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Meet on sustainable tech held in Khordhaedit
The Swami Vivekananda School of Engineering and Technologys Civil Engineering Department in association with the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) organised a seminar on Recent Advancement in Sustainable Concrete Technology here recently.
Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)Industry News: Information and Communications
Towards A Healthier Futureedit
Today, as we can see technology is pervasive across every aspect of health care, including patient care, fraud prevention, population health management and disease surveillance etc. Health care sector is seeing a transformation with onset of preventive health and wellness solutions that rely on lifestyle related data generated by the multitude of fitness tracking devices and mobile applications that are a normal part of daily life today. The value and insights we can derive from integration and analysis of such health related data are immense.
HealthcareIoTArtificial intelligence advances threaten privacy of health dataedit
How Internet of Things is making lives easier these enterprises showedit
Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most used technologies lately. A major reason for it is its effectiveness and the relevance it has in the lives of individuals. Listed below are four such companies which, with the help of Internet of Things, i.e. using multiple technologies on one website have been able to impact the lives of companies or individuals.
Internet of ThingsIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Reinvent the Batteryedit
To deliver an electric vehicle that’s cheaper, safer and capable of traveling 500 miles on a single charge, the auto industry needs a breakthrough in battery technology. The technology promises major improvements on existing lithium-ion packs, which automakers say are hitting the limits of their storage capabilities and may never hold enough power for long-distance models.
Electric VehiclesHow Delhi’s draft e-vehicle policy stands outedit
Last year, on November 27, Delhi became the latest entrant to the band of states that have launched electric vehicle/mobility policies by releasing a draft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy. It joined the likes of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in drafting a medium- to long-term policy to encourage the growth of an ecosystem around electric mobility.
Electric VehiclesBuildings will have to allot 20% parking space for EV charging: Govtedit
Residential and commercial complexes will have to allot 20% of their parking space for electric vehicle charging facilities, while eateries will have to reserve space for kiosks as per the new guidelines of the housing and urban development ministry.
EV ChargingIndustry News: Education
Emergence of new technologies will impact human livesedit
We are going to witness the dawn of an upgraded era. The world will reside on our finger tips. There are four technologies that will take over in the next few years. They are STEM education, STEAM education, robotics, nanotechnology.
STEM Education
IT And Engineering Will Always Bring Employment Opportunities: Prof. Barney Gloveredit
As one of Australia’s largest two-way trading partner, India, and Australia have a long and close economic relationship, which includes higher education and training. Sharing enriched educational experiences between the two countries is key to the success of both nations. Western Sydney University is partnering with government, industry and Indian universities to address food security challenges through education and research.
EngineeringIndia can get world-class universities if the government gets out of the wayedit
There is an impression floating around that India has a good higher education system. But the reality is that even our best universities are dismal by world standards.
Higher EducationInnovative Learning at Higher Education Level in Indiaedit
The economic success of any nation largely depends on the quality of education provided by its educational institutions. This is even more pertinent for India, where more than 50 percent of its 1.36 billion citizens are under the age of 25 and 65 percent are under 35 years of age. Consequently, this makes India’s higher education system the third largest in the world (in terms of number of students).
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Draft policy dreams big on solar poweredit
One of the major objectives the draft policy talks about is the possibility of establishing ‘grid-level energy storage system’, which would help the state to store solar power for convenient use.
Solar Power5,950 MW hydro projects stalled, policy for revival on the cardsedit
It would also remove the distinction between small projects of up to 25 MW capacity and large projects above 25 MW, the official said. Presently, small hydro projects are treated as renewables and get many benefits including economical borrowing cost and other incentives. But large hydro power projects (above 25 MW) are not entitled for such benefits.
Renewable EnergyGujarat looks to add capacities in wind and solar energyedit
The renewable projects will entail huge investment from the project developers. The estimated per megawatt cost for renewable energy is pegged at ₹4 crore, working out to about ₹16,000 crore worth of investment each year till 2022, by when the Centre aims to install 175 GW of renewable energy capacities in the country.
Renewable Energy