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Institution of Engineers organizes seminar on Zydex Tech roadsedit
Chief guest, Sanjeev Gupta (STA) being felicitated at a seminar organised by Institution of Engineers in Jammu. Chief guest, Sanjeev Gupta (STA) being felicitated at a seminar organised by Institution of Engineers in Jammu.
Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)Indian scientists develop AI tech to curb deepfake menaceedit
If you can understand the characteristics in a still image, in a video its basically just putting still images together one after another, explained RoyChowdhury in a paper published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.
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TS govt aims to make state as Blockchain Capital of countryedit
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Santanu Paul, Chairman Innovation Council, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) & MD, TalentSprint in his special address shared applications of blockchain technology in Trade finance, International remittance, Payment Clearance and Settlements.
BlockchainDoctor-techie duo works on novel medical devicesedit
Dr Vijay said that it would take another four months to fully develop his machines. At present, both the keen minds are working on utilising the IOT (Internet of Things) to improve their devices further.
IoT in HealthcareAn intelligent homeedit
Or better yet, use your smartphone from anywhere on the globe to lock-unlock the door, keep a watch on the going-ons in a home and check your carbon footprint. No, this is not out of a sci-fi movie, but a reality that homeowners are only too happy about. With the internet of things (IoT) taking over our lives, home automation has made living simpler and smarter.
IoTsmart homesRobots used to engineer new antibioticsedit
Researchers have used robotics to engineering a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics, a breakthrough that could be vital for the ongoing battle against antimicrobial resistance. These antibiotics, known as class II polyketides, are also naturally produced by soil bacteria and have antimicrobial properties which are vital in the modern pharmaceutical industry to combat infectious diseases and cancer.
HealthcarePharmaRoboticsHow artificial intelligence can redefine govt servicesedit
The public sector has a crucial role to play in Indias growth story. It is through an effective and efficient public service delivery model that India can achieve inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development. In order to achieve this, the government has begun harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) in the delivery of public services such as education, health, social security and transport, among others.
AIGovernanceAI (Artificial Intelligence): An Extinction Event For The Corporate Worldedit
In it, he contends that technology is at a inflection point. While the PC and Internet eras were mostly about streamlining procedures and operations, the new era is much different. Its about the convergence of four megatrends: cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and IoT (InternetofThings). All these are making systems and platforms increasingly smarter.
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Govt looks at housing societies for land to set up charging stationsedit
To Promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, Maharashtra has plans to formulate fresh guidelines permitting housing societies and parking facilities to offer portions of their land for erecting public charging stations
EV Charging InfrastructureGoing electric: The right mobility choice for Indiaedit
Rapidly falling battery prices, increasing energy density of batteries, increasing attractiveness of shared mobility and the growing concern about climate change has prompted many countries around the world to look at electric vehicles (EVs) as a cleaner option. India is no exception and stands to secure additional benefits from such a transition.
electric mobilityGo Electricedit
With air pollution reaching alarming levels in the country, the transition to electric vehicles is not only desirable but inevitable. The Central government’s target of 2030 to make this switch appears ambitious at this stage but the urgency of the task cannot be ignored.
Electric VehiclesBids invited by Government for over 1,000 Electric Vehicle Charging stationsedit
“Initially, 1,000 EV charging stations are earmarked for deployment through this EoI. These charging stations will be sanctioned to different states/cities/entities after evaluation of the proposals received under this EOI,” the heavy industries ministry said. The last date for submission of the proposals is August 20, 2019.
EV Charging Infrastructure25% of new vehicles to be electric by 2024edit
The Delhi government targets having a fourth of the vehicles registered annually — public and private — to be electric by 2024 as it seeks to curb vehicular pollution in one of world’s most polluted cities. This is part of Delhi’s soon-to-be-announced electric vehicle (EV) policy, said an official familiar with the matter.
Electric VehiclesGetting India ready for the electric mobility revolutionedit
Over the past few weeks, the interest level around EVs (Electric vehicles) has suddenly increased in the country, thanks to the recent budget announcement by the finance minister about promoting electric mobility, by reducing GST for EVs to 5 per cent and allowing income tax benefits for EV buyers.
