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17 Jun
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‘Need to establish legal infras for India to take lead in artificial intelligence’

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Titled ‘Leveraging artificial intelligence and robotics for sustainable growth’, the study highlighted how an early public sector interest could trigger a spurt of activity in the AI field in India, instead of waiting for technology to reach a level where regulatory intervention becomes necessary.   India should take lead in establishing a legal infrastructure on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to become a front runner, according to a ASSOCHAM-PwC joint study.   Titled ‘Leveraging artificial intelligence and robotics for sustainable growth’, the study highlighted how an early public sector interest could trigger a spurt of activity in the AI…

17 Jun
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1.5 million jobs in rural India within one year: AICTE chairman

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New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and All India Technical and Management Council (AITMC) launched “Earn While Learn” to educate and develop the skill set of over 1.5 million youth pan-India across industries, and provide them assured livelihood on Thursday.   The initiative will be implemented in collaboration with industries and business owners, said Anil D Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE. The plan is to create 1.5 million jobs in 550 districts of India within one year.   The initiative has been launched jointly by AICTE under MHRD, National Career Service under ministry of labour and employment and…

17 Jun
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Innovation Transforming Indian Education System

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With India working on transforming its education system, embracing most innovative methodologies and modern technologies appears to have become a significant norm in the country.   As the education segment of the country is in a transition stage, with a large number of schools adopting finest teaching-learning practices from across the world, our latest issue has tried to find out the practices that are improving and enriching educational experience in the Indian schools through the cover story “Rehashing School Education Practices Through Innovation”.   Through our three special stories “Ensuring Holistic Development of Children”, “ICT in Higher Education Taking Learning…

16 Jun
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Technical education must be imparted in regional languages

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Technical education should be imparted in regional languages to provide a level playing field to the rural youths whose lack of knowledge of English put them at a disadvantage in comparison to their urban counterparts, Union minister Vijay Sampla said today.   “Youths in remote areas who have obtained technical education can’t compete with their counterparts in cities.   Local language plays a vital role in this,” Sampla said.   A student in suburban areas or rural areas cannot understand English, which is same as any other foreign language to him, the Union minister of state for social justice said….

16 Jun
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AICTE mentoring to improve Higher Education

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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has taken various steps to improve technical and higher education in the country. The council’s initiatives are in line with the Central Government’s initiative like Digital India and Skill India, says Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, in an interview with Gopi Arora of Elets News Network (ENN). Excerpts:   What new initiatives have been taken by the AICTE to promote technical education in the country? The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) started four new schemes last year—Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Trainee Teacher Scheme, Adjunct Faculty Scheme, and Margdarshan or Mentorship scheme….

12 Jun
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Modi’s HEERA likely to replace UGC, AICTE soon

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UGC and AICTE are soon going to be a thing of the past with the government planning to replace them with a single higher education regulator.   The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) are soon going to be a thing of the past with the government planning to replace them with a single higher education regulator.   The proposed Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA) is aimed at eliminating overlaps in jurisdiction and remove irrelevant regulatory provisions.   The HRD ministry is working with Niti Aayog on the plan of bringing technical as…

12 Jun
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PM Modi’s HEERA to replace UGC, AICTE: All you need to know about new education regulator

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The main objective of HEERA is to motive behind scrapping of UGC and AICTE by a single regulator is to eliminate all overlaps in the jurisdiction and do away with regulatory provisions that may no longer be relevant.   New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government is gearing up to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) with a single higher education regulator.   The proposed Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA) is aimed at eliminating overlaps in jurisdiction and remove irrelevant regulatory provisions.   Earlier in March the Prime Minister had chaired a…

12 Jun
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A HEERA of an idea! How Modi plans to reform India’s education

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New HEERA of education Promoted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a major disruption is on its way to change India’s education sphere.   As per the proposed legislation, the existing higher education watchdogs like University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE will be replaced by Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA).   Here is lowdown about Modi’s HEERA project:   The proposal The proposal to inject the radical changes in the education sector was taken after a meeting on education chaired by the prime minister in early March.   New law to come up soon…

