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Education with a Differenceedit
Placing SRM in the top league among QS ranked institutions in India, QS has awarded 5-star rating in Teaching, Employability and Inclusiveness with overall rating of 4-star. Further, at the Kattankulathur campus, five of engineering programs have been accredited by ABET, USA (www.abet.org) and another four Engineering programs by IET, UK. It has more than 800 international students from 64 countries studying in various programs.
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Want to achieve a bigger & better future?edit
The Institute in association with IIT Roorkee has developed Virtual Labs. It also includes IEEE student chapter, ISHRAE student chapter, and ACM student chapter. They believe that their students can outshine in any field whether robustness or education. At Tula’s, they offer sports amenities like a large spacious ground for students to play various sporting activities like cricket, football, volleyball, throwball, basketball, etc. to keep themselves healthy and fit.
IEEEBuildings must be eco-friendly than Vastu compliantedit
He was delivering a talk on ‘Role of Vastu Shilpa Shastra in present times,’ at the Institution of Engineers auditorium on JLB Road here on May 22 and said that before the builders and contractors, an architect becomes relevant. The reason he pointed out was because, first the building’s architecture becomes very important. Without the design of the building in place, there will be lot of problems during construction, he added.
Institution of EngineersRight energy mix must for sustained growthedit
Speaking at the inaugural of 34th national convention of production engineers and a conference on Emerging technologies in power sector manufacturing, organised by the Tiruchi Local Centre of The Institution of Engineers (IEI) at National Institute of Technology here, Mr. John observed that a nations prosperity was judged by its per capita consumption of electricity.
The Institution of EngineersEngineering Education: A Step Towards Excellenceedit
Students at MCOE have won prizes in national level competitions like-SAE-BAJA, Robocon, EFFICYCLE, GOKART and SUPRA, IEEE, IETE, ISTE, SAE, IEI, CSI, SMART INDIA HACKTHON etc. The placement cell provides training to ensure that every student gets the required skills. PES’s MCOE signed MOUs with various reputed companies and the major recruiters are TCS, Wipro, Zensar, Syntel, UNO MINDA, Bitwise, Harbinger, BYJU’S, Accenture, Tavisca, Mahindra, Autodesk etc.
IEEEIndustry News: Information and Communications
Top Robotic Applications That Will Surprise Youedit
By Kamalika Some
The applications of robotics have knocked the doors of uncharted territories, with the work increasingly been delegated to the robots working on them tirelessly. This has led to organisations saving considerable time to achieve increased levels of efficiencies. As the technologies change, these robots become more advanced and autonomous as they learn how to do jobs faster and better than humans.
RoboticsThe Advent of 5G: Here’s what the next generation of mobile networks will offer!edit
Who could complain about faster internet speed, right? But it’s more than just that. Video consumption is on the rise, with over a billion hours of videos being watched daily on YouTube alone. On top of this, with the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) developing across markets, every home or office network should see a sharp rise in network traffic with multiple devices communicating with each other.
5GIoTNotorious trojan Emotet attacks Indian firms dailyedit
By Abhijit Ahaskar
The notorious trozan Emotet continues to play hide and seek with enterprises, testing their cyber security efforts repeatedly with new infiltration methods. With more enterprises in India moving their resources online, the attacks have also grown and Emotet has emerged as one of the most common threats used against them.
Cyber SecurityIndia will be the torchbearer of Industrial Revolution 4.0, says Navin Mittaledit
And we are finding this whole transformation which is happening in front of our eyes. In terms of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, nano technology. We can see this amazing-amazing transformation which is happening,” he explained.
AIMLnano technologyRoboticsHow Cognitive Automation is disrupting the Financial Industryedit
By Vishnu Mamidipally
In the Operations and back-office units, the outcomes of digital transformation are typically measured in terms of transaction speed, accuracy, and reduction in headcounts. Cognitive Automation, a convergence of RPA, AI/ML, API, BlockChain and Analytics, is disrupting the transformation journey of financial industry and is setting stage for incredible transaction throughput scalability.
