Saturday, December 29, 2018
Thursday, December 27, 2018
RRB JE Recruitment 2019: Apply for 14,033 Junior Engineer Railway Jobs from January 2, check details
RRB JE Recruitment 2019: Apply for
14,033 Junior Engineer Railway Jobs from January 2, check details here
Railway
Recruitment Board, RRB would be releasing the Railway Job notification for
Junior Engineers on December 29 in Employment News. Application for Railway JE
Recruitment 2019 would commence from Jan. 2.
RRB,
Railway JE Recruitment 2018:
Railway
Recruitment Board, RRB has released notifications for fresh recruitment.
Under the CEntral Employment Notification, CEN 03/2018, the RRBs would be
inviting applications for 14,033 Junior Engineers in Indian Railways. The
notification, RRB JE Recruitment 2019 or 2018 would be released in this week's
edition of Employment News.
The
online application for Railway Recruitment 2019 for Junior Engineers in various
discipline, Information Technoloy, Material Superintendent and Chemical and
Metallurgical Assistants would start from January 2, 2019 and end on Janaury
31, 2019. Check the details below. Candidates are also advised to check the
official websites of regional RRBs for details CEN 03/2018 for the same. The
notficiation is likely to be made like on December 29, 2018. .
RRB
JE Recruitment 2019: Junior Engineer & Other Posts Vacancy Details
Junior
Engineer: 13034 Posts
Junior
Engineer (Information Technology): 49 Posts
Depot
Material Superintendent: 456 Posts
Chemical
and Metallurgical Assistant: 494 Posts
Railway
Jobs 2018 Junior Engineer & Other Posts Eligibility Criteria
Educational
Qualification:
Junior
Engineer: Diploma/Degree in Engineering in relevant disciplines prescribed
against various posts.
Junior
Engineer (Information Technology): PGDCA/B.Sc (Computer Science)/BCA/ B.Tech
(Information Technology)/ B.Tech (Computer Science)/DOEACC ‘B’ Level Course of
3 years duration or equivalent from recognised university/institute.
Depot
Material Superintendent: Diploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline.
Chemical
and Metallurgical Assistant: Bachelors Degree in Science with Physics and
Chemistry with minimum of 45% marks.
Age
Limit:
Candidates
should be betwwen 18 to 33 years of age. The relevant extensions for reserved
categories as per the government rules shall apply.
Railway
Jobs 2018 Junior Engineer & Other Posts Important Dates
Opening
date of application: January 02, 2019
Closing
date of application: January 31, 2019
Other
Details:
Candidates
who want to apply need to pay Rs 500/- if belonging to general category or
OBC
category and Rs 250/- if belonging to
SC/ST/Ex-serviceman/PwBDs/Women/
Transgender/Minorities/Economic Backward
Classes.
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ThyssenKrupp Launches New Centre For Analytics & Software Engineering In Pune
ThyssenKrupp
this week launched its new technology centre in Pune. Their Technology Center
Analytics and Software Engineering (TCASE) was opened with the aim of
establishing India as a knowledge hub.
The
technology centre will focus on offering high-end research and development
services in the fields of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, data
analytics and software engineering.
“Our
Company is going through a journey of digital transformation. I believe the
Technology Center at Pune will raise the overall digital quotient of
ThyssenKrupp through its thriving ecosystem of talented engineers, repute
universities and emerging start-up base.” CTO, Reinhold Achatz said in a statement.
ThyssenKrupp
India, CEO, Ravi Kripalani added, “Cooperation across traditional and
technology boundaries is becoming increasingly important, and we believe with
our diverse technology base we are well positioned to capitalise on it.”
According
to the company’s statement, the TCASE will play a key role in ThyssenKrupp’s
digital transformation journey by serving as a partner and supporting
digitalization projects for the group’s business areas globally.
“I
am confident that our strong engineering tradition combined with our
technological capability and dynamic team will help us meet the digitalization
needs of the group and establish TCASE as a provider of smart products and
solutions in engineering and digital domains,” Head of Centre, Rohit Gupta
said.
Earlier
this year, ThyssenKrupp had inaugurated their multi-purpose facility for
elevators in Pune. The facility played a role as a distribution centre and as
training centre apart from manufacturing elevators.
