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  SFIT LIRC invites all the students to participate in an exciting  Book Review Competition on 24th January 2025. Venue: SFIT Library, B Wing, 2nd floor Timings: 9.45 am onward Languages: English, Hindi and Marathi Time for Presentation: 5 to 6 minutes Last Date of Registration:  20th January 2025 Registration form:  http://bit.ly/3DNG5B5 No Registration Fees

Dear Library Users, We are thrilled to celebrate a remarkable milestone with all of you — the highest number of footfalls in the library for the academic year 2023-2024 ! This achievement is a testament to your unwavering commitment to learning, growth, and curiosity. Your engagement with the library not only reflects your dedication to academic excellence but also reinforces the library as a vibrant hub of knowledge, inspiration, and community. Whether you’ve explored new resources, participated in events, or simply enjoyed the quiet space for study, your presence has made this achievement possible. As we continue to evolve with the times, we are excited to offer even more innovative tools and services to meet your needs. Together, we are shaping the future of learning, one visit at a time. Thank you for being a part of this success. Let’s keep the momentum going and make the coming year even more inspiring! Congratulations once again to all the students, and we look forward to seeing...

The report recommends that the governance group should bring together all authorities and institutions that deal with AI governance at the national level. A panel set up by the government in 2023 to look at AI governance has recommended an AI incident database to better understand the actual risks of artificial intelligence, stressing that an inter-ministerial, or a holistic government approach is required to govern AI, an effort that could be spearheaded by the IT ministry and the office of the principal scientific advisor (PSA). For representational purposes only. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) These recommendations were made in the IT ministry’s ‘Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development’, released for public consultation on Tuesday, and comments are welcome until January 27. HT had reported on the contents of this report in October 2024. The report recommends that the governance group should bring together all authorities and institutions that deal with AI governance at the nation...

AI-powered VAC signals adjust the length of the red/green lights based on traffic density in each area and can often catch commuters off guard. The Bengaluru traffic police are working to address a key issue with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered vehicle actuated control (VAC) traffic signals by introducing a 5-second countdown timer before the light turns green. Currently, this feature is unavailable at these dynamic signals, leaving commuters unprepared for the change. VAC signals, which adjust the length of the red/green lights based on traffic density in each area and often catch motorists off guard when they suddenly turn from one to another. This unpredictability has led to concerns among commuters. With VAV signals, unlike the traditional countdown signals, commuters are caught off guard and stopped abruptly by a red light, with no indication of when it will turn red. This is because the AI-powered traffic signals are designed to address the unpredictable nature of Bengaluru’...

Mahakumbh 2025 devotees attending the mela will benefit from an AI-based parking solution for their vehicles. This is the first time a technology-driven parking system has been introduced for the Kumbh Mela. Image Source : FILEParking at Kumbh Mela 2025 Kumbh Mela 2025, which is starting on January 13 this year, is set to showcase the power of technology in the world’s largest religious gathering. An innovative AI-driven parking system will be introduced to facilitate the parking of vehicles for devotees traveling to the Kumbh Mela in the Sangam city of Prayagraj. Thanks to the technology-equipped services from Park+, an auto tech super app company, parking near the event will become a breeze. AI-Powered Parking Management This will be a historic first, as an AI-based parking management system will be implemented at such a grand scale for the Maha Kumbh. Devotees will be able to easily and efficiently manage their parking through the Park+ app, which has been appointed the official par...

BENGALURU: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced plans to invest $3 billion in India in cloud and AI infrastructure, including setting up new data centres over the next two years. He added the company is committed to training 10 million people with AI skills by 2030. The $3-billion additional investment in India, Nadella said, would represent the single-largest expansion into the region. "The diffusion rate of AI in India is exciting. This is the golden age for systems when it comes to innovation," he told a crowd of over 3,000 developers who had gathered to listen to him in a massive exhibition centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday. In his nearly 11 years as CEO, Nadella has transformed Microsoft with his bets on cloud computing and AI, and the infusion of a culture of collaboration, enabling the pioneering computing company to become the second in the world to touch $3 trillion in market capitalisation (the first was Apple). A lot of Microsoft's work is today driven by its vas...

Mumbai government mandates Marathi as a core subject in all schools from 2025-26, enforcing compliance and evaluating students on a marks-based system. Mumbai: The state government is determined to enforce Marathi as a mandatory core subject in all schools, irrespective of board or medium, starting from the academic year 2025-26. The announcement, made on Tuesday by school education minister Dadaji Bhuse, signals the end of previous concessions that allowed schools to treat Marathi as a graded subject due to pandemic-related disruptions. Marathi to be made compulsory in all schools from next academic year: Education minister “Schools must ensure that Marathi is taught and evaluated as a core subject. Any reluctance to comply with this mandate will not be tolerated,” Bhuse said. To ensure strict adherence, the government clarified that the policy applies to all private, CBSE, ICSE, and other English medium schools in the state as well. A government resolution (GR) that was issued in Sep...

In terms of promotion, the AC members pointed out that in clause 3.8 of the draft guidelines, too much emphasis is given to activities which have no direct bearing on teaching and research. NEW DELHI: A day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released UGC draft guidelines stating that clearing the National Eligibility Test (NET) will no longer be a mandatory qualification for appointment as an assistant professor, the academic council members of Delhi University issued a statement saying that the new recruitment criteria show a shift in focus from cutting edge research to merely reiterating existing knowledge since core competence is done away with. In response to the draft guidelines, the AC members talked about the recruitment process, stating that there has been a massive dilution of the quality of faculty by doing away with specialisation in a core discipline while the recruitment criteria endorse the NEP’s emphasis on the common courses which are poor and substandard...

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, has evaluated the Intercell Career Mentoring Program as a valuable initiative for students. This program aims to provide holistic education through industry mentors and AI-powered tools, offering career guidance aligned with both Indian and global standards. Intercell, an AI-based career mentoring platform, enables students to become placement-ready. The online platform offers live one-on-one industry mentoring from senior professionals and enhances students’ skills with various AI mentoring tools, including: * Mentor Match * InstaResume * Talent Finder * Internship/Jobs Support * Skill Assessment * English Coach On January 2, AICTE officially launched Phase 4 of the National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 4.0) at an event held at AICTE Headquarters in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The launch event, which included an MoU signing ceremony, was...

Under the AICTE FDP scheme faculty will get to visit industries and get hands-on training at research labs To train faculty, develop infrastructure for quantum technologies, and create appropriate study materials for students is on the map charted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), following the launch of the Undergraduate (UG) Minor Programme in Quantum Technologies. The regulatory bodies will ensure faculty members have a solid understanding of quantum mechanics and technologies. They will provide financial support to conduct the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) to institutions/individuals under the AICTE FDP scheme, which will facilitate faculty visits to industry/research labs for hands-on training. Meanwhile, the UG Minor course will be available starting from the 2025-26 Academic Year (AY), and students can opt for it from the fifth semester of the UG programme, that is, the third year onwards. “The curr...