April 30, 2019

News for the IET

VITEE 2019 Results: Vellore Institute launches VITEE admission test result, such checkedit

Hindi News 18 

Please note that VITEEE is a common entrance exam through which students can get admission in VIT Chennai campus, VIT Bhopal and VIT Andhra Pradesh apart from IT IT Vellore campus. Let us know that VITVellur, Tamilnadu is the first institute in the country which has got recognition for its engineering program in 2004 from the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and The Energy Institute, United Kingdom (UK).

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News for other PEI

STV Promotes Brandon Swartley, P.E., To Vice Presidentedit

PR Newswire 

Swartley is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and chair of the IEEE Philadelphia Chapters Vehicular Technology Society and is a member of the Electrical Association of Philadelphia

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Using Artificial Intelligence to detect mental health disorders may be counterproductiveedit

The New Indian Express 

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made it possible to detect mental disorders such as anxiety and depression from cues in a person’s voice, but doctors warn that adopting such tools in haste may prove to be counterproductive.

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This Indian blockchain startup is helping UNICEF transport millions of vaccines across the worldedit

The Economic Times

Started in 2016 by Silicon Valley veteran, Sid Chakravarthy, StaTwig is a firm that uses Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain to monitor every minute step of the products journey. OtherspicStaTwig has been selfsufficient since 2017 and was one of the few blockchain startups that year that were generating revenue through the solution centre.

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The Age of AI Powered Innovation is Hereedit

Analytics Insight 

John McCarthy, the man behind the term artificial intelligence, famously quipped As soon as it works, noone calls it AI anymore. From that day to the current day, the history of artificial intelligence (AI) goes back to years where intelligent robots appear in the mythical stories of many ancient societies, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek and Arabic.

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Opinion | Artificial Intelligence cannot yet pass a high school math testedit

Live Mint 

Despite all the hype, it appears AI cannot mimic the cognitive skills humans use to solve simple mathematics questions We are bombarded almost daily with news about how much smarter Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become, and how it is being applied across a variety of potential use cases.

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Central Agri Institute lauded for contribution to farm automationedit

The Hans India 

They say that the training was very useful and productive. We got lot of exposure on automation and had been trained on handling machines that made agriculture operations hasslefree.

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Banking in India is Drastically Transforming with Digitisationedit

BFSI ELETS Online 

With the rise of digitisation and growing usage of smartphones, banking operations, by and large, can now be performed anytime, anywhere. Customers have access to banking apps on Mobile and computers and they are now spending less time on visiting banks, says Kewal Handa, Chairman, Union Bank of India, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

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AI and IoT are now taking over our lives. Are we overdependent on themedit

The Times of India 

The next step is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the use of Internet of Things (IoT) internet and connectivity in everyday objects. Like the growth of technology, AI is also growing rapidly, and a growing number of people are relying on it in their daily life. From using it to navigate, to controlling the temperature at houses, AI is making its presence known.

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5 Platforms using AI technologies and redefining their industryedit

The Asian Age 

Routematic, with the help of the Internet of Things, has made corporate commutation a hasslefree and organized process. It is one of the first platforms to automate the process of commutation completely, from booking to billing.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Despite the high price tag, internetenabled cars might be exactly what the slowing industry needsedit

Live Mint 

The connected mobility solution on the MG Hector is also Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) ready for 5G. Airtel was chosen as the telecommunication partner because of the strength of its pan India 4G network, as well as the highspeed internet connectivity that it enables.

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The beginning of the end for diesel carsedit

Money Control 

On the face of it, the shift wont be easy. The painful fact is the infrastructure for CNG or electric vehicles leaves a lot to be desired. There are less than 1,500 CNG stations and the government has plans to increase it to 10,000 over the next 10 years. Infrastructure for electric vehicles is even worse.

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Swiggy piloting electric vehicle deliveries in 10 cities across Indiaedit

The News Minute 

While electric vehicles are considered the most sustainable form of transportation, Swiggy claims that they also lower the running cost of the vehicles by up to 40%, leading to higher effective payouts for Swiggys delivery partners who will own the said EVs.

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Shared mobility, choosing right vehicle segment can ensure success of EVs in India: Olaedit

News Nation 

Commercial and public transport systems have more compelling economics of using electric vehicles (EVs) over private cars, given the low operating costs of these environment friendly vehicles, a report by Ola Mobility Institute (OMI) said.

