Ground inspections are passé for the Indian power sector which is set to deploy drones to cut costs and improve efficiency. Heralding a technological leap in power transmission, the companies, especially state-owned Power Grid, would now use drones for monitoring project development in critical areas.
Category: Technology
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Delta Video walls at National Transmission Asset Management Centre, Manesar
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) Limited is among the leading electric utilities that have always equipped their control rooms with the latest equipment. PGCIL recognised that a display wall would enable its operators at National Transmission Asset Management Centre (NTAMC) to have a much clearer view at any given moment.
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About 1.3 per cent of land in India gets converted into wasteland every year
We are a company that manages 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Unlike in developed countries where people segregate their wet waste from dry waste, in India, we put it all together. If you separate this waste, it can be recycled.
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Autodesk announces end of sale for AutoCAD®, licensing model
Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, is ending sale of AutoCAD®licensing model. Effective January 31, 2016
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8-year wait over, Kesarbagh RoB constructed in 35 days
Kesarbagh railway over bridge (RoB) project, which was hanging fire for the last eight years, may soon see the light of the day as its construction work has been completed.
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Hi-tech in infra
India has only recently begun to focus on the growth of its infrastructure. There is still a long way to go in adopting the latest and best technologies for their design, construction and management.
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Those vehicles without tags should be impounded
There are barriers at the tolls. The system counts and classifies the vehicles. Pictures of the vehicle are taken per transaction. The system then marries the transaction with the classification of the vehicle and the video. Then, there are features to manage the exempt vehicles and monthly passes, etc.
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Container terminal industry has been slow on automation
We have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with India´s largest Container Terminal Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. This announcement was made at a formal event presided by Mr Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping in the presence of Mr Anil Desai, Member of Rajya Sabha in Mumbai.
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Stalwarts Aboard
Flipkart appointed former Unilever executive Sriram Venkataraman as the Chief Financial Officer for its commerce platform and Pramod Jain of Indus Towers Ltd as Vice President and Head of Taxation.
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Telenor to add 950 mobile sites in Bihar, Jharkhand
Telecom operator Telenor said it will be adding 950 new mobile sites covering over 3,380 rural areas and upgrade the existing 3,235 sites in Bihar and Jharkhand. With this, Telenor sites will go up to 4,185 in both the states, which will help the company offer better voice quality and data speed to its customers