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Geetha Manjunath turned entrepreneur in the backdrop of a tragedy. In 2017, a cousin she was really close to succumbed to breast cancer at a relatively young age. Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women and the second most common worldwide.  Manjunath, who has a PhD in computer science from the Indian Institute of Science, applied her scientific mind to the issue. Ubiquitous screening and early detection vastly reduces fatality from cancer. Manjunath had been part of  ..  Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.comhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/how-startups-are-leveraging-deep-tech-knowledge-to-power-ahead/printarticle/68443288.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

India’s largest software company, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), is actively working on a number of decentralized projects leveraging R3’s blockchain platform and  Microsoft Azure blockchain  workbench. Per the company, the blockchain venture was initiated to accelerate the adoption of distributed ledger technology across a wide range of industries. TCS Delves Deep Into Blockchain As  reported by ANI , IT giant TCS is developing five blockchain architectures, each offering a different solution ranging from digital identity to tokenization. The platforms will also facilitate solutions such as track-and-trace, asset monetization, and assets in common. The Indian IT heavyweight divulged that the platforms will leverage R3’s blockchain platform, Codra Enterprise, and be hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud. TCS, the world’s ninth-largest IT company by market cap, intends to develop advanced cross-industry blockchain platforms that would make it easy to deploy s...

MUMBAI: From online tests to reducing the use of paper to recycling answer sheets, colleges across Mumbai are doing their bit to turn their campuses into environment-friendly spaces. At Kalyan’s BK Birla College, question papers are designed and assessed online. “Very soon, all our internal examinations too will be computer-based,” said Naresh Chandra, principal of the college. He added that the college will soon rope in an agency to set up an online examination system. “Autonomy gives us this freedom and we want to use the power to bring about a positive change,” said Chandra. Two years ago, St Andrew’s College in Bandra had hired an agency to help them recycle all types of paper. “Earlier, we used to find ways of recycling paper ourselves but with the help of the agency we also found ways to reduce usage of paper and they help recycle whatever paper is generated on campus,” said Marie Fernandes, principal of the college. In 2016, St Andrew’s College had conducted a gre...

HIRING SEASON Major information technology firms offer ₹40L package a year MUMBAI: After a two-year slump, the city’s engineering colleges are seeing a rise in offers and pay packages from information technology (IT) companies, with some even touching ₹40 lakh. While IT firms such as Accenture, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Infotech, Capgemini and Infosys are hiring students in bulk, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro opted for a pan-India centralised recruitment process. “We are witnessing a surge in demand for IT and computer science graduates compared to last year. There has been an unusual growth in packages, which wasn’t seen in the past decade,” said Gopakumaran Thampi, principal, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC), Bandra. Here’s an example: Accenture made 178 offers at the KJ Somaiya College of Engineering this year, up from 130 and 140 offers in 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively. The recruitment figure for the company was much higher – 301 – in 2015-16...

According to the most recent UK Home Office data, Indians form the largest group of highly-skilled professionals within the Tier 2 (General) category of work visas. London:   Indians are among the largest group of professionals set to benefit from a new UK government plan to remove any limit on the number of PhD-level work visas to be granted. UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced on Wednesday in a Budget update, referred to as the annual Spring Statement, that from later this year all such highly-qualified roles will be exempt from any cap on the numbers that can apply and come to work in Britain. “[A] key pillar of our plan is backing Britain to remain at the forefront of the technology revolution that is transforming our economy. And to support that ambition, from this Autumn we will completely exempt PhD-level roles from the visa caps,” Hammond said in his speech in the House of Commons. “From Autumn 2019, PhD-level occupations will be exempt from the Tier 2 (Genera...

Leveraging technology for effective program delivery poses unique challenges. Technology is a tool that requires a capable state to be effective; also, it creates new power asymmetries. Three well-known economists weigh in. Read the full article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-solutions-state-why-the-digital-needs-the-human-5625290/