energy by the year 2022, the work on this ambitious plant will start next year.
solar power plantA long way to go for A ‘Smart City’edit
This year, the corporation has managed to obtain state government’s nod for many of its projects like model road on DB Road, parts of lake rejuvenation and restoration project, solar power plant and micro composting plants.
Smart CitySolar EnergyLight Years Ahead! Karnataka Now Leads India’s Renewable Energy Revolution With A Capacity Of 12.64 GWedit
Karnataka is showing the rest of the country, how to gradually transform the energy sources fromnon renewable to sustainable. With a total production capacity of of 12.64 gigawatts, Karnataka has emerged as the leader in producing renewable energy in India.
Renewable Energy