January 3, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Adopting AI in Agricultureedit

Financial Chronicle

It is one of the marvels of human innovation but artificial intelligence (AI) offers a tough competition to us. The days of speculating rain and sunshine may soon fade with artificial intelligence’s capability to predict right conditions with precision to an extent. It comprises one of the basic aspects of precision agriculture (PA) promoted even by the government to boost productivity and in turn, farmers’ income.

AgricultureAI
Artificial Intelligence Trends to Watch in 2019edit

BW CIO

In 2018, we have seen a massive hype for Artificial Intelligence. In the coming years this hype will subside and we will see more stringent AI strategies being implemented within organizations. In recent years, we have seen some major breakthroughs of AI in various domains.

2019 TrendsAI
Artificial Intelligence offers $340 billion opportunity to retail sector: Capgeminiedit

The Economic Times

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers about $340 billion cost-saving opportunity for those retail companies that are able to scale and expand the scope of their existing deployments, according to a new global study from French technology servicesNSE -0.83 % major Capgemini.

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Seven Cybersecurity Trends India will Witness in 2019: PwCedit

BW CIO

While India’s cyber security needs are not different from that of the rest of the world, there are a host of areas which require unique approach

Cyber Security
Top 5 IT industry trends for 2019edit

Asian Age

As per the Forbes report, global IoT market will grow from USD 157 Billion in 2016 to USD 457 Billion by 2020. IoT is advancing and evolving with each passing day. In 2019, a network of collaborative intelligent things will be created where multiple devices will work together developing IoT to its full potential.

 

IoTTrends in 2019

Industry News: Future of Mobility

Electric vehicles soon to hit capital’s streetsedit

The Times of India

Providing another boost to urban mobility services, the Capital Region Urban Transport (Crut) along with the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited is going to launch an ambitious Mo E-Rides programme with an aim to promote electric vehicles in the state capital. Under the programme, the Crut officials will provide support to the three and four-wheeler riders along with bikers to adopt the environment-friendly electric vehicle system in the city.

Electric Vehicles
Why Electric Cars Have A Single Gear And How It Is Better Than Multiple Gears In Petrol Carsedit

India Times

Electric vehicles universally have a single gear ratio. In layman terms, this can be equated to an automatic transmission. Time and again, many have wondered why, as their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts use multiple gear ratios to attain the same amount of engine power. In case you have too, here is the simple reason why the electric drivetrains do not require a similar gear shift.

Electric Vehicles

Industry News: Education

Huge gap between higher education demands and funds given by govt, says commiteeedit

India Today

A parliamentary committee in its report which was tabled in Parliament on Monday said that there is a huge gap between the projected demands and actual allocations made for the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry’s higher education department.

Higher Education
Is Higher Education Preparing Youth Rightly for Challenges Ahead?edit

Digital Learning

Historically, the objective of education was to create good citizens and it still is, but recently, it got supplemented with the desire to awakening of critical spirit. Today, innovation and creativity is a key element to assess whether an education system is good or not. Universities must continue their mission to educate, train and carry out innovation and research by providing a conducive environment to its stakeholders.

Higher Education

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Blockchain and energyedit

The Hindu Business Line

Blockchain’s potential in bringing efficiency and reliability into the value chains of various industries, power sector being one of them, is still evolving. To achieve the government’s ambitious targets for renewables, there is need for grid integration solutions that allow integration of renewable energy sources with the grid.

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