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USFDA:
1) Strides receives USFDA approval for Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Electrolytes for oral solution
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2) Zydus receives USFDA approval for Doxycycline Hyclate Delayed-release tablets, Febuxostat Tablet
Source:
http://www.uniindia.com/zydus-receives-usfda-approval-for-doxycycline-hyclate-delayed-release-tablets-febuxostat-tablet/business-economy/news/1447418.html
3) Aurobindo receives US FDA approval for Vecuronium Bromide injection
Source:
http://www.uniindia.com/~/strides-receives-usfda-approval-for-polyethylene-glycol-3350-electrolytes-for-oral-solution/Business%20Economy/news/1447454.html
2) Zydus receives USFDA approval for Doxycycline Hyclate Delayed-release tablets, Febuxostat Tablet
Source:
http://www.uniindia.com/zydus-receives-usfda-approval-for-doxycycline-hyclate-delayed-release-tablets-febuxostat-tablet/business-economy/news/1447418.html
3) Aurobindo receives US FDA approval for Vecuronium Bromide injection
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This 10-Feet-Long Bike Made Out Of Junk Parts Is A Good Example Of Creative Engineering
Only a few see engineering as a wonderful field
of study, even though a good majority of Indians opt it (or make others do)
after school. We strongly believe that engineering is a mix of creativity and
technicality, and here's a good example of the same.
Introducing the Adler Rider, a custom bike by
Aurangabad-based Parth Kotak. Parth has made a 10-feet-long motorcycle entirely
out of junk and spare parts.
Strictly for showcase only, Parth designed and built his very own motorcycle with the help of a friend. Parth was able to achieve this goal by completing just a one-year Automobile Technician course from CEDP Skill Institute.
Strictly for showcase only, Parth designed and built his very own motorcycle with the help of a friend. Parth was able to achieve this goal by completing just a one-year Automobile Technician course from CEDP Skill Institute.
Adler Rider has already become a topic of discussion between all students and faculties at CEDP; encouraging more to come up with such works. The entire Adler Rider project cost Parth Kotak close to Rs 2 lakh. Parth shared that he always wanted to be part of the automotive industry, and it was the course and on-job training provided by CEDP that helped him create his own motorcycle. He could also spend eight months with a top automotive company, with the opportunity for live training and hands-on experience.
Making a motorcycle from just scrap materials (that too, 10 feet long) had its own challenges. Initially, a good work location was not available. However, it was Parth's friend who came to the rescue by providing enough space and machinery at his father's workshop.
Parth and his friend worked for almost 18 months
(mostly during late hours) to finally finish the Adler Rider. Though it tested
his engineering skills to a different level, Parth was quite happy with what he
managed to achieve at the end.
The Adler Rider showcases the creative side of engineering and the infinite possibilities it offers. Even though the Adler Rider is a work of 'form over function', Parth Kotak aims to create working examples of the same kind, with the goal to represent India on a global level.
The Adler Rider showcases the creative side of engineering and the infinite possibilities it offers. Even though the Adler Rider is a work of 'form over function', Parth Kotak aims to create working examples of the same kind, with the goal to represent India on a global level.
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Why Bogibeel Bridge - world's longest steel bridge - is an engineering marvel
India's longest rail-cum-road
Bogibeel bridge
India's
longest rail-cum-road Bogibeel bridge, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi Tuesday, is not only the country's first fully-welded steel bridge but the
world's longest incrementally launched steel bridge, infrastructure major HCC (Hindustan Construction Company) said.
The prime minister inaugurated the the
4.94-km-long double-decker strategic bridge, built by HCC, over the Brahmaputra
river at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in Assam, which is expected to reduce the
distance between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by around 700 kilometres, and the
travel time from 24 hours to merely five hours.
With
the width ranging from 1.2 km to 18 km, the Brahmaputra has been bridged only four
times in the past, and HCC holds the distinction of building two of these
bridges and has now constructed the fifth, the company said in a statement.
"Built
on the Brahmaputra river in Dibrugarh district of Assam, it is the first fully
welded steel bridge and the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India. HCC
constructed the entire 4.9 km-long superstructure," it said.
Military implications
Northeast
Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said
almost 75 per cent of the 4,000-km long border that India shares with China is
in Arunachal Pradesh, and the bridge will help in logistical support for the
Indian Army manning the border.
Bridge
will enable the military to speedily dispatch forces to neighbouring Arunachal,
which borders China. This has cut the rail journey between Dibrugarh and
Arunachal by 750 km.