AIAutomationBlockchainMLExploring the dark underbelly of smart home technologyedit
This past holiday season, AI-powered devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home were among the hottest gifts across any product category – a trend that speaks to the rising popularity and acceptance of smart home technology in the U.S. But as innocuous as it all seems on the surface, does a darker reality exist beneath the surface?
Smart HomeDetailed IoT Policy Need Of The Houredit
By Sunitha Natti
Cities can drive IoT initiatives as its potential benefits create incentives. However, for the initiatives to be a success, steps have to be taken to accrue the benefits of a fully connected world, KPMG noted adding that it require substantial support from the government in the form of comprehensive policies to aid and support development and widespread adoption of technology.
IoTArtificial Intelligence: Changing Healthcare Landscapeedit
Looking at the upcoming trends globally and across industry ‘Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning (AI/ML)’ tops the charts. Generally, first thing which comes to mind is machine/cyborg taking over human elements and this has been depicted to various degrees in many sci-fi movies.
AIML5 Roles In Data Science That Are Set For A Redesignedit
By Ambika Choudhury
IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council chief executive Amit Aggarwal said in a report that organisations are adopting the new and emerging technologies which will eventually transform the traditional job profiles into a higher domain with more automation and this change may cause a ripple in the $167 billion Indian IT services industry.
AutomationData Science4 Fintech platforms making financial services completely seamlessedit
Such platforms are mainly backed with technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, which are rapidly proving their value across the industries. It helps in improving the results by applying methods derived from aspects of human Intelligence at a beyond human scale.
AIBig DataWell Maintain Focus On Further Simplification Of Processes, Faster Resolution:edit
By Aniruddha Bose
Advancement in technology has led to enhanced customer engagement with higher rate for renewal of policies and cross sell opportunity for life insurers. Additionally, Artificial intelligence (AI) based programmatic marketing has further enabled insurers to customize their offerings and meet diverse customer needs. Now, it is invariable to focus on multiple channels and there digital has a vital role.
AIUsing deep tech for better healthcareedit
By Divya Rao
Artificial (Intelligence) Neural Networks are statistical models aimed at solving complex pattern recognition problems. Hyderabad-based startup CognitiveCare has developed two models Onco and MIHIC, using this deep technology.
AIDeep LearningArtificial Intelligence is changing the face of Indian banking, says Deepak Sharma,CDO, Kotak Mahindra Bankedit
The Artificial intelligence (AI) is today changing the way how banks use to operate. The technology is changing rapidly and Al is the one which is standing out as it is real and scalable, says Deepak Sharma, Chief Digital Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank (Artificial Intelligence)
AIThe worlds biggest unmanned dump trucks connect to 5G networkedit
BELAZ unmanned dump trucks, which are among the biggest in the world, has begun working at a test site in the town of Zhodino in Belarus using 5G. The test zone has been created by infrastructure operator beCloud, BELAZ and VIST Group (part of ZYFRA Group). (Internet of Things)
5GIoTNew AI tool that improves the way you writeedit
Tech giant Google isn’t the only company trying to predict what you’re going to say next. At their developer’s conference — Build 2019 — Microsoft announced that it is coming out with its own writing tool called ‘Ideas’ for Microsoft Word. The cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) companion is supposed to do more than just correct grammatical mistakes and spelling errors, according to the company.
AICloud ComputingNew AI based system helps drones land quickeredit
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can help drones to land more safely and quickly, while gobbling up less power. The system, dubbed the “Neural Lander,” is a learning-based controller that tracks the position and speed of the drone, and modifies its landing trajectory and rotor speed accordingly to achieve the smoothest possible landing.
AIMalware files designed to steal money from banks grew 60 per cent in first quarteredit
Mobile banking Trojans are one of the most rapidly developing, flexible and dangerous types of malware, said the report from cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab. They usually steal funds directly from mobile users bank accounts, but sometimes their purpose is changed to steal other kinds of credentials.
