Smartphone AI-based Application for farmers
An agri-tech start-up, co-founded by the students of IIT Guwahati, and alumni of NIT Silchar and Dibrugarh University, Assam, has developed AgSpeak, a multi-lingual smartphone application for farmers to smartly manage their farms and remotely monitor distress activities.
Developed with a goal of optimising the in-farm productivity through AI, this application will help the farmers in making decisions and managing farm activities by the click of a single button on their smartphone or computer. AgSpeak was launched by Professor TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati.
Driven by hyper local crop data coming from satellite and smart IoT devices, AgSpeak considers up to 20 local crop parameters which are key indicators of their health like temperature, rainfall, sunlight hours, soil health status, among others, to alert farmers about probable crop threats in advance and suggest best practices to tackle the incoming threat,.
The app along with the IOT hardware has been tested for the past three months with 500 farmers and two tea estates. Nearly 250 farmers have already been provided hands on training in utilizing the full potential of the app. The mobile app is completely free for general small farmers.
IIT Roorkee honoured
The IIT Roorkee has been adjudged as the 'The Most Innovative Institute of the Year' for its innovation quotient, in the CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2020.
The award ceremony was held today during the 26th DST-CII Technology Summit. The award was presented by Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST, and Kris Gopalakrishnan, past president, CII and chairman, CII National Start-up Council.
Sharma congratulated all winners and other applicants for their innovation and urged them to continue their innovation to revolutionize our industries for future.
He said: “The Government and industry should realise that disruption through convergence of technology and enterprise can be a game-changer for the economy.”
Gaming for professional e-Sports players
The BenQ announced the launch of new gaming monitor sub-brand MOBIUZ and new XL-K series under ZOWIE range.
The company introduced BenQ EX2510 in the MOBIUZ series and XL2546K and XL2411K in ZOWIE range.
The MOBIUZ range is designed for gaming enthusiasts who demand immersion and performance in PC and Console games. ZOWIE XL range is specifically designed for e-Sports players. Combined with a stylish design, powerful performance and fast refresh rate, the new range of monitors create an immersive playing field that enhances the gaming experiences.
The new Zowie XL-K Series brings an amalgamation of comfort and competitive edge that will further elevate our presence in the gaming monitor market in India.
With this range, we aim to facilitate gamers with the most comfortable gaming gear to hone their skills and excel in tournaments.