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International Yoga day Celebrationsedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), Telangana State Centre organized International Yoga Day2019. The Chief Guest, Er Sekhar Gandhi, MIE, Rector, Centre for Yogic Management and Research on 21st June, 2019.The Chief Guest graced the occasion and made a Power Point Presentation about the Yoga Practices to the elite audience.
Institution of Engineers (IEI)Industry News: Information and Communications
Govts stress on infrastructure and EVs: President Ram Nath Kovindedit
Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said massive work to create infrastructure is underway, and electric vehicles are being promoted to reduce pollution
EV InfrastructureChallenges faced by the CIOs in the Integration of IoT in their operationsedit
In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent buildings, a wide range of lowvoltage building systems including voice, data, WiFi, distributed antenna systems (DAS), security, audiovisual (AV), lighting, building automation and more are converging onto a common cabling infrastructure and communicating with each other via Internet Protocol (IP).
DataIoTBillions of IoT Devices to Produce 79.4 Zettabytes of Data in 2025, Says IDCedit
With the growth of IoT devices, the quantity of generated data also increases. These data are further divided into small and large datasets. Small and storming data imply a single metric of the health of a machine while large datasets are produced through video surveillance cameras employing computer vision.
DataIoTOpinion | Software robots and importance of risk managementedit
Robotic process automation, or RPA, has emerged as a potent productivity-enhancement innovation that is being embraced globally by virtually all industry sectors. This is hardly surprising since a software robot (also known as a bot) can work around the clock at a fraction of an employee’s cost.
Risk ManagementRoboticsRPANITI Aayogs strategy for AIedit
The proposal for a national strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) was first made by the Finance Minister in his 201819 budget mandating NITI Aayog to establish the National Programme on AI, with a view to guiding the research and development in new and emerging technologies
AIHow is Digital Transformation Challenging the Security Changes?edit
To initiate a digital transformation project, there is an urgent need for organizations to bring together the three pillars of management which include people, process and technology both in the planning and strategy phase, by offering them an opportunity to see where technologies like data analytics, internet of things (IoT), mobile and social can make a difference.
Cyber SecurityData AnalyticsDigital TransformationIoTAI to Introduce Senses like Touch and Visionedit
Robots that have been customized to see or feel can’t utilize these signals quite reciprocally. To better connect this tactile gap, scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have thought of a predictive artificial intelligence (AI) that can figure out how to see by touching, and figure out how to feel by seeing.
AIAnalyticsAI Can Detect PTSD & Depression Just By Hearing Sound Of Someones Voiceedit
Thats why researchers at New York University have been working on a solution. They say they now have something that can take the guesswork out of PTSD diagnosis. Its an artificial intelligence that can make that diagnosis, simply by listening to the patient talk.
AIHealthcareA new miniature robot could assist in taking micro ultrasound imagesedit
An artificial intelligence system (AI) ensures the smooth capsule can position itself correctly against the gut wall to get the best quality microultra sound images. The feasibility study also showed should the capsule get dislodged, the AI system can navigate it back to the required location.
AIHealthcareRoboticsIndustry News: Future of Mobility
TERI suggests city specific mobility approachedit
Within the context of the fourpronged strategy, Niti Aayogs recent proposal for permitting sale of only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 is an ambitious target, which may impose substantive costs on users, TERI said.
Electric VehiclesMobilityNo Charges For Registration Of Electric Vehicles Government Want To Boost EV Salesedit
Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, said, The auto industry globally is still a long way away from all of this, as is India. To force an unrealistic deadline for mass adoption of electric two and three wheelers, will not just create consumer discontent, it risks derailing auto manufacturing in India that supports 4 million jobs.
Electric VehiclesIndians Shifting to Hybrids on Green Policies, Carmakers Pushedit
Indian consumers are increasingly looking to buy a hybrid or an electric vehicle over conventional power train driven ones on the back of supportive environmental policies big brand bets and shift in buyers mindset shows a report by global consultancy firm Deloitte.
Electric VehiclesHybrid VehiclesGST rate slashed to 12% on EV chargers; industry sees it as sentiment boosteredit
The industry players are hoping for GST reduction on electric vehicle to 5 per cent from current 12 per cent. The proposal for GST rate cut on electric vehicles has been sent to fitment committee.
EV ChargersGSTGovts stress on infrastructure and EVs: President Ram Nath Kovindedit
Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said massive work to create infrastructure is underway, and electric vehicles are being promoted to reduce pollution
EV InfrastructureGovt refuses to budge on electric vehicle deadline for 2 and 3wheelersedit
Makers of electric vehicles (EVs) and officials of the NITI Aayog and the government took part in the meeting. The government is firm that extending the deadline is difficult, and tried to impress upon electric vehicle makers that unless they acted, the Courts would step and the big players would be left with little choice.
Electric VehiclesRide-hailing enters new growth lane as bike mobility takes offedit
Vogo’s model may not seem as convenient as Bounce’s, but it helps prevent theft and abandonment. Currently, Bounce operates only in Bangalore, whereas Vogo also has a presence in Hyderabad. While the two startups are betting on the self-drive model, another player, Rapido, is building a bike taxi business, which will compete with Ola and Uber once there is regulatory clarity in the segment.
last mile connectivityNITI Aayog gives scooter, bike makers 2 weeks to draw up EV plan: Reportedit
During Fridays meeting government officials argued that switching to EVs is of national importance so India does not miss out on the global drive towards environmentally cleaner vehicles, one of sources said. But industry executives responded that a premature switch with no established supply chain, charging infrastructure or skilled labour in India, could result in India losing its leadership position in scooters and motorbikes, the second source said.