Cyber SecurityHuman and robot work the best togetheredit
This brings a crucial ray of hope when considering efficiency in all discussions involving automation and digitization. There will also be many scenarios and uses in the future where mixed teams of robots and humans are superior to entirely robotic mechanical systems.
RoboticsHow AI, Big Data and Machine Learning are Transforming Pensioners Lives in Telanganaedit
But soon this challenge for the elders depending on their pensions for subsistence will be a thing of past in Telangana thanks to an initiative by the Department of Meeseva that a new mobile app has been rolled out that authenticates the identity of pensioners in realtime through a selfie clicked on their smart phones from the comfort of their homes. (Artificial Intelligence)
AIBig DataMLEmotet virus biggest threat to Indian businesses: Researchersedit
A single breach can be used as an entry point into multiple networks and systems, potentially compromising data and disrupting processes on a scale that we haven’t seen before. This is a wakeup call for Indian enterprises to adopt cutting edge cyber security solutions, added Katkar.
Cyber SecurityDont click on uninvited trouble in spam mailsedit
By C. Romeo
Cyber security experts say usually our mail server should be assigned to the domain name IP and configured. Google can detect such discrepancies and keep such mails in spam. Whereas others like Outlook send them directly to our inbox. Though spams do not have a direct impact, they can get access to the personal details of the user, says a cyber security expert from Team Blue IT Services, adding that this could be prevented with a Sender Policy Framer
Cyber SecurityCyber crimes, Cyber Laws in India & Electronic Evidenceedit
Manish Manocha delving on cyber attacks underscored that by 2020, 25 percent of cyber attacks against enterprises will involve IoT devices and 63% are the result of compromised user passwords and usernames. He also said that over 60% of online frauds are accomplished through mobile platforms.
Cyber crimeIoTWhy skill development should be a major focus for Modi govtedit
By Krishna Kumar
To achieve skill development at the scale that is required today, government intervention in terms of policies and campaigns is a must. As the frenetic pace of change continues, there is a growing sense of urgency towards ensuring that people have the necessary skills and knowledge to survive in the new economy. With machines becoming ever more powerful, we can soon expect automation, artificial intelligence and robotics to transform several low end jobs that form a large chunk of jobs today.
AIAutomationRoboticsWhich job function will see highest redundancy with increasing automationedit
84% employers who see AI as a tool to gain competitive advantage. 75% see it as a way to enter new business areas.AI to see most talent demand by 2025 HR department likely to become the most redundant, reveals a Times Jobs survey.
AIAutomationSkill India may be expanded to include AI, IoTedit
By Yogima Sharma
The government is seized of the fact that re skilling has to be done at a massive scale alongside skilling, the official said.NEW DELHI: The government will soon come up with a national policy to re-skill and upskill millions of youth in the country to create a workforce capable of handling emerging trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and machine learning. (internet of things)
AIIoTReskillingUpskillingOpinion | Disruption in hospitality with emerging techedit
By Anil Goel
The world is changing faster than ever before with technology transforming daily lives and experiences. Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation are being leveraged by brands across industries to revolutionize various aspects of a consumers daily lifehealthcare, privacy, home security and communication.
AIAutomationIoTMLNew tech tools easing hiringedit
By Sruti Venugopal
Whether it is the IT industry or any other sector, hiring trends are witnessing a shift from traditional methods to new-age techniques. These techniques include conducting hackathons, using AI to conduct video tests and/or interviews and even using technology to not only assess the skill set but also the personality traits of the candidate.
AIIn digital world, individuality at periledit
By Dr Vivekananda
It is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number of fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, the Internet of Things, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Blockchain, fifth generation wireless technologies (5G), additive manufacturing/3D printing and fully autonomous vehicles as defined by Wikipedia.
3D printing5GAutonomous technologyBlockchainIIoTIoTHuman and robot work the best togetheredit
This brings a crucial ray of hope when considering efficiency in all discussions involving automation and digitization. There will also be many scenarios and uses in the future where mixed teams of robots and humans are superior to entirely robotic mechanical systems. At the least, excessive fears of dramatic job losses are not justified from our point of view, said Professor Matthias Klumpp from the University of Gottingen, first author of the study.
