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IETE Mysuru centre conducts national level student technical contestedit
IETE, Mysuru centre had organised the valedictory function of IETE national level student technical paper and model contest last week. The idea to conduct this event was to enhance and motivate students by providing an opportunity to select their topics of interest and develop their own scientific investigations and models.
IETEIndustry News: Information and Communications
Govt tells EV makers to localize manufacturing to qualify for subsidiesedit
By Amit Pandey
The latest draft guidelines on Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles Scheme (FAME) list components that need to be built locally, with specific deadlines. FAME, which was introduced on 1 April 2015, entered its second phase (FAME2) in April 2019.
EVsFAME IIWill Telemedicine Be The Future of Healthcareedit
With improved internet speeds (4G, broadband) and growth in disruptive technologies, the world is moving towards a more connected future that entails quicker, easier and more personalised delivery of all services. Healthcare is no exception to this sea change.
HealthcareWhy CFOs should lead the digital transformation in healthcareedit
Giving an example of how digital technologies can boost his business (an ambulance service company), Manish Sacheti, CFO, Ziqitza Health Care discloses, We believe in the benefits of technologies such as Internet of Things (IOT) offer. Electronic patient care report (EPCR) can save a lot of money in terms of printing traditional paper PCRs, as well as, eliminate the cost of storage of patient data.
Digital TransformationHealthcareIoTWhy blockchain is vital for IoTedit
Businesses know that IoT fits well with other popular enterprise computing technologies and blockchain is no exception. But implementing blockchain in an IoT application can be challenging and requires a strong understanding.
BlockchainIoTWhat would the arrival of 5G mean for IoTedit
The Internet of Things is nothing but a growing network of physical devices that easily get connected to the Internet and also to each other, possessing the ability to collect and share large volumes of information/ data.
5G TechnologyIoTStrategy for scaling IoT: How to plan for the real worldedit
As the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a mainstream part of human life, there have been many challenges that have started cropping up. It has posed very fundamental challenges to industry concepts such as scaling, robustness, consistency and not to mention the old tried and tested industry techniques of planning, forecasting, upgrade cycles and economy of scale
IoTHeres Why AI Is A Natural Fit For UIedit
Computer Vision & Intelligent Automation Is Revolutionising UIAs mentioned previously, UI represents the fit between humans and computer system of various kinds. Due to the translation required between human language and computer languages, various design elements come into the picture.
AIAutomationFind out how some Indian states are using AI to locate missing peopleedit
After disrupting the way police forces in India operate, Staqu, a Gurgaon-based AI start-up is utilising Artificial Intelligence in finding missing Indians. Driven to solve the real-world problems through artificial intelligence, Staqu has come up with a mobile app for police forces that runs on an AI enabled software to digitize the records of missing people. It find them through facial recognition, geo-fencing and hot-spot analysis.
AIDigital transformation hinges on tearing down data silosedit
Backup solutions span technologies including traditional onpremises backup for physical servers and databases, hybrid solutions that run onpremises but push data into designated archives (cloud or local), hosted backup (from a managed services provider or MSP), backupasaservice, and, in some cases, backups from edge computing such as IoT systems.
Digital TransformationIoTCan he be sued A robots trading error cost a tycoon $20 millionedit
The first known case of humans going to court over investment losses triggered by autonomous machines will test the limits of liability So a Hong Kong tycoon is doing the next best thing. Hes going after the salesman who persuaded him to entrust a chunk of his fortune to the supercomputer whose trades cost him more than $20 million.
Autonomous technologyrobotsBlockchain is the best way to truly benefit from our own dataedit
Personal data is the new oil, and blockchain will allow us to strike oil in our own data. Its said that data powers todays most profitable corporations, just like fossil fuels energized those of the past. To paraphrase: your data is being used by businesses over and over to help them make important decisions.
BlockchainDataAnalytics Insight Magazine Announces The Most Valuable IoT Companies to Watch in 2019edit
Ocean Data Systems: A software development company which has developed Dream Report, the worlds most capable, onpremise and webenabled data integration and report generator, specifically designed for industrial automation.
IoTAggressive AI implementation calls for strong data security & compliance in placeedit
We still need to evolve with respect to regulatory aspects of data security and compliance as the adoption of AI increases. With increasing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the BFSI sector, the immediate question that comes before us is how prepared are we when it comes to data security and compliance Not to forget that we are living in a datadriven age, what can be done to get your data AIready.
