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Industry News: Information and Communications
Cyber-security trends to look out for in 2019edit
As Internet of Things (IoT) technology is becoming more prevalent, the challenge of protecting sensitive customer data has become increasingly complex. Manufacturers and service providers must ensure that their devices, platforms and software ensure a certain level of security for their users.
Cyber SecurityThe power of IoTedit
As advancing technologies integrate deeper into the everyday functions of businesses, companies are faced with a paradigm shift towards a more intelligent and connected world.
IoTE-governance services can be improved through artificial intelligence: Prasadedit
Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning can prove to be very helpful in detecting duplication under various e-governance services which will help the government save a lot of money, minister of electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday while inaugurating the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence set up by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Artificial Intelligencee-governanceIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Industry view points building electric vehicle ecosystemedit
Policymakers, industrialists, and academicians – everyone has an opinion on the path we should take towards e-mobility. Whether to incentivise all electric vehicle technologies or only concentrate on fully electric vehicles? Whether to give subsidies on the demand-side, or to subsidise setting up of parts manufacturing?
Electric VehiclesGovernment employees lead the way for cleaner, greener Electric Cars: Government cars to go electric soon!edit
Even 15 cars, will make a massive difference saving the government almost Rs 24 lakh in fuel and 440 tonnes of C02 emissions! Over the course of the next few years, as leases’ for goverment vehicles expire they will replaced with electric vehicle leases.
electric carsAmitabh Kant says there should be no road tax for Electric Vehiclesedit
Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant today said the think tank has proposed abolishing road tax for electric vehicles in order to streamline India’s transition towards electric mobility.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
Emerging careers trends in engineering and technology you need to knowedit
Engineering isn’t all about civil and mechanical only anymore. We live in a digital era where AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and blockchain skills rule. Are you prepared for the future of technology?
Career TrendsEngineeringGovernment will unveil draft education policy soon, says Javadekaredit
The Union government on Thursday said it will soon make the draft report of the much-touted new education policy public. However, the proposed policy becoming a reality during the current term of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government looks distant.
EducationUncategorized
Commissioning time brought down for solar power projectsedit
The government has reduced the time allowed for commissioning and financial closure of solar power projects, a move that could accelerate the pace of renewable energy capacity addition in the country. This, however, could be a concern for project developers as pressure of acquisition of land and availability of transmission infrastructure continues to mount.
Solar PowerAs cost of renewable energy drops, focus shifts to developing ancillary storage industryedit
With the cost of renewable energy coming down and the market potential expanding, an ancillary industry for storage is the need of the hour, said P.C. Maithani, Advisor, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
Renewable Energy