AutomationRoboticsHow tech can streamline HR outsourcingedit
By Jaydev Sanghavi
By strategically using AI, companies can use data analytics to track important information pertaining to daily HR tasks.By Jaydev Sanghavi. The tech boom has impacted industries across sectors, and due to large scale operations of many companies, several functions are being outsourced. HR is one of the most commonly outsourced departments. Given that such firms majorly focus on HR processes according to the varying needs of client organisations, they can benefit greatly by incorporating technologies such as AI and machine learning, to achieve greater results.
AIMachine LearningHow AR an AI making Video streaming more immersiveedit
The recent wave of new age technology platforms like Tik Tok, Like, Bigo Live etc are also not untouched by impact of AI on their platforms.Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as the bedrock of innovation in every field be it education, healthcare, retail, entertainment etc. (Photo: Pixabay)
AIARHow AI can help define roles for women in technologyedit
By Deepa Sayal
AI is emerging as the millennial career option for women, and in the future the demand for women talent is only expected to increase.So, not only more women are required in AI, their presence should be more diversified as well.
AIAICTE launches NDF programme to promote research in thrust areasedit
In a bid to encourage research in the key areas of science and technology, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has come up with the National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) programme. Hyderabad: In a bid to encourage research in the key areas of science and technology, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has come up with the National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) programme. (internt of things)
IoTIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Use available info to your advantageedit
By K Naresh Kumar
We are now blessed or is it cursed with reams of data and raw information available almost everywhere about the listed companies. (Electric Vehicles)
Electric VehiclesElectric buses to ply in Srinagar from June says JKSRTCedit
Much awaited electric buses to ply in Srinagar city from the third week of June, officials said on Saturday. A senior official at J&K State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) wishing anonymity told Rising Kashmir that electric buses are going to hit city roads soon. (Electric Vehicles)
Electric VehcilesUpcoming cars to launch in 2019 Hatchbacks, Sedans, SUVs to Electric Vehicles!edit
By Jatin Jhamb
2019 is a good year for all the car buyers as loads of car manufacturers are bringing their new products or launching face lifts to the market. New companies like MG Motors and Kia are also bringing their products to the Indian market. Here is a list of upcoming cars in 2019 which includes hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs, luxury cars and even electric vehicles which gives buyers a proactive choice which car to choose from.
Electric VehiclesUnder 150cc Scooter/Motorcycle Including Activa & Splendor To Be Banned From 2024edit
By Riju Ganguly
For your information, the manufacturers will be allowed to sell only electric scooters, motorcycles and rickshaws post the above mentioned date. What is even more surprising is also the fact that the Government has further plans to ban the nonelectric delivery vans, city buses, and also school buses as well.
Electric VehiclesGovernment sees red as electric vehicles fails to deliver mileage promiseedit
By Pritish Raj
Government departments using the electric vehicles (EVs) from Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra are understood to be somewhat unhappy with the mileage of the vehicles.According to an official in one of the departments, while Tata Motors and M&M had claimed these would run for 130 km when fully charged, they are able to do just about 85 km. One is worried about running them for too long, the official told FE.
Electric VehiclesElectric Cars Can Help You Live Longeredit
Migration from polluting vehicles that burn fossil fuels to electric vehicles, ideally using electricity generated sustainably could significantly reduce the incidence of cardiopulmonary illness due to air pollution, says a study. This could lead not only to less employee absence from work through illness but also lead to broad improvements in the quality and length of life.
Electric CarElectric VehiclesEVs, Batteries Can Drive Solar Rooftop Growth, Says Reportedit
This ‘Electric Vehicles and Batteries Can Drive Growth of Residential Solar’ report is based on Germany and Britain and examines the economic impact on these regions on combining the rooftop solar with EVs and batteries; along with the effects of different policy incentives and disincentives.