AIBFSIdata security3 things should know about the geospatial market in the AEC industryedit
The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is transforming at a rapid pace. Today, the sector is duly augmented by the adoption of integrated technologies, i.e. Building Information Modelling (BIM), geospatial technologies, digital technologies (Cloud, Big Data, AR/VR, IoT, etc.) across the construction value chain.
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Why Olas electric leap of faith could be a boon for auto sectoredit
Two years ago, Ola had launched a pilot multimodal electric vehicle project in Nagpur for the use of electric vehicles in public and shared mobility Ridehailing major Ola on Monday announced that its electric subsidiary Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd (Ola Electric) has received an undisclosed sum of funding from none other than Ratan Tata in his personal capacity.
Automotive SectorElectric VehiclesWhere are driverless cars going?edit
General Motors’ Cruise Automation plans to test a fleet of self-driving electric Chevy Bolts shortly. It has announced plans to debut its automated ride-hailing business in an American city (possibly NewYork) this year. TESLA has claimed there will be selfdriving Tesla “robotaxis” on the road as early as nextyear. Musk has said he would demonstrate a cross-country trip with out touching the steering wheel.
Driverless carRidesharings future It may sit on electric motorbikesedit
Vogo and Bounce are slugging it out for dominance in Bangalore, Indias tech hub, where Ola is also based and is watching carefully. Scooters, bicycles and mopeds have the potential to steal some market share from the Ola and Uber car services. (Electric vehicle)
Shared MobilityRatan Tata backs Ola’s electric vehicle unitedit
Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has made an undisclosed personal investment in Ola Electric Mobility, the electric vehicle unit of cab-hailing major Ola. Tata’s personal investment in Ola Electric is part of the Rs 400-crore funding round raised by the company from Tiger Global, Matrix Partners and Arun Sarin family office.
Shared MobilityIndias ecar plan has just one, but potentially debilitating, flawedit
To address the issue, the government earlier this year laid out a three year subsidy program for electric vehicles valued at about $1.4 billion about 10 times larger than a previous plan. Theres just one flaw in this impressive looking commitment to putting more cleanenergy vehicles on the roads: Its likely to exacerbate rampant theft of electricity.
Electric CarElectric VehiclesIndian Government add fast chargers and 10 new EVs to parliament fleetedit
As the government is pushing its agenda to promote electric mobility in India, it is taking all measures to adopt the mode of transport. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (ESSL) has installed AC and DC, three fast chargers and four slow chargers for electric vehicles at the Parliament House for the vehicles supplied to the government.
EVsGovt tells EV makers to localize manufacturing to qualify for subsidiesedit
By Amit Pandey
The latest draft guidelines on Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles Scheme (FAME) list components that need to be built locally, with specific deadlines. FAME, which was introduced on 1 April 2015, entered its second phase (FAME2) in April 2019.
EVsFAME IIE vehicle manufacturers asked to indigenise components to avail FAME 2 incentivesedit
Electric and hybrid vehicle (xEVs) manufacturers will have to indigenise a significant portion of components to avail benefits under a revised set of rules of the phase 2 of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, or FAME 2 scheme.
EVsFAME IIElectrifying Indias transport: An action plan for leapfrogging towards a clean, connected and shared futureedit
Recently the Union government approved the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme (FameII) and the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage. Both these actions signal Indias commitment to transforming its mobility system. s indicate that EVs can reach price parity with ICE vehicles by 2024. India must therefore explore newer models of swapping batteries and pay as you go, and facilitate startups like Ola, Ather, Sun Mobility, Zoomcar, Shuttl, Rivigo, who are innovating and disrupting status quo in mobility.
Electric VehicleExplained: Where are driverless cars goingedit
In 2009, Google launched its selfdriving car project with a team of DARPA Challenge veterans. A few years later, Tesla announced it would build a selfdriving system into its cars. In 2015, Uber got scientists from CMU, a robotics and artificial intelligence powerhouse, for its project
Artificial IntelligenceDriverless carRoboticsSelf Driving CarseSIM in car set to jazz up your weekend road tripsedit
The cloudconnected virtual eSIMs would enable automakers remotely provision connectivity over the air to vehicles with an operator of their choiceIn October 2013, GSMA which is the mobile network operators trade body worldwide, revealed it was developing a new kind of SIM that could be soldered in place and then programmed to connect to a chosen carrier remotely.
