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Role of IoT in 5G network services and surveillance monitoring in nextgen infrastructureedit
More than 500 billion IoT devices, from sensors, to actuators, to devices, will be connected to the internet by 2030, according to research from Cisco. The data collected, aggregated, and analyzed by IoT devices will deliver insights across a wide variety of platforms and services, from health care to artificial intelligence innovations. 5G networks will be needed to meet the requirements of these dataintensive IoT devices and related cloud services.
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53% people interested in travelling to space: Surveyedit
Nearly 80 per cent of the respondents said they would feel safe if a human looking robot were piloting that spacecraft, according to the survey by technical professional organisation IEEE. The participants identified solar panel (65 per cent), athletic shoe (40 per cent) and heart defibrillator (32 per cent) as top three items linked to earlier space travel technology.
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Union Health Ministry Looks Over Artificial Intelligence to Deploy in Public Health in Indiaedit
Due to advancements across the health and development space, average life expectancy has gradually increased from 64 to 68 years between the period of 2005-2015. At present, the union health ministry is exploring new ways to boost public health in India and is working towards utilizing Artificial Intelligence in a safe and productive manner.
Artificial IntelligenceHealthcareThe Cutting Edge Of IoTedit
Labeled by Accenture (via BBC) as the next Industrial Revolution, the internet of things (IoT) has extended its reach to everything from the enterprise to the household. The rising availability of IoT sensors, coupled with improved network connectivity, has created a tremendous new source of data for businesses to capitalize on.
Industrial IoTIoTIndian real estate firms fast adopting AI technology: Reportedit
The real estate companies in India and China are fast adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the development of applications that comprise machine vision for easy analysis and surveying of buildings and structures.
AIReal EstateIndian IT managers facing budget crunch for cybersecurityedit
Most Indian IT managers are struggling to respond to cybersecurity due to severe budget crunch, lack of expertise and up to date technology, a new survey said on Monday. The survey polled 3,100 IT decision makers from midsized businesses in India, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, South Africa and the US.
CyberSecurityIndia scores low in consumer understanding of AIedit
India scores low in consumer understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which translates into a reluctance to trust the technology, says a recent report. In Asia Pacific, Singapore leads the region in overall AI readiness with a score of 63, followed by Hong Kong (56.5) and India (50.2), revealed the Salesforces Asia Pacific AI Readiness Index.
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Govt Roadmap Aggressive, but Needed to Make India EV Hub: Naveen Munjaledit
Hero Eco managing director Naveen Munjal struck a dissonant note from Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal saying that while the government’s proposal to electrify all two-wheelers below 150 cc in the next six years is aggressive, it is necessary if India is to emerge as a hub for manufacturing electric vehicles
Electric VehiclesAutoshockedit
Considering that automobile manufacturing accounts for about a half of overall manufacturing GDP in India (SIAM estimates), the Centre’s EV plan could cause a tectonic shift in the industry, triggering massive job losses, factory shutdowns and other crises. India’s auto industry is among the largest in the world, with sales of 51 lakh units minus two-wheelers in 2018-19 (over 2.62 crore including two-wheelers).
Electric VehicleAuto industry reinvents wheel, headlight and glass to keep up with Robocarsedit
An overarching challenge is to convince carmakers that the smarter —and more expensive —components make economic sense. Not all parts manufacturers need a radical transformation to keep up with autonomous and electric vehicles since they’ve been evolving gradually as the industry takes shape, said Deepesh Rathore, an independent automobile analyst based in Bengaluru.
AutomobileElectric VehicleFuture of Mobility2-wheeler electrification: challenges and opportunitiesedit
To this end, the so-called FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) policy was announced for a period of three years with effect from April 2019. The total amount allocated over this period is ₹10,000 crore, most of which is to be disbursed as a ‘demand incentive’.
Electric VehiclesFAME II4 Lakh EVs in India, Half of Them in Delhi & UP: Nitin Gadkariedit
The Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has informed that at present there are nearly 4 lakh (3,97,184) registered electric vehicles (EVs) or battery operated vehicles in India and that more than half (54 percent) of such vehicles are registered in Uttar Pradesh and in the capital city of Delhi.
Electric VehiclesOnline automobile marketplace Droom launches IoTenabled Eco Labedit
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Online marketplace for used automobiles Droom on Monday announced the launch of an Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Eco Lab. The startup is planning to leverage this to bring in new innovations for Eco Inspection, which provides inspection services for those purchasing used vehicles.
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HBR Ascend Youth Skills Survey 2019 reveals millennials value knowledge over credentialsedit
There are several existing notions around millennials and their approach towards work. The HBR Ascend Youth Skills Survey clearly reveals that millennials understand the impact of technology and automation on the future of work and highly value knowledge over current credentials.
AutomationskillsTech companies go for edtech tieups to get that ready workforceedit
Partnerships with edtech firms help students hone their skills and become relevant to the ecosystem. Our campus recruits are taken through courses on machine learning, IoT, cloud security etc., said Chaitanya Sreenivas, HR head, IBM India.
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AICTE nod only for emerging fieldsedit
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will not allow new conventional disciplines with low employment potential from the academic year 2020-21 and will permit only emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Block chain, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday
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India is slowly becoming a superpower in computers. According to a 2019 ranking, India is ranked 17th globally when it comes to applications and developments in supercomputers. India is definitely progressing towards being one of the biggest players in the field and this month, 10 institutes from Gujarat announced that they are planning to equip themselves with 10 more supercomputers this year.
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