The
bridge can bear the weight of India’s heaviest battle tanks and also allow
fighter jets to land.
1. Connectivity for five million
Bogibeel
bridge will provide connectivity to nearly five million people residing in
Upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
HCC
said the project boasts of multiple benefits such as strategic and speedier
access for defence forces to the Indo-China border, seamless access for medical
facilities to remote north-eastern states, and most importantly reducing by
nearly 10 hours the transportation distance between NH-37 and NH-52, saving
transportation cost, time and fuel.
2. Bridging the Brahmaputra
"HCC
has time and again undertaken complex infrastructure projects that are
benchmarks in India's infrastructure journey. Bogibeel Bridge is an engineering
masterpiece, which has many technical firsts to its name. It is India's first
fully welded Warren truss girder type steel bridge.
"Not
only has an incremental launching technique for superstructure erection been
used for the first time in India, it is also the world's longest incrementally
launched steel bridge. HCC is proud to create such marvels for the
nation," HCC Director & Group CEO Arjun Dhawan said.
The
company said its team through sheer determination and grit completed this
project, as bridging the mighty Brahmaputra has always been a daunting task.
3. Constructed to reduce corrosion
The
company said the superstructure of the Bogibeel bridge has been constructed
using special copper-bearing steel plates in order to reduce corrosion.
Furthermore,
due to excessive humidity in the area, a complex Corrosion Protection System
specific to different components of the bridge has been implemented, it added.
4. Designed to deal with
earthquakes
To
offer stability to the heavy spans (1700 MT), seismic restrainers are provided.
The bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes with magnitudes in excess of 7,
the company said.
5. Serviceable period of 120 years
It
has a serviceable period of around 120 years. "The 4.9 km-long
Bogibeel Bridge on the Bramhaputra river is India's only fully welded bridge
for which european codes and welding standards were adhered to for the first
time in the country, said Chief Engineer Mohinder Singh.
Singh
said a fully welded bridge has a low maintenance cost. The bridge, constructed
at an estimated cost of Rs 5,900 crore, has a "serviceable period of
around 120 years", he said.
6. An eye on China
Northeast
Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said
almost 75 per cent of the 4,000-km long border that India shares with China is
in Arunachal Pradesh, and the bridge will help in logistical support for the
Indian Army manning the border.
Bridge
will enable the military to speedily dispatch forces to neighbouring Arunachal,
which borders China. This has cut the rail journey between Dibrugarh and
Arunachal by 750 km.
The
bridge can bear the weight of India’s heaviest battle tanks and also allow
fighter jets to land.
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Maharashtra CET 2019 Schedule released by DTE @ dtemaharashtra.gov.in, download now
Maharashtra
CET 2019 Schedule: Directorate of Technical Education announced the tentative
examination schedule for MHT-CET (2019). This time the exams would be conducted
online. The examination would be conducted for MBA and MMS on 9th and 10th
March 2019 respectively. Last examinations are expected to be held in
July-August 2019.
Maharashtra CET 2019 Schedule:
The
MHT-CET (2019) entrance examination for admission in Engineering, agriculture
and pharmacy is going to be held online. The tentative schedule for Maharashtra
Common Entrance Test 2019 is released by Directorate of Technical Education
(DTE). This examination is conducted for technical and vocational courses.
As
per the tentative schedule announced, the first examination would be conducted
for Masters of Business Administration on March 9 followed by Masters of
Management Studies on March 10. The last examination in the series would be
conducted for Masters of Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy/ Prosthetics/
Audio speech-language pathology in July-August 2019.
Since
last few years boards have started to release the tentative examination schedule
a few months in advance to decrease the pressure and state of panic among
students. This helps the students to prepare for the examinations accordingly.
In the same pattern, DTE has also announced the tentative schedule for
examinations this time so that it would reduce the confusion among the
students.