Clean EnergyElectric VehiclesHow real-world vehicle emissions data help cities become emission freeedit
Real-world emissions data might not be able to inform every one of those questions, but by utilising real-world emissions factors many of these regulatory design decisions can be quantified and compared to each other to allow policymakers to understand the likely emissions impact of their proposed policy.
emissionsgreen mobilityEV Journey to Begin with Hybrid Technology in India, Says Hondaedit
Japanese auto major Honda will use hybrid vehicles as intermediates in the next two years in India before going for full electric vehicles (EVs), as it expects setting up of supporting infrastructure such as charging stations to take time, according to a senior company official. The company, which is present in India through a wholly-owned subsidiary, aims to follow the government’s push for environment-friendly vehicles by driving in models with green technologies. A hybrid car has more than one source of power. Usually, it combines a conventional combustion engine with an electric motor to run the vehicle.
Electric VehiclesHybrid CarsNarendra Modi government likely to announce vehicle-scrapping policy in Budgetedit
The first budget of the new government is likely to include a scrappage policy and a slew of measures to promote electric vehicles (EVs), sources told CNBC-TV18. Government bureaucrats and officials in the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog have prepared a roadmap for the automobile sector and it comprises of three key points bringing a scrapping policy, promoting EVs and passage of the motor vehicles bill which has been pending in parliament.
Electric VehiclePolicyAll battery operated vehicles to have green numberplatesedit
By Faryal Rumi
The new number plates for all electric vehicles were introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in August 2018. The ministry has notified amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to this effect.
Electric VehiclesPetrol-powered two-wheelers up to 150cc could be banned in Indiaedit
The Indian government is already pushing its efforts of encouraging the production of electric two-wheelers by providing subsidy benefits. After the FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric vehicles) being operational, electric two-wheeler start-ups such as Ather Energy and Okinawa have reaped the benefits in the form of subsidies which reduced the prices of their E-scooters.
FAME IItwo wheelersSectors that should shine under Modi 2.0 Looking Aheadedit
The government has allocated Rs 100bn under the FAME-II scheme for promoting clean energy and battery-operated vehicles. It will be implemented starting from 2019 to 2022. Key beneficiaries will be Maruti Suzuki, M&M and Tata Motors in 4W and other 2W companies, such as TVS Motors, Bajaj Auto & Hero MotoCorp.
battery technologyFAME IIMobilitySoon, driverless cars with humanlike reasoning capabilitiesedit
After this, when the system was deployed autonomously it successfully navigated the car along a pre planned path in a different forested area, designated for autonomous vehicle tests. According to the research, the system uses a machine learning model called a convolutional neural network (CNN), commonly used for image recognition.
Autonomous MobilityIndustry News: Future of Work
Gas-Based Plants’ Revival, EV Infra on Priority List of Govt in Second Inningsedit
By Sarita Singh
Revival of gas-based power plants and putting up electric vehicle infrastructure are expected to be on the priority list of the new NDA government. The power ministry is expected to approach the union cabinet to get approval in the next 100 days for a subsidy mechanism to revive gas-based power projects, a senior government official said. The country has nearly 25,000 megawatts of operational gasbased capacity, all of which is stressed because of the unavailability of fuel.
Electric VehiclesHow reskilling helps the workforce to adapt to changes edit
New technologies like AI and big data are driving the growth of the technology sector and relatively young workers who mastered older technologies must reskill and learn them to remain employable in the IT sector. (reskilling)
AIBig DataReskillingworkforceHow to implement and use HR analytics to make business decisions edit
If your organization is new to HR analytics, follow these guidelines that can help you implement and use the tool to drive better business decisions.Herbert Marrow, HR Director at Careers Booster states, Companies that embrace data science spend less time and money on HR management and they do this simply by using data that has always been available, but no one knew how to take advantage of it. (reskilling)
AnalyticsHRReskillingFocus on Manufacturing and Upskillingedit
India, the world’s second most populous country, with over 470 million workers, will have the world’s largest workforce. by 2027 — one billion. Creating jobs is critical even as the ground reality remains grim. According to a leaked NSSO job survey data, unemployment is at a 45 year high, at 6.1%, in 2017-18.