02 Jun
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Robolab chosen as the best startup you can work for in the year 2017

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We are happy to share with you that Economic Times chose Robolab as winners for the best startups you can work for in the year 2017 which is having the wonderful workplace and company culture.   Come, be a part of an exciting team!   http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/startups-most-sought-after-category-of-workplaces-in-india/58938360

29 May
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NITI Aayog Launches the ‘Grand Innovation Challenge’

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NITI Aayog launched today the first phase of the ‘Grand Innovation Challenge’ to seek citizens inputs on the key developmental challenges facing India. The ‘Grand Innovation Challenge’ is being launched on the MyGov portal, to involve citizens at the very first stage in innovating for India’s development. The idea is to work together with the States and every citizen as Team India to ensure progress. leaving no one behind. The focus is on the social sector, the most vulnerable sections and to involve citizens in crowd sourcing ideas to address challenges facing India’s development.   In Phase I of the…

29 May
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NITI Aayog Grand Innovation Challenge

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PHASE I: IDENTIFYING ‘GRAND CHALLENGES’ FACING INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, across forums, reiterated the importance of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for India’s Development. NITI Aayog is leading this key goalfor India by leading the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). With the launch of AIM, NITI will provide fillip to theswelling Innovation potential in the country. Partnering with the best minds nationally and internationally, we will bring together experts in academics, technology, industry, entrepreneurship and research. This resource bounty will bemade available to innovative minds from across India to tap on.   The‘Grand Innovation Challenge’ is being launched by NITI…

29 May
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Atal Grand Challenge Awards

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The factors holding back rural and semi-urban India are lack of 24/7 electricity, roads that are usable round  the year, clean water, suitable housing, access to basic healthcare, quality education, lack of farm mechanisation and employable skills. While state-of-the-art technology can address a number of these challenges, the existing solutions have been out of reach due to their excessive high costs.   Atal Grand Challenge (AGC) Awards, under the Atal Innovation Mission, has the objective of developing novel disruptive technologies that are ultra-low cost, low maintenance, durable and customised to the local conditions of India. AGC will award grand prizes to…

27 May
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List of electrical and electronic measuring equipment

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Below is the list of measuring instruments used in electrical and electronic work. Name Purpose Ammeter (Ampermeter) Measures current Capacitance meter Measures the capacitance of a component Curve tracer Applies swept signals to a device and allows display of the response Cos Phi Meter Measures the power factor Distortionmeter Measures the distortion added to a circuit Electricity meter Measures the amount of energy dissipated ESR meter Measures the equivalent series resistance of capacitors Frequency counter Measures the frequency of the current Leakage tester Measures leakage across the plates of a capacitor LCR meter Measures the inductance, capacitance and resistance of…

15 May
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ETH Zurich scientists create load-bearing and predictable 4D printed objects, take ‘4D printing’ a step further

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With 3D printing now over three decades old, a growing number of researchers are looking ahead at the next logical step: “4D printing” is the popular science term for 3D printed objects that transform over time. Not just any random transformation, 4D printing is so innovative precisely because of its design parameters. Structures are pre-programmed to respond especially to a stimulus. While 4D printed materials such as shape memory alloy and electroactive polymers have been paving the way for some time, a group of scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have been pushing the envelope…

13 May
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India’s National System of Innovation

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India’s National Innovation system consists of:   a) Public research system (PRS). This comprises national laboratories under a dozen science and technology agencies including space, atomic energy, agriculture and industrial research, as well as in-house R&D laboratories in large public-sector enterprises in steel, fertilisers, railways, power, transport and aviation, chemicals, petroleum and energy. The other segment of the PRS is the higher educational institutions and university system. With public research accounting for 68% of GERD, the PRS has historically dominated R&D in the country.   b) Higher educational institutions (HEIs). There are over 500 universities with 26 000 affiliated colleges,…

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