November 28, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

West Bengal taking steps to create environment for industryedit

Millennium Post

Commenting on the trend towards automation, she said artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and internet of things (IoT) will gradually prevail over the activities. These are hard realities which one has to embrace, the official said.

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IoT may expose connected cars, smart healthcare systems to security risks: Analystedit

The Economic Times

Internet of Things (IoT) technology can expose connected cars and smart healthcare systems to a lot of security threats, research analyst Satyajit Sinha said on Tuesday while presenting a webinar for ETTelecom.

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Indian IT moving up value chain with young entrepreneurs focussing on software productsedit

The Hindu Business Line

Young entrepreneurs are focusing on software products and trying to exploit the possibilities that have arisen due to emergence of cloud infrastructure, alternative delivery models including off-the-shelf and SaaS (cloud) based software products and mobile based delivery model apart from Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem resulting in the convergence of hardware with software.

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India To Use AI & 100 PF Supercomputer To Improve Weather Predictionedit

Analytics India Mag

By Prajakta Hebbar

In a move that could potentially save millions of lives, Dr M Rajeevan, the Union Secretary for Earth Sciences, this week announced new initiatives by the Ministry for improving weather prediction with artificial intelligence.

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Govt-backed’ attackers targeted 12,000: Googleedit

Business Standard

By Neha Alawadhi

According to a recent report ‘Phishing — Baiting the Hook’ by Akamai, Microsoft, Paypal, DHL, and Dropbox were the top targeted brands when it came to phishing. India has also been one of the top countries where people are targeted through phishing attacks. A government-backed attack is one that is backed by a nation state, which makes cybercriminals better funded and with access to greater resources to attack a specified target.

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Explained: How AI is revolutionising the way customer service is executededit

Business Standard

By Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Debasis Mohapatra

Nearly everyone has gone through the vexing experience of waiting for a long time to speak to a customer service executive. And even when one’s turn comes, there is no guarantee that the query or the problem will be resolved. But this may change soon, thanks to the amalgamation of text and speech-based chat bots powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics.

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Cybersecurity challenges for 2020edit

Tech Radar

Fake it until you make it has long been the unofficial mantra of entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, when it comes to cybersecurity its also become the inspiration for an insidious new breed of cyber criminals that threaten to disrupt those who have succeeded in creating thriving enterprises.

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AI powered wellness & prevention: Promises for 2020 and beyondedit

ET Health World

Subsequent diet suggestions by the AI can be informed by this knowledge and specific meal-modifications can nudge the user to gradually switch from rice to wheat. In the backend, human nutritionists (or dietitians) currently examine user-entered data and images of meals, consult user parameters and goals, then analyze & report what has already been consumed

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Transport dept set to add 150 electric buses to existing fleet by 2020edit

Millennium Post

The state Transport department is all set to add 150 electric buses to its existing fleet by next year, as part of its drive to reduce vehicular pollution in Bengal. The department has already introduced 80 electric buses that are plying on different routes in Kolkata.

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Electric cars need another 24 years to gain prominence: Marutis RC Bhargavaedit

Live Mint

The potential for growth for the automobile industry will be enormous in the next decade since the penetration of cars in India is still quite low. Electric vehicles will take a fair amount of time to catch on with people, and they will not gain prominence for another two to four years. So, we will need to create wealth in order to become a socially just country.

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EESL partners with SDMC to enhance EV Infrastructure in Delhiedit

The Economic Times

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, R.K Singh stated, The Government of India has embarked upon a very ambitious emobility plan, one in which the government plays a pivotal role in enabling emobility.

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BSES areas to get EV recharge infrastructureedit

The Times of India

The two BSES discoms and Ola Electric will set up battery-swapping and charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in the areas covered by the two power distribution companies. While BSES Rajdhani will set up the stations in south and west Delhi, BSES Yamuna will do so in east and central Delhi.

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Lack of Policy Delays Entry of Electric Vehicles in Assamedit

Guwahati Plus

Assam government’s slogan of `pollution-free Assam’ looks like a hollow dream when you consider the fact that the policy makers have still not able to design a clear cut policy for the emission-free Electric Vehicle  (EV)industry

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Industry News: Future of Work

Indias IT services and business to grow 6.9% to $13.3 bn this year: Reportedit

Business Standard

Vendors are investing heavily on reskilling and upskilling their workforce to gain confidence and drive more business across major verticals such as BFSI, government and manufacturing, among others, said Shweta Baidya, Senior Research Manager, Software and IT Services, IDC India.

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Industry News: Education

India must transform its higher education journey first to thrive economically & socially, Says President Kovindedit

News On Air

Talking about the new education policy, Mr Kovind said it would pave the way for transforming the Indian education landscape suited for 21st century. Speaking on the occasion, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stressed on an amalgamation of innovation with education

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