March 8, 2019

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upGrad Launches First Fully Online Master’s Degree Program For Working Professionals In Indiaedit

India Education Diary

upGrad and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have introduced a first of its kind online Master’s degree program in Data Science. The learners enrolling in the program will get a recognised master’s degree equivalent to the on-campus degree from Liverpool John Moores University.

The 18-month program – first 12 months delivered by IIIT-B and the next 6 months by LJMU, will provide the learners with PGP in Data Science from IIIT-B and also a Master’s degree in Data Science from LJMU post program completion. The learners will get mentorship from postdoctoral fellows for the dissertation project and alumni status of LJMU, along with complete access to the university’s digital library. The program fee for Master’s in ...IEEE

Industry News: Information and Communications

This is the futureedit

Pune Mirror

The Dobot Magician is an award-winning robotic arm that can can pick and place objects, write and draw, and can be programmed in 20 languages.

Robotics
Why 5G will arrive with a whimper, not a bangedit

The Indian Express

Not all 5G is created equal. That’s the takeaway from this year’s Mobile World Congress, the telecommunications industry’s annual confab. Set aside the furor around Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for now. I want to talk about how the next generation of mobile connectivity is being rolled out and used. The irony is that early 5G looks more like an extension of 4G than the cataclysm that has been promised. The full potential of the technology won’t be exploited until it finds its way into smart factories and power grids.

5G
Artificial intelligence to keep check on night traffic violations 08 MAR 201905:42Aedit

Herald Goa

Taking a cue from its Mumbai counterparts, Goa Transport Department is resorting to smart and tech-savvy methods to curb late night offences, currently going unchecked. Vehicular traffic during the night has been increasing in Goa, but violations during after-hours are going unchecked. Transport Department has thus decided to crack down on violations by proposing Artificial Intelligence (AI) CCTV device at susceptible junctions. The proposal has been moved to the government.Artificial Intelligence

Industry News: Future of Mobility

More Electric Vehicles in Pipeline, Not Just for Fleet but Also for Private Users: Tata Motorsedit

News 18

Tata Motors plans to bring a plethora of electric vehicles catering to not just fleet owners and government sales but also to private consumers with aspirational products going ahead, according to a senior company official. The auto major, which sells Tigor EV in the domestic market, mostly supplying for state-owned EESL’s orders, has also decided to adopt a focused market approach for its EV sales, targeting 20-25 locations across India.

EV
Government Readies Blueprint for EV and Battery Manufacturingedit

MerCom India

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for setting up a national mission on transformative mobility and battery storage initiatives.

Apart from this, the Cabinet has also approved the creation of Phased Manufacturing Program (PMP) to support the development of large-scale, export-competitive integrated batteries and cell-manufacturing giga-scale projects in India.

EV

Industry News: Education

SETTING STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONedit

The Times of India

The best gift that you can give your child, is the gift of education. Some of the best moments of childhood are spent on the campus of an educational institution and parents would like their children to enjoy their growing years. Besides offering a futuristic curricullam that gears children to excel in their respective choice of fields.

Education

Industry News: Skilling

International Women’s Day: India witnesses sharp plunge in female employmentedit

News Nation

The employment ratio of women remains low despite the increasing focus on reskilling and upskilling of workforce in general and women in particular, in line with the evolving industry needs, notes the report.

Globally as well as in the country, there is a declining trend of women’s participation in the workforce due to a litany of challenges, including lack of quality education, increasing digital divide which all hinder them from gaining employable skill sets and entering the workforce or set up an enterprise, says the report.

The report blames the underlying social, economic and political barriers this anomaly facing women and suggested that evolving a stronger ecosystem around women entrepreneurs to help them complete the entrepreneurship life-cycle ...Upskilling

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