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International Conference on Engineering Challenges in Gulf Countries held in Kuwaitedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), Kuwait Chapter organised International Conference and Exhibition on Engineering Challenges in Gulf Countries 2019 here at Radison Blu Hotel on Sunday, 12th January. Dr. M Mahendhran, Chairman IEI Kuwait Chapter welcomed dignitaries and guests in his welcome address
The Institution of Engineers (India)Industry News: Information and Communications
Top 4 Agritech Trends To Watch In 2019edit
In order to sustain a world population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, we will need to double global agri production over the next three decades. Thanks to a number of global trends that are influencing food security, poverty, and the overall sustainability of food and agricultural systems through digital technology, usually referred to as ‘AgTech’.
AgricultureBlockchainIoTIndustrial IoT, the next stage in manufacturing and engineering services, makes factories smarteredit
IoT has been integral to the formation of this network. A research by McKinsey & Company has suggested that the economic impact of IoT will reach $11 trillion by 2025. This prediction is further strengthened by the success IoT has achieved with technology services firms who are set to witness the IoT services market growing to $270 billion in the next five years (by 2023) from its current worth of $106 billion.
IoTManufacturing2019 will be challenging for Indian IT-ITeS industryedit
The pace of technology disruption has reached a crescendo in 2018. Society, in general, and industry and government, in particular, are spiritedly embracing digital technologies. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT), augmented reality, virtual reality, machine learning (ML), big data analytics, robotic process automation, and 3D Printing are increasingly becoming mainstream, cutting across industries.
Artificial IntelligenceIoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Govt to extend key manufacturing plan to promote battery industryedit
The Centre is looking to extend its phased manufacturing plan (PMP) for promoting indigenous battery manufacturing in the country for supporting electric mobility. PMP was initiated by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for electronics and provided financial incentives, several duty exemptions, and countervailing duty on imports to boost domestic production.
EV BatteryChinese Electric Vehicle Manufacturers May Help Boost India’s 2030 Electric Mobility Visionedit
As per a recent statement by NITI Aayog Principal Advisor Anil Srivatsava, the Chinese EV players will play a substantial role in India’s goal to go fully electric with its mobility. The statement came after Srivastava met Chen Qingtai, President of China EV100 and invited China’s participation in India’s EV plans.
electric mobilityDelhi-NCR Gets Its First Electric Vehicle Taxi Service That Kicks Off With A 70 Car Fleetedit
Delhi-NCR’s very first electric vehicle (EV) taxi service has kicked off, with Gensol Mobility launching its Blu-Smart initiative in the Delhi-NCR region. A new frontier in the EV adoption, Blu-Smart has appointed around 70 cars for kick-starting the service, with an aim to increase the fleet to 400 by the end of March this year.
EV Taxi ServiceIndia’s electric vehicle goals being realised on two wheels, not fouredit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has set a target of electric vehicles making up 30 per cent of new sales of cars and two-wheelers by 2030 from less than 1 per cent today. But its efforts to convince carmakers to produce electric vehicles have flopped mainly because of no clear policy to incentivise local manufacturing and sales, lack of public charging infrastructure and a high cost of batteries.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Education
Trends to look out for in the overseas education industry in 2019edit
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), more Indian students are now going abroad to pursue higher education. In fact, spending on tuition and hostel fees by Indians studying overseas has gone up by 44 per cent from $1.9 billion in 2013-14 to $2.8 billion in 2017-18.
STEM Education25% more seats in higher education to implement 10% quota for poor: Centreedit
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar said that the existing quota for the SC/ST and OBC will remain intact and will not be affected by the implementation of the new quota bill for the people from the economically weaker section among the upper castes.
Higher EducationIndustry News: Skilling
IT Sector: Here are the key talent trends to look for in 2019edit
If 2018 was the year that the Indian IT sector fend off news of its impending doom, 2019 will be the year it accelerates its re-invention. With technologies like AI, machine learning becoming integral to business operations, large scale continuous re-skilling program and finding newer avenues for talent will be a key business priorities.
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