Electric VehiclesCost, range greatest hurdle to adopt EVsedit
No. We need the ministry of housing and urban affairs to push them. The urban transport policy of the ministry was written in an era before electric transport but it was in the direction of promoting public transport and clean (non-polluting) transport. So the FAME programme of the ministry of heavy industry and the Smart City programme of the ministry of housing and urban affairs can together help the cities in procuring electric buses.
Electric VehiclesFAME IISmart CityHow reengineering an old technology could give us EVs with 700 miles of rangeedit
In large part, this is happening because Lithiumion batteries are the standard for rechargeable cells. Theyre used in everything from cameras and phones to EVs. In addition to being expensive and dependent on scarce resources, Liion batteries carry a danger of overheating and catching fire or even exploding. Thats why airlines dont want these batteries in their cargo holds.
Electric VehiclesLithium ion batteryGST Council meet on July 25 likely to consider lowering rate on EVsedit
It was announced after the June 21 meeting that on issues relating to GST concessions on electric vehicles, chargers and hiring of EVs, the Council recommended that the issue be examined in detail by the Fitment Committee and brought before the Council at the next meeting.
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Women more competent now, but less ambitious and decisive: Studyedit
Women are no longer regarded less competent than men on average but are still seen as less ambitious and decisive — a disadvantage in the leadership role, finds a study. Women’s perceived competence has increased relative to men’s, consistent with their growing participation in the labour force and education, says a new Northwestern University analysis that spanned through seven decades (1946-2018).
Future of WorkUpskilling employees: What should be the focus in digital eraedit
Value creation or employee engagement what should be the focus of L&D in the digital era. The next important step is to have a dialogue with the business to identify the skills required in the teams to achieve the business metrics targeted.
Future of WorkUpskillingTransforming the future workforce with rising technologyedit
An enormous debate has triggered in the last few years on whether or not Artificial Intelligence and Robots will take up human occupations going forward, but these are just cognitive innovations and only a single part of a gigantic transformation that is in progress.
AIFuture of WorkrobotsworkforceTalent Crunch In EV Sectoredit
“EV development is at a nascent stage in India, almost every organisation will face a challenge in terms of EV talent acquisition and development,” said CV Raman, senior executive director, engineering, Maruti Suzuki India. Maruti Suzuki along with other major auto players including Tata Motors, Kinetic Motors, Audi, MG Motors, Volvo and Nissan are gearing up to launch their own EVs over the next two years, as reported by ET earlier.
Electric VehiclesFuture of JobsTalent DearthIs India ready to face the employability challengeedit
With the increased use of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), there is a need for businesses to realign their approach to optimise output.
AIemployabilityMachine LearningA Dale Carnegie study shows what people think of bots doing appraisalsedit
By Anjali Venugopalan
Two in three people would not be comfortable being appraised by AI (artificial intelligence) instead of a human if they didnt know the criteria for appraisal, according to a new study by softskill training firm Dale Carnegie.
AIhuman resource management10 Jobs That Will Be Soon Lost To AIedit
By Ram Sagar
Its time we have a regulatory framework for Artificial Intelligence. Its time we have a regulatory framework for Artificial Intelligence10 Online Apps In Market Today That Best Showcase The Power Of Artificial Intelligence
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HRD Minister launches UGC scheme Paramarsh, Quality Assurance in higher education in focusedit
HRD Minister launches UGC scheme Paramarsh: Higher education has been in the priority list of the government and there has been efforts in this field to improve the standard of higher education. However, many of the higher education institutions have not been able to meet the standard of the education which gets assessed by the National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC).
AccreditationHigher EducationAICTE chairman stresses on Industry Academia partnership: Heres howedit
It is the responsibility of the industries to associate themselves with academic institutes throughout the year to enhance employability and teachers should be well equipped for the holistic development of the students, AICTE Chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe said on Friday.
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