June 26, 2019

News for the IET

IET inks MoU with SSF for STEM-C program for underprivileged communitiesedit

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology India (IET), one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saraswati Seva Foundation (SSF), a non- profit organisation committed to serve the under-privileged communities using knowledge tools and networks to support a sustainable foundation of the society. The MoU aims to deliver STEM-C programme to up-skill teachers and students in schools located in India that specifically cater to underprivileged children.

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News for other PEI

Institution of Engineers India (IEI), Mysuru Local Centreedit

Star of Mysore 

The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between its readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans. (The Institution of Engineers)

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Use of Artificial Intelligence to detect fraud set to triple by 2021: Surveyedit

Times Now News 

As cyber criminals find new ways to exploit technology, a new survey has said that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for fraud detection globally would triple by 2021.

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Smart, automated homes: The way forward for sustainable livingedit

Express Computer 

Smart home concept comprises of various technologies and features that are interconnected to one another by Internet of Things (IoT). The devices in a smart home are smart, in the sense that they utilize microprocessors, software and sensors that run autonomously and are capable of performing multiple actions. The concept of a smart home allows all interconnected devices to communicate with each other.

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Lucrative and Exciting Career in Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciencesedit

CIOL 

This is precisely the right time to plan a career in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at the right Institute. Top reasons for choosing a career and Institution are: Growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics

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AI, IoT fuel new chip designs, and India is at the centre of itedit

The Times of India 

Put all of that together, and what we have is a picture of something dramatically new happening in chip design, and India, alongside the US, being at the centre of it. That new is an effort to integrate new digital technologies such as AI, machine learning, and internet-of things (IoT) with silicon. The more tightly software and hardware features are integrated, the better the applications run.

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63% Indian IT decision makers see cyber security as major M&A hurdle: studyedit

Business Standard 

About 53 per cent of Indian IT decision makers say they find unaccounted IoT (internet of things) and OT (operational technology) devices after completing the integration of a new acquisition. Many deals face a race to get across the finish line. Fifty four per cent of Indian respondents strongly agree that their IT team is given adequate time to review a targets cybersecurity standards, processes and protocols before completing an acquisition, the report revealed.

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52% Indians believe smart devices spying on themedit

The Hans India 

While 85 per cent of people own a smartphone, 54 per cent believe the technology is spying on them. According to the survey, around a third fear that with the rapid advancement of technology either they would be socially isolated (34 per cent), human interactions would be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (34 per cent) or there would be excessive dependence on technology (32 per cent).

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Opinion: Support from govt will help nurture a culture of electric mobilityedit

Live Mint 

With our entry in the EV market, we hope to usher a transition in consumer behaviour. We believe that a customers acceptance of electric vehicles signifies a huge step forward for the industry as a whole. In this context, Hyundais vision is aligned with the Indian governments vision for future mobility.

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GST cut on Electric Vehicles likely; industry fights proposal to go all electric by 2030edit

The New Indian Express 

The GST Council will consider reduction of tax on Electric Vehicles (EV), Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur informed Lok Sabha on Monday. The matter has been placed before the GST Council and will be considered. As of now, it is pending before the council, Thakur said while replying to a question from BJP member Varun Gandhi during the Question Hour.

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EMobility Alone Will Not Cut Down Urban Congestion and Emissionsedit

The Wire 

Electric vehicles are essential for a green mobility transformation, but they are not a onestop solution to carbon intensive transport. EVs might not help in greenhouse gas reduction unless India substantially revamps its energy mix.

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Electrifying vision, sobering realityedit

The Financial Express 

Indeed, this talk o fa sharply advanced EV schedule will also play havoc with manufacturers’ plans to switch from the existing BS-IV emission norms to BS-VI, since it is possible a large number of buyers will prefer to wait to buy EVs instead.

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Despite push, India has a lot of ground to cover on shift to electric carsedit

Live Mint 

At the same time, the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to cut Indias hefty oil import bill. The governments focus on cleaning up the toxic air can be seen through its ambitious aim to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. India has a renewable energy capacity of 74.79 GW with solar and wind power making up 25.21 GW and 35.14 GW respectively.

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Industry News: Future of Work

You could soon be reporting to AI at workedit

The Times of India

For decades, people have fearfully imagined armies of hyper efficient robots invading offices and factories, gobbling up jobs once done by humans. But in all of the worry about the potential of artificial intelligence to replace rank and file workers, we may have overlooked the possibility it will replace the bosses, too.

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How has technology transformed HR functionsedit

CIOL 

Future is about integrating tech and touch in people practices as the workforce composition is changing rapidly with the millennials, gig workers and work from anywhere /anytime flexibility, while Artificial intelligence seems to be buzzing now as HR professionals we should never deprioritize Human intelligence i.e. empathy driven People practices, in short, its time to accelerate Tech and Touch integration

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For many entry-level jobs, tech cos are hiring teensedit

The Times of India 

Infosys has been conducting an annual two-week ‘Spark Catch Them Young’ programme for high school students in which it introduces 8th and 9th grade students of government and private schools to digital technologies such as cloud, AI, big data, IoT and blockchain.

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Artificial intelligence wont take your job (but it might replace your boss)edit

Yahoo News

Big data and artificial intelligence concept. Machine learning and cyber mind domination concept in form of women face outline outline with circuit board and binary data flow on blue background.

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Age Of AI-Based Recruitmentedit

The Times of India 

These tools help organisations deal with a large pool of applications much more efficiently than when all these tasks are done solely by humans,” says Chockalingam Valliappa, vice chairman, Sona College of Technology and founder of HireMee, an AI-proctored online assessment platform for jobs.

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87% of IT Decision Makers Plan to Increase Their Analytics Workforce in the Next One Yearedit

Business Standard 

Founded in 2012, Analytics India Magazine has since been dedicated to passionately championing and promoting the analytics ecosystem in India. It chronicles the technological progress in the space of analytics, artificial intelligence, data science, big data by highlighting the innovations, players in the field, challenges shaping the future, through the promotion and discussion of ideas and thoughts by smart, ardent, action oriented individuals who want to change the world.

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Industry News: Education

Draft education policy lacks vision, say expertsedit

The New Indian Express 

The purpose of education is to address inequalities in society. This draft policy, however, does not mention what it wants to do for the marginalised, SC, ST, etc, but eloquently speaks from the capitalist viewpoint. This was bound to happen because the empanelled members are all from private institutions, he said.

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A campus first recognition towards sustainabilityedit

Careers 360 

AICTE has recently launched the Clean & Smart Campus Award for encouraging cleanliness and promoting Smart use of technology in its approved institute. AICTE aims to recognize the efforts of its stakeholders primarily students, to embrace technologies such as IOT, robotics, cloud and automation to remodel an existing campus into a smart campus.

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Mathematics is on decline in India. Reason: excessive focus on engineeringedit

The Economic Times 

The worlds biggest companies are coming to India for data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) skills. But renowned mathematicians believe the country needs to significantly improve its mathematics capabilities to be able to use these technologies to create really innovative and robust solutions both for itself and the world.

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Future Of Educationedit

The Times of India 

For a very long time, the education system has treated all the students the same. But, one size never fits all, which is why personalised and blended learning formats are the future. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools and apps have made it possible for students to customise the learning experience according to their strengths and weaknesses.

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