Anand
Rayate, commissioner, CET cell said that they have arranged 40,000 computers
for the examination across the state. The examination will be held at 36
districts and centres have been set up for that. This is the first time when
MHT-CET exams would be conducted online.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
9 Ways Tech Made the World a Better Place
From stopping child trafficking to mapping slums,
governments and companies found new ways to use technology in 2018 to help
people globally. Here are 9 new uses of technology in the past year
1) DRONE DELIVERS
VACCINE
A one-month-old baby in
Vanuatu became the first person in the world to be immunised with a vaccine
delivered by a commercial drone. UNICEF called the delivery to the Pacific
island nation as a “big leap for global health”
2) APP FINDS
CROP-MUNCHING WORM
An app which helps farmers identify pests and
diseases won the first Africawide hackathon aimed at finding solutions to
hunger. The AgriPredict app forecasts the probability of pest invasions,
including the voracious fall armyworm, which eats crops and has wreaked havoc
in sub-Saharan Africa and India
3) MOSQUITO-PACKED DRONES FIGHT THE ZIKA
OUTBREAK
Drones spraying millions of sterile mosquitoes are
helping combat Zika outbreak in Brazil. Once freed, the sterilised,
laboratory-bred male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes — which spread Zika, dengue and
yellow fever by biting humans — mate with females, but do not produce viable
eggs
4) DRONES AND SATELLITES HELP MAP SLUMS IN
INDIA
India is using drones and satellites to map informal
settlements in a bid to speed up the delivery of essential services and land
rights for slum dwellers
5) SAFETY APPS LOCATE HARASSMENT HOTSPOTS
Apps like Safecity are enabling women to flag
harassment prone areas in India to the police and transport department so they
can increase patrols and review lighting
6) SATELLITES HELP STOP FORCED LABOUR
Thailand turned to satellites to combat forced
labour in its multi-billion dollar fishing industry after the European Union
threatened to ban fish exports
7 )MACHINE CONVERTS PLASTIC TO FUEL
We now have a machine that converts plastic waste
into diesel and petrol. The idea is to encourage the collection of waste before
it ends up in oceans
8) VIRTUAL REALITY COMBATS HARASSMENT AT
WORK
VR programme by Vantage Point teaches staff how to react
when they see harassment at workplace through simulated meets
9) BLOCKCHAIN SAVES KIDS FROM TRAFFICKERS
A blockchain system, developed by ConsenSys, scans
eyes and fingerprints of kids trying to cross the border & asks legal
guardians for approval
Monday, December 24, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Will Google care more for your privacy?
ET will periodically analyse debatable or dubious claims that catch public attention and try to bring clarity and order in what often becomes fact-free free-for-all.
Claim: Google’s new rules effective January 9 will improve users’ privacy.
Who makes it: Google, obviously
Is it a fact?
First, the proof will be in how new rules work. Second, these rules make Google even more powerful. So, not a fact now, and may not be fully true even later. ET explains.
What is Google’s new privacy policy?
* Provides granular details on what permissions are granted by users for using a
specific app.
* Curbs permission for apps to access users’ call logs and SMSes.
* Limits access of third-party apps to consumers’ Gmail data.
* Only apps selected as default by users get access to call logs and SMSes.
What Does This Mean?
For users:
*Companies won’t be able to target ads based on email data.
*Create more clarity on what data an app is seeking.
*You can use Google’s security checkup tool to check what third-party apps have access to your Gmail account.
*Create more clarity on what data an app is seeking.
*You can use Google’s security checkup tool to check what third-party apps have access to your Gmail account.
For app developers:
*Gmail add-ons will have to ask for permission to access your inbox, at regular intervals.
*Startups targeting the next 100+million Internet users where data around consumer behaviour & smartphone usage pattern is critical will find business tougher.
*If a review by an app is not submitted within a stipulated time period, Google will start rolling back what the app can access.
*Startups targeting the next 100+million Internet users where data around consumer behaviour & smartphone usage pattern is critical will find business tougher.
*If a review by an app is not submitted within a stipulated time period, Google will start rolling back what the app can access.
So, will privacy really increase?
*Time will tell whether snooping without your knowledge or permission stops.
*But note that new rules make Google even more powerful—only Google has users’ data, and that means our Internet privacy is almost entirely dependent on one company.
*But note that new rules make Google even more powerful—only Google has users’ data, and that means our Internet privacy is almost entirely dependent on one company.
*Therefore, the question, if Google wants to bar third-party access to data, why not have external auditors implement the plan.
*While the privacy question remains open, many app developers will grumble.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
ISRO’s ‘angry bird’ takes to the skies
Launched at 4.10 p.m., the
satellite is primarily for the Air Force’s communication purposes
An
anxious ISRO Chairman K. Sivan on Wednesday watched the flight path of the
GSLV-F11 intently as it soared into the evening sky carrying communication
satellite GSAT-7A, meant to enhance the communication infrastructure of the
Indian Air Force.