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Hyundais new smartphone app can control EV performanceedit

Auto Car India 

Hyundai Motor Group has announced the development of a new performance adjustment technology that can be controlled via a smartphone. The tech, which allows users to customise primary performance functions of electric vehicles through a smartphone application, is an industry first innovation.

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PURE EVs long range, high performance electric two wheelers to hit Indian roads soonedit

Zee Biz 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad incubated startup, PURE EV has developed long range, high performance electric two wheeler which has been designed keeping in mind the conditions of Indian streets and traffic environment. The launch of these electric two wheelers can be expected next month, all across the country.

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EBike Sales Come to a Halt in Apriledit

The Economic Times 

“April was a washout,” said Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) director general Sohinder Gill. “Only three models were certified by government agencies towards the end of the month. But there were no sales under FAME-II. In May too, the industry will end up selling a few hundred units… It is only in August that sales may gain some pace.”

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All electric cars to have green number platesedit

The Times of India 

The Centre on Monday asked state transport departments to ensure that all battery operated vehicles, both existing and new, have green number plates immediately. The road transport ministry in August, 2018, had introduced the new number plate for all battery operated or electric vehicles (EVs).

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The Future of Traffic Management is Intelligentedit

Metrorail News 

IoT proliferation has played a pivotal role in the realization of smart cities, and eventually on relevant technologies, traffic management systems being no exception. IoT based intelligent traffic management systems are expected to soon pick up steam to meet demand from an increasing number of smart city projects, coordinate with ambulance drivers, and track traffic violators.

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Industry News: Future of Work

The Most Needed Skills & Trends for Employers & Employees in 2019edit

People And Management 

Technical Professionals: as technology is no longer limited to an IT business, a technology professional may consider the major advances in computing, security and automation that opens new avenues, where jobs exceed the available skills. In computing, Cloud-based services, Edge and IOT are the three steps that bring computing power closest to the point of interaction.

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Business School Trends that will Dominate the Futureedit

People And Management 

Shocking reports have revealed a vast skills gap in India, with several surveys suggesting that more than 75% of graduates are not employable in any sector based on industry standards. This has sparked growing concern about the mismatch between universities and the needs of the job market.

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Utilizing Education Technology To Enhance Indias Employabilityedit

BW People 

Investing in reskilling and upskilling will be central to any sustainable effort at addressing the skill gap in India. A recent article highlighted how Indias systematic skill gap will potentially result in an opportunity cost of approximately $1.97 trillion.

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Usher business leadership through digital twinedit

The Times of India 

A recent study predicts the availability of 20 billion connected devices by 2020. Moreover, with the presence of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data Technology, organizations now not only can easily integrate digital information with the operational data of a physical object but also can execute analytics and intelligence for better understanding, predicting and optimizing the lifecycle and performance of the object.

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How nTalents.ai AIbased Interviewing Platform Is Taking Away The Bias In Hiring Processedit

Analytics India Mag

Bengaluru based nTalents.ai has made automated interviews for corporate sales team recruitment a reality, with their easy to use online interview platform. Incubated at IIM Bangalore, the startups uses AI and other deep learning capabilities to make hiring easy for their numerous corporate clients. (artifical intelligence)

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Digital Transformation Are you ready for it?edit

People Matters 

Managing such voluminous data require sophisticated systems and curation tools. Humanly, this cannot be managed. With more advancements in technology, more data are expected to be created and consumed. IoT (Internet of Things) enables the creation and communication of data between devices and machines.

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Industry News: Education

Is Education Being Disrupted by Digital Technology – An India Approachedit

People And Management 

What started off as enlightenment under a tree, today means having Cerelac whilst watching cartoons on the IPad. Over the past couple of decades, the magnitude of changes experienced by us gives a sneak peek into the future disruptions that will only accelerate with time.

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Transformative power of technology in education sectoredit

Express Computer 

Mukherjee stated that increase in the number of devices due to mobility and IoT can be difficult to manage, especially in crowded campuses. Arubas 802.11ac WiFi network and HPE Smart Rate Gigabit switching supports demanding teaching and learning apps, which is important especially in high density environments.

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Future tech innovation depends on todays childrenedit

The Indian Express 

Think of an augmented reality game that lets kids visualise the future when IoT takes full shape. They can see connected cars ordering grocery supplies and setting the temperature of bedroom on the way to home. It can excite them to explore more about connected devices, killing two birds with one stone. In a different scenario, children could compete in a virtual quiz against their friends and classmates.

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