ManufacturingUpskillingHave a VISION of the FUTURE before selecting your CAREERedit
By Ali Khwaja
The tide is changing slowly but significantly. As the ubiquitous computers become more self-reliant with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of-Things (IoT), the traditional programmer doing extensive coding work is slowly becoming less and less important It paved the way for creation of thousands of jobs in the IT and related sectors.
AIIoTMLCareer options that you can explore in 2019edit
Data is the lifeblood of all business. Data-driven decisions increasingly make the difference between keeping up with the competition and falling further behind. A subset of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) can be the key to unlocking the value of corporate and customer data and enacting decisions that keep a company ahead of the competition.
AIMLBig Data, AI & ML together play shifting roles in disrupting the BFSI segmentedit
By Saurabh Saxena
By using analytics for deep customer insights and risk quantification, automation to streamline back-office processes, and deep financial domain experience, IT giants now help businesses adapt to an ever-changing environment.
AIBFSIBig DataMLIndian farmer needs funds, data and tools to succeededit
By Debjani Ghosh
There are nearly 500 startups providing solutions based on advanced technologies such as AI, ML, IoT, blockchain, drones, image sensing and cloud telephony to farmers. Fasal is helping farmers use less water and pesticides; Cropin is creating digital farms and building climate resilience; Satsure is using satellite data for better delivery of crop insurance; Ninjacart is helping farmers get better value for their produce; BigHaat is delivering quality input to farmers across India; Stellaps is using IoT and data analytics to transform the dairy sector.
AIBlockchainCloud TechnologyIoTMLIndustry News: Education
Bridging the gap by Government Industry Academia Collaborationedit
Every industry across the globe is witnessing transformations especially in terms of technology and improving the processes. Seeking this, it is very important for the education sector to be in line with the growing demands. But, it is also true that for education sector it is not possible to take the lead alone. It will be needing support from industry as well as the Government.
Is Pursuing Engineering Still Worth It In India With Many Students Trying Their Hands On Newer Subjectsedit
Today engineering has opened up newer job prospects rather than restricting them. It is as if life begins after engineering. One may feel except programming or product development there is no other career. But, this is the very time to work on our skills and our attitude entirely and get it right.
engineering educationPM Narendra Modis education agenda in first 100days action planedit
The education sector has also been taken into account to look for further additions to improve the elementary, secondary and higher education in India.The agendas that have been set by Narendra Modi and his party for education sector:
EducationStrengthen Out Engineering Education And Its Challengesedit
Normally we see that engineering education is revolved around the old silos like civil engineering or mechanical engineering or electronics, that leaves them with very little opportunities in the real world. Hence, there is a dire need to reimagine engineering education in India.
engineering educationWhat the next 100 days under Modi 2.0 will look like for youedit
The reelected Modi government has plans to unveil a new national education policy, a drive to fill 5 lakh vacant faculty positions in higher education, and add of 10 Institutions of Eminence (IoE) to the existing sanctioned strength of 20. IoEs are expected to break into the international top 100 club of academic institutions.
Education PolicyCareers of the Futureedit
On the other hand AICTE announced in January 2019 that 40,000 seats in government engineering colleges across India will be cut down (out of 10 lakh totally available), after seeing the lackadaisical attitude and negligence of state governments in changing the condition of state-run engineering colleges.
engineering educationModern Engineering Wisdomedit
In today’s time, when technology is making everyone smart, it is also taking humanity far away from being actually humans. The expression broken down in two parts: ‘Modern’ which is future ready and ‘Wisdom’ which stems from age old values. At MIT-WPU, formerly known as MIT Pune, education is balanced to give rise to responsible citizens.
engineering educationAI, ML, Data Science, Big Data Or Deep learning: What Should You Study Now?edit
By Richa Bhatia
What’s in a name, a ‘Rose’ with any other name would smell the same – holds good for the terms AI, ML and Data Sciences which are being synonymously used in the industry today. Years ago, EMC named it Data Science, IBM called it Big Data Analytics and Google christened it as AI/ML. Essentially the underlying objective and concept are the same across all three terms or “In things” in the industry today.
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