Three
key factors had weighed on the minds of the launch team at ISRO — the weight of
the satellite, changes made to the cryogenic stage and the second stage of the
vehicle to increase payload capacity, and the possibility of a cyclone looming
on the coast that finally changed track gave anxious moments to the team.
Heaviest satellite
In
its Mk-II version, the GSLV with the indigenous cryogenic stage carried on
board its heaviest satellite that weighed 2,250 kg, from the second launch pad
of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, here at 4.10 p.m.
“[In]
the vehicle, the second stage propellant loading has been increased from 37.5
tonnes to 40 tonnes, and cryogenic stage propellant loading has been increased
from 12 tonnes to 15 tonnes along with enhanced thrust value for the cryogenic
stage,” Mr. Sivan said after the satellite was placed in a ‘super synchronous
transfer orbit’, a little over 19 minutes after launch to enhance its life,
pegged at eight years.
Though
the Mission Control team remained tight-lipped about the purported use of the
satellite, sources in ISRO and the Indian Air Force said the satellite would
enhance the communication capabilities of IAF. “This is primarily for the
Indian Air Force’s communication purposes, such as ground to air communication,”
one of the sources told The Hindu . The satellite, being dubbed as
‘angry bird’ by some, is likely to enhance the range of communication and also
aid in aircraft to aircraft communication.
“There
is always further improvements in GSLV… in the coming GSLV F10s and F12
missions we are going to make bigger payload compartment to accommodate still
bigger spacecraft and that is another important challenge in front of us and we
are getting ready with that change as well to make sure that GSLV continues to
remain very successful and rugged vehicle like PSLV,” said S. Somanath,
Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
With
ISRO ending the year on a high, having completed 17 missions, Mr. Sivan said he
had a ‘great gift’ for his staff. “This year, we completed 17 missions. It is a
very good number. The gift is... next year, we are going to have around 32
missions.”
Force multiplier
“It
will be a major booster and force multiplier for the Indian Air Force. When we
talk of a network-centric warfare, such type of systems will help achieve full
network centricity. From that perspective, it’s a major value addition to the
IAF,” said Ajay Lele, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and
Analyses (IDSA).
India should be pioneers of new technology: former BARC director
Youth
will give country momentum, says R. Chidambaram
The man behind
the Pokhran-II nuclear test and former director of Bhabha Atomic Research
Center (BARC), Rajagopala Chidambaram, on Friday said that India should not
hesitate in being the pioneer of new technologies, and that the youth will give
the country the momentum that it needs.
He was
addressing the youth on ‘Technologies for the Future’ at the Indian Institute
of Technology-Bombay’s (IIT-B) annual technology event ‘Techfest.’
“The world is
changing rapidly. Technology is changing from nuclear to rural. A research
development ecosystem is the need of the hour,” Dr. Chidambaram said.
The scientist
stressed the need for the country’s technological development to be
prioritised. “We need to make technological advancements specifically for our
country. We also need to have foresight apart from forecast. Foresight requires
forecast and assessment. We need to become a knowledge economy,” he said.
Rural reach
While praising
Indian scientists for their various achievements, Dr. Chidambaram raised the
issue of rural reach. “We have abundant knowledge, the problem is it is not
reaching rural areas. While a rural technology action group has been started,
we need more efforts on that front. We need e-connectivity for inclusivity and
knowledge sharing,” he said.
According to Dr.
Chidambaram, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are fast
emerging buzzwords in the present world. “AI and machine learning are
omnipresent. We now use them in flood forecasting in India. AI could be our
future, sure, but I don’t think it will overtake human intelligence,” he said.
“India is using
AI adequately. Things are beginning to happen, like IIT-Hyderabad runs an
M.Tech and B.Tech course in AI, but these people must also find suitable
applications where it can be used,” the physicist said.
Dr. Chidambaram
further said, “India should not hesitate to be the pioneer of new technologies.
The path to a knowledge-driven economy is paved by new advanced technologies.
Proven technologies, unless subjected to continuous evolutionary improvements,
are often synonymous to obsolete technologies. I am sure young people will give
momentum to the technology development that India wants. We will have failures,
but should not have multiple failures.”
Source: THE HINDU-20th December,2018
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