Electric VehiclesNITI AayogSkill DevelopmentHow can the budget help ensure sustainable growth for auto industryedit
Electric and hybrid vehicles: The governments commitment towards electric vehicles (EVs) is a positive sign for the industry, and the revision in import duty (announced earlier this year, in January 2019) to support the local assembly of EVs augurs well for the industry.
Auto Industry TrendsBudgetElectric VehiclesExpecting a boom in e-vehicles industry, ITIs move to skill youth in the segmentedit
At a NITI Aayog-called meeting of the twoand three-wheeler industry last week, the government think-tank asked the latter to come up with EV conversion plans within two weeks. Earlier, a NITI Aayog-led panel recommended that taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola should convert 40 per cent of their fleet to electric by April 2026.
e-vehiclesSkillingAutomakers run into collision with Centre’s electric vehicle planedit
Even as the NITI Aayog has given the industry two weeks to come up with a plan on how it wants to proceed on the matter, companies such as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have objected to banning twoand three-wheelers and asked for at least four months to come up with a comprehensive plan that takes into account all aspects of e-mobility.
e-mobilityElectric VehicleIndustry News: Future of Work
Hiring challenges in digital age and what employers are doing to fill skill gapsedit
Todays digital reality poses many challenges for organisations, including reskilling their workforce. In an attempt to fill the skills gap, employers tend to replace their resident workforce and recruit outside the organisation to find workers with the skill sets required to remain competitive.
Bridging Skill GapDigital EconomyHiringReskillingUpskillingThese are the most common AI use cases in HR and recruitingedit
Gartner has identified the three most common use cases. HR and recruitment leaders have begun using applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve HR efficiency and enhance employee experience. Gartner has identified the three most common use cases.
AIHRrecruitmentLevel up or go home: India faces a skillgap challenge for 5G, emerging techedit
India has a challenge of being fully ready for 5G as well as for other emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning owing to the imbalance in talent and needs of the industry, suggested Raghav Gupta, director India & APAC at Coursera, an American online learning platform.
5G TechnologyAIBridging Skill GapIoTMachine LearningWhat business leaders should do to succeed in innovation economyedit
Innovation economy is light on assets and heavy on knowledge. Data is overtaking experience in making decisions and directing strategy. ML, IoT, blockchain are becoming vital for producing innovations. CEOs have to ensure that the organisation is equipped with the tools for acquiring, crunching and applying data intelligence and that every employee can work in a highly automated environment.
AutomationBlockchainIoTMachine LearningUpskilling for the Fourth Industrial Revolutionedit
The growing skills gap is most noticeable in roles that relate directly to tomorrows major technologies, including AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile applications that are the driving force behind heightened customer expectations. India may have to forgo as much as $1.97 trillion in GDP growth promised by investment in intelligent technologies over the next decade if the country fails to bridge the skill gap.
AIBridging Skill GapFourth Industrial RevolutionIoTLinkedIn Says Blockchain is the Top Growing Skill in Singaporeedit
No doubt the demand for and the supply of skills identified with blockchain has grown in Singapore to the point where it is ruling the market. This news comes by means of another LinkedIn report covering the Asia-Pacific region.
BlockchainSkill DevelopmentCan MBAs deal with AI, ML, IoTedit
With technology making inroads in every aspect of our lives, there is a skill gap that is pointing at the need for MBAs to get well versed in data science, Al, IOT. However, the gap appears tentative as management schools have upped the ante in offering such skills in the MBA curriculum in recent years, says Debashis Chatterjee, director, IIM Kozhikode.
AIBridging Skill GapData ScienceIoTIndustry News: Education
Higher education regulations still anchored to outdated normsedit
As Modi 2.0 looks at NEP to inspire its higher education regulation vision, it must also be careful to avoid the risk inherent in some recommendations. The draft National Education Policy (NEP) advises reforms, but these arent bold enough. And some recommendations steer higher education regulation into dangerous terrain.
Education PolicyNational Education Policy drafted with no political interference: K Kasturiranganedit
There was no political interference during the drafting of the National Education Policy, chairman of the drafting committee K Kasturirangan said here Friday. Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of a lecture on the New Education Policy organised by the Central University of Rajasthan, he sought to address the concerns of states ruled by parties other than the BJP.
Education PolicyAre Engineering Students Industry Readyedit
Don’t be surprised by these figures! This is the reality of the engineering students in India. Currently, there are 3242 engineering colleges in India under AICTE offering undergraduate & postgraduate courses from which around 1.5 million students are graduating every year but the gloomy state of engineering education in India have made it very tough for the industry to get the right candidates since they do not possess the required skills to be employed.
aicteengineering educationindustry readySkill GapFICCI for higher allocation for education in Union Budgetedit
Industry body FICCI has recommended an increase in fund allocation in several aspects of education in the upcoming Union Budget, including creation of a Rs 1,000 crore State Policy Reform Fund to incentivise states for better implementation of measures such as merit based teacher recruitment and promotions in schools.
BudgetHigher EducationTechnology to measure students’ engagementedit
The technology helps in measuring a child’s engagement through features like live quizzes, live leader board and hot spot, which are inbuilt in the platform. Started by three teachers from Barnala in Punjab, Vamsi Krishna, CEO and co-founder of Vedantu realised lack of educational opportunities, which inspired these teachers to start the website in 2014. (AI, ML)
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