Posts Tagged ‘ India ’

“Employability” is clearly a key factor to get a unified view of the situation. There is definitely a demand-supply gap of employable electronics engineers to match the evolving expectations from the industry. India’s engineering education compares well with that of developed countries on many fronts and this applies to tier-1 and significant portion of...
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<- Part 1, This is Part 2 of a two-part series. MLP: Can you share with our readers a professional high point? SK: As a designer, when my paper on ‘Low power ADC’ was selected for International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), I was overjoyed. ISSCC being the number one conference for semiconductor designers,...
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This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. It is always interesting to know the stories behind success, especially when the stories are regarding our heroes. We have started off a series of interviews in an attempt to know more about the heroes in our daily life. We began with Anuj Valmiki, multi-media designer....
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<- Part 1, Part 2, This is the final part of a 3-part series. MLP:  What would be one key learning of yours that you’d like to share with young designers? Anuj : In one short line , what I would like to share with the young engineers in the VLSI field is- ability...
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<- Part 1, This is Part 2 of a multi-part series,  Part 3 -> MLP : How have you seen IC design engineering in India evolve over the years? AV: The art of IC design engineering in India has marched on very well, not only in highly ranked, long-term establishments like TI (Texas Instruments)....
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via business-standard.com The Haryana government would provide subsidised LED (light emitting diode)-based SPV (solar photovoltic) lamps. Disclosing this today, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Mahender Partap Singh said the state government had released an amount of Rs 109.28 lakh for installation of 4,371 LED-based SPV Home Lighting Systems. It’s great to see government taking...
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via deccanherald.com Residents of Mysore district’s hamlets Bommalapura and Sonahalli have power round the clock. These villages in HD Kote taluk are solar-powered and don’t depend on the local power company. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has got the Centre’s clearance for a first-of-its kind project for installing the Light Emitting Diode (LED) based street lighting fixtures in Kalka town of Panchkula district. via ptinews.com It’s gratifying to see that towns in India are looking to roll out LED lighting. Anyone out there involved...
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Solar-based LED lighting start-up Pegasus Semiconductor of Rajasthanis trying to attract corporates to use their lighting technology. Founder Akshat Khare entered this segment in anticipation of an energy crisis and the growing demand for alternatives. “My gamble paid off. The problem is more acute today,” he says. Pegasus makes off-grid home and street lighting...
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Image via Wikipedia The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, yep, such a thing exists, under the aegis of the Ministry of Power and is doing some interesting things in the area of power conservation . Specific to lighting, along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), they have initiated a study on Facilitating Market Transformation...
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