Cloud Technologyconnected technologyConnected carmakers need to invest or acquire technology to tap new growth opportunitiesedit
Recognising the huge opportunities in the connected car business, participants from sectors such as smartphones and gaming are developing advanced in-vehicle technologies. Automakers and Tier I companies are partnering with third-party Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based assistants or building native intelligent assistants to transform user experience (UX), according to findings by the American business consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan.
AIConnected CarsAI, emotion detection to let you drive faster in Hyderabadedit
By Donita Jose
The plan is to use a technology-driven system that integrates computer vision, emotion detection, artificial intelligence and robotic interfaces in order to accommodate many more vehicles than the roads can handle currently. This would increase the average speed on these roads from 12kmph to 40kmph.
AIFuture of MobilityIndustry News: Future of Work
Way to a better futureedit
The Indian School of Business and Finance and London School of Economics and Political Science’s Annual Teachers’ Symposium 2019 recently organised a panel of eminent academicians exploring on the overarching theme of “Empowering post-millennial by future proofing learning and counselling”.
Future of WorkNobodys corporate slaveedit
By Smitha Verma
According to a Noble House study titled The Future of Work is Anywhere: Gig workforce, Indian corporate houses have become more amenable to hiring gig workers at a massive 85 per cent. Freelancing offers a worker a better payout since the transaction is usually on a piecemeal basis.
Future of WorkGig EconomyworkforceTouchless HiRing for Yes Bank:edit
Talocity, one of AI HR Platforms, provides Touchless HiRing for YES BANK as a client recently. Talocity?s unique blend of automation enables YES BANK to further enhance their hiring process and HR operations, to attain high quality talent.
AutomationHRPlacement Offers for PhD Students at IITs Risingedit
By Sreeradha Basu
Mathworks and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company were among those that hired PhDs. “This year, artificial intelligence, data scientists and machine learning engineer profiles are popular,” said Yemula. Graduates in material science and computer science, especially in machine learning, are more sought out due to rapid growth in these areas, said Varun Dutt, advisor of IIT Mandi’s career and placement cell.
AIData Sciencefuture fo workMachine LearningIT sector will see job cuts with cloud migration, automation: Gartner expertedit
IT services companies such as TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL Technologies and others see their customers increasingly move their services on the cloud and enabled digital technologyled services, driving automation.
Autonomous drivingCloud TechnologyDigital TechnologyFuture of JobsIn India, even the AI workforce has a huge gender gapedit
India ranks third lowest on the health and survival of girls and women, and is the least improved country in this regard India is ranked 108th among 149 countries in the overall gender gap index, according to the World Economic Forum. Notably, countries like Nicaragua and Rwanda are among the top ten.
AIworkforceCognizant may cut jobs after slashing growth forecasts by halfedit
Live Mint Cognizant expects current-quarter revenue in the range of $4.16 billion and $4.20 billion in constant currency. Analysts were expecting a revenue of $4.29 billion. The company has turned to cloud computing, cybersecurity and analytics as it looks to cut down dependence on IT services, where margins are being squeezed by clients demanding more work at lower costs.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCyberSecurityFuture of JobsIndustry News: Education
Lack of quality education cause of underemployment in engineering says Punjab Engineering College Directoredit
The Director of Punjab Engineering College, Dheeraj Sanghi talks about the educational quality among institutes and the reforms to be brought about in PEC, various aspects that linger on the engineering field, the job opportunities, and the causes of underemployment in engineering.
engineering educationJob OpportunitiesCould Robotics Be The New STEM Driversedit
These students, who span in grades from elementary school through college, are part of around 1,650 teams that have excelled in competitions held across the globe, culminating in the VEX Robotics World Championship.
EducationRoboticsSTEM EducationCorporation school students get hang of Roboticsedit
Students from various schools run by Madurai corporation enthusiastically took part in a summer camp on robotics. The weeklong summer camp for corporation school students is being conducted jointly by Madurai corporation and American India Foundation at Thiru Vi Ka corporation higher secondary school in Thathaneri.
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