‘Telangana surpasses Rajasthan as top solar power generator’
Every day, 5-10 MW power is being added and by this year end, the solar power generation in the State will reach 2,000 MW — Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana has overtaken Rajasthan to emerge as number one in solar power generation, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy said on Saturday.
Telangana, with a solar power production of 1,456 MW...
NASA signs up four research teams to study the Solar System
While NASA already has plenty of scientists, it still regularly works with research teams from various universities and non-profit orgs. It even created the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) to oversee some of its collaborations.
In fact, the agency has added four new teams looking to study the moon, near-Earth asteroids and Martian moons Phobos and Deimos to...
Connected cars on the horizon: Is India ready?
With the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AR) and machine learning set to define the way Indian enterprises work, "connected" vehicles -- which are to embrace all of these new-age technologies -- is the new buzz in town.
Tata Motors showcased "Tamo Racemo", India's first connected sports car, at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 10.
Using Tata's innovative...
What Is the Internet of Things?
The purpose of the Internet of Things is to track and manage data from devices and equipment -- but the IoT moniker stands for far more than just gadgets.
Defining the Internet of Things (IoT) can be simplified down to the connection of everyday things -- like homes, industrial equipment, watches, etc. -- to the internet, for the purpose of...
Semiconductor industry is moving towards automotive business
Microprocessor design and IP company ARM intends to put more emphasis on the requirements of the automotive industry. The reason is that the mutual interdependency of semiconductor and automotive industry is rapidly growing.
Wolfgang Helfricht, director of platform marketing from ARM’s Physical Design Group, puts the figures onto the table: Vehicles currently consume about 10 percent of the world’s semiconductor...
Like semiconductors, US solar needs government support
The Trump administration has made trade policy reform and enforcement of existing trade laws a priority in its strategy to bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Economists are divided in their judgement as to how much impact policies can have, given the fact that many manufacturing job losses are driven by substantial differences in factor costs, like low wages...
Aerospace giant Boeing plans to cut staff in May: Media reports
WASHINGTON: Aerospace company Boeing is all set for "involuntary layoffs" in may, media reports said.
On Friday, Workers at the company's Washington state factories were informed by their union that Boeing had issued a federally-required notice that "involuntary layoffs were scheduled for May", CNN Money reported
A Boeing spokesman confirmed the 60-day notice, but declined to say precisely when it would...
List of Smart Cities in (M.P) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh secured highest number in the first list of smart cities mission by Government of India. M.P is the first state to get 3 cities shortlisted in the first phase announcement. All three cities will be developed according to the smart cities parameter for making them citizen friendly and sustainable. Two or three more cities may be announced...
List of Smart Cities in India 2017 – 20 Smart Cities List
Under the smart cities mission of Indian Government, 20 cities have been shortlisted to be developed as smart cities in India. These 20 cities will be developed in first phase of smart cities mission. Gradually other cities will be added in the mission.
The list of smart cities in India by Modi:
1 Bhubaneswar, Orissa: Bhubaneswar is the capital city of...
High-precision optical sensor developed to count nanoparticles in exhaust gas
Reducing atmospheric particulate matter, including the nanoparticles emitted from internal-combustion engines, helps human health. A team of Austrian researchers from CTR Carinthian Tech Research (Villach) and AVL List (Graz) has developed a high-precision scattering-based optical sensor that can detect particles with a diameter of less than 0.2 µm. The size is particularly important, because the smaller the particles are,...















