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Industry News: Information and Communications
Technology won’t kill but create jobs: Narayana Murthyedit
The renowned IT Industrialist noted that technology provides an opportunity for people to move from drudgery to tasks that require more human touch.
IT IndustryJob OpportunitiesWould Cyber Serenity Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?edit
In 2018 the threat landscape evolved at a breakneck pace, from predominantly DDoS and ransom attacks (in 2016 and 2017, respectively), to automated attacks. We saw sensational attacks on APIs, the ability to leverage weaponized Artificial Intelligence, and growth in side-channel and proxy-based attacks.
Cyber SecurityTelematics Trends 2019: VAS to gain ground in the age of connected vehicles and 5Gedit
The IT and digital transformation industry is witnessing exponential growth in the use of cutting-edge digital technologies like blockchain, 5G, AI, automation, robotics, cybersecurity and IoT. One can expect all these new age technologies to make greater inroads both in the Indian and global markets, in the years ahead.
TelematicsBlockchain helps realize dreams about Internet of Things and smart citiesedit
The Internet of Things (IoT), one of the hottest tech trends at CES this year, has gone beyond the scenario of households to public space. With data flowing seamlessly among legions of interconnected sensors, meters, surveillance cameras and GPS, urban planners could detect problems promptly and optimize resources to avoid traffic congestion, curb air pollution or track down criminals.
Block ChainIoTThe Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Making The World A Safer Placeedit
Crime prevention is also a field which can greatly benefit from using AI. In India, an AI-focused startup called Staqu is working closely with police forces of Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttarakhand to identify criminals in real time from CCTV footage. This solution has already helped the police apprehend more than 400 gangsters and bust close to eight terrorist modules.
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Centre taking proactive steps to promote clean fuel vehiclesedit
The Global Energy Interconnection initiative has led Visiongain to publish this timely report. The $411 million microgrid monitoring systems sector is expected to flourish in the next few years because of the declining costs of renewable energy technologies and battery storage and improving policy conditions is expected to feed through in the latter part of the decade driving growth to new heights.
Electric VehiclesRethinking Urban Mobility With Alternative Experimentsedit
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Industry News: Education
What ed-tech companies must do to disrupt the education sectoredit
Investing in education can be lucrative but it takes patience and a long-term commitment to reap the rewards. What are the risks and rewards of investing in the education sector?
EducationIndian Education System is Changing with Time. What are the Recent Trends?edit
Gone are the days where classroom were only poky within extbooks and blackboards, rather the recent evolution towards the classroom we see today has changed the way of learning of the child. The modern day era classrooms are not only furnished with different and various tools of education but is about relationship building between the parents and the educational professionals to help amplify the over-all development of a child from a very early age.
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Power shift: The answer is blowing in the windedit
While countries like Japan are exiting the Paris Climate Accord, emerging economies such as India are now becoming part of the G20. A sign that India has a larger role to play in the world. India’s renewable energy sector attracted investments of over $42 billion over the past four years. In the last three years, the installed capacity of renewable energy has more than doubled from 32 gigawatt (GW) to 72 GW — mainly driven by over 34 GW of wind power capacity.
Renewable EnergyWind PowerCommendable step! Solar panels to be fitted on Indian Railways trains on trial basis for all seasonsedit
Railway Ministry plans to install solar panels on the rooftops of general coaches in the intercity trains of Northern and Southern Railways which run for two days, for conducting extended trials of the panels in all weather conditions.
RailwaysSolar EnergyGovt develops ‘Energy Action Plan’ to ensure generation of world-class electricity in Bengaledit
The Power department has been exploiting all its resources to ensure that the people here in the state can avail the quality of electricity that is normally found in Western countries. In its attempt to produce best quality power, the state government has focused on the renewable energy sector.
PowerRenewable EnergyIndia to bid out 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2028edit
India is planning to bid out 500 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy generation capacity by 2028 to achieve its goal of 40 per cent electricity generation from non-fossil fuels by 2030, said Anand Kumar, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE), today at the India-Norway Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi.
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