September 24, 2019

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Now, Rs 7k sheet by IIT grads that can detect heart disorders, stress as you sleep!edit

The Economic Times

A paper published in 2018 IEEEE-MBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES) proposed that the algorithm detects individual heart beats from BCG data with a higher detection rate as well as accuracy better than previously proposed techniques.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Want to create a worldclass AI research lab in Indiaedit

The Times of India

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is augmenting human lives like never before and is helping companies take the next big leap. As the AI ecosystem witnesses rapid expansion in India, Googles vice president Jay Yagnik, who leads large parts of AI at the company, speaks to timesofindia.com on the future of Artificial Intelligence, principles governing its fair use and increasing application in various sectors:

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The declining cyber security confidence among firmsedit

The Times of India

The cybersecurity market is forecast to surpass $124 billion in 2019, but despite soaring cybersecurity spending, the annual cost of cybercrime in 2019 is estimated at $1 trillion.

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Robotics, Automation Can Become as Big as Indias IT Boom in 2000s: UiPath India CEOedit

News 18

By Shouvik Das

Robotics and automation can be Indias next big industry boom in a scale that can match the famous boom in information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services in 2000s, according to Raghunath Subramanian, president and chief executive officer of UiPath India.

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Risks associated with Artificial Intelligence worryingedit

Down To Earth

By Latha Jishnu

And yet the concerns have not cast their shadow over India since AI research is still in its infancy in the country. More data, increased connectivity and greater computer power have facilitated new breakthroughs and Artificial Intelligence patent boom.

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Its time industry, academia joined hands on AI for forcesedit

The Quint

With China making headway in Artificial Intelligence (AI), defence experts feel that it is high time India started investing in research in the field, notwithstanding the ethical debate surrounding its uses in modern warfare.

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India high on agenda of Russian cyber security solutions firm Kasperskyedit

India Tv News

India is high on the agenda of Russia based global cyber security solutions provider Kaspersky as industrial units in the country are expected to go in for greater automation and hence get exposed to bigger cyber threats that may disrupt the operations of critical infrastructure.

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Decoding 5G: What does this future tech means for youedit

The Economic Times

With 75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices expected to be in place by 2025, the world is at the cusp of experiencing a technology that will change the way live today. With 5G commercial networks being switched on, the first use cases are enhanced mobile broadband, which will bring better experiences for smartphone users, and fixed wireless access, providing fiber speeds without fiber to homes.

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Cybersecurity experts raise alarm over new SIM jacking threatedit

The New Indian Express

By Aihik Sur

A new kind of hacking threat targeting SIM cards of smart phones is on the rise. Cybersecurity officials say there is still no method to detect this threat, and that there could be millions of phones affected by it, unknowingly. The attack called ‘Simjacker’, discovered by UK-based Adaptive Mobile Security (AMS), happens when a spyware code is sent to a mobile phone which then hacks the SIM card, and ‘takes over’ the mobile phone.

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Assam govt framing cyber security policy for protection of NRC data: Reportedit

Money Control

The report states that the new policy will also promote emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and machine learning for ensuring cybersecurity in the state. There is also a plan to introduce course curriculum in schools and colleges on cybersecurity for skilling youths and to ensure the security of mobility and cloud computing… the official said

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As IoT devices take root, hackers too go through a steep learning curveedit

The Hindu Business Line

By Kurmanath KV

What the cyber security experts discovered after taking a sneak peek into the flourishing knowledge-sharing networks is spine-chilling. Hackers operating underground are seen arming themselves for an attack on Internet of Things (IoT) devices as they see a proliferation of connected gadgets, both at homes and in the organisations in the near future.

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Artificial Intelligence based tool can predict climate change stress for farmersedit

Times Now News

A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool in a smartphone app can predict near term crop productivity for farmers and may help them protect their staple crops, such as maize, cassava and beans, in the face of climate warming, say researchers. The AI assistant called Plant Village Nuru is being used across Africa to diagnose crop diseases.

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Artificial Intelligence revolutionising Healthcare in India: All we need to knowedit

Hindustan Times

AI feeds off what we call machine learning, that is nothing but training a computer brain on a specific problem set. Almost like how the human mind learns from birth as it is exposed to the world. Robot And Human Hand Making Fist Bump On Grey Background.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Tax incentive for new firms could spark ‘make in India’ for EV partsedit

The Economic Times

India’s fledgling electric vehicle (EV) industry is likely to receive a shot in the arm with the slashing of corporate tax on new manufacturing companies. With most makers of electric vehicles and their components planning their investments for India, they would be encouraged to accelerate their plans for local manufacturing with the announcements made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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No need to ban petrol, diesel vehicles; EVs picking up momentrun naturallyedit

Republic World

Earlier, the NITI Aayog had reportedly proposed that after 2030, only electric vehicles (EVs) should be sold in India. Later, Union ministers, including Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, tried to allay the fear of automobile manufacturers in the country by denying that.

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Modi urges UN members to join Indias coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructureedit

ANI News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited UN member states to join the coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure being launched by India, as he presented a practical approach and roadmap on the pressing issue of global climate change at the firsteverhigh level summit in New York.

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Auto slowdown: An opportunity for electric twowheelers to selfregulate the marketedit

The Economic Times

Sales data from the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles show that of the 7.5 lakh plus units of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in India in 201819, 1.26 lakh account for electric two wheelers a massive jump from only 54,800 electric two wheelers sold in 201718. The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan had envisaged six million to seven million sales by 2020.

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All buses in India to be electric in next two years, says Nitin Gadkariedit

Business Today

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has time and again stressed on the significance of EVs and lent his support to Indias auto industry which at present is reeling under its worst slowdown in two decades.

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10 opportunities for Delhi to achieve electric, urban mobilityedit

The Economic Times

The opportunities are an EV coordinating body; single window clearance; incentives for economic market segments; battery swapping technology; charging and battery swapping infrastructure; reliable and renewable power supply; attractive financing for EVs; ease of EV operations; education, outreach, and capacity building; and open mobility data.

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Industry News: Future of Work

People & culture make the organization successful- Novartis HR Headedit

People Matters

In an exclusive conversation with People Matters, Ravneet Bhanot, Head, Human Resource, Novartis GDD India shared her thoughts on the significance of people and culture in an organization. The senior HR industry leader also shared how HR can bring new value to the business in times of disruption. Read the edited excerpts here.

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Industry News: Education

DNA Edit: No techies, please Engineering sector job crunch hits B.Tech enrolmentedit

DNA

Traditionally, engineering has dominated as the most sought after undergraduate course in India and successive figures published by the National Council of Advanced Economic Research have over the years confirmed the fact. Of the courses, Arts as an option lay the bottom of the heap. Last weeks findings, however, suggest that the tables have been turned

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AI Will Help Double the Rate of Innovation for Higher Education Institutions in Asia Pacificedit

IT News Online

Microsoft Asia and IDC Asia/Pacific today revealed findings from the study, Future Ready Skills: Assessing APAC Education Sectors Use of AI, which found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help double the rate of innovation improvements for higher education institutions.

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