Generate power from wastewater
Researchers from the Environmental Biotechnology Lab at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur led by Dr Meenu Chhabra, Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, IIT Jodhpur, have demonstrated for the first time that plant-based microbial fuel cells can generate power profitably from wastewater compared to algae-based systems.
The results of their work has been recently published in the journal Bioresource Technology.
Wastewater treatment is an important activity and the increasing generation of large amounts of domestic wastewater has necessitated development of newer treatment methods that are energy efficient and scalable. Organic waste materials have a lot of latent energy — domestic waste contains nine times more energy than the treatment consumes. There has been interest globally to generate energy from waste.
“A microbial fuel cell is a device that uses microbes to convert organic matter in wastewater to electrical energy,” explained Dr. Chhabra. The idea of using microbes to produce electricity was proposed in 1911 by Michael Potter, a professor of botany at the University of Durham, its use in fuel cells is a recent development.
TCS Partners with Newgen
The Newgen Software has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to deploy an enterprise-wide content repository and a multi-channel, multi-lingual communication suite for the Banking Service Bureau (BSB) in Israel.
The two are enabling Israel’s central bank to transform the country’s banking sector by building a cloud-hosted centralised platform to provide end-to-end banking solutions.
The BSB will leverage TCS core banking solution (TCS BaNCSTM) and Newgen’s digital transformation products, including contextual content services (ECM) and omnichannel customer engagement.
The unified platform for automating content and communications, integrated with the cloud-based TCS BaNCSTM, BSB can build a robust, scalable repository.
Sumanta Roy, VP, TCS Middle East, Africa, Mediterranean, said: “This partnership has architected a highly scalable and secure platform in record time, delivering a truly digital experience to its customers.”
“The collaboration will help financial institutions in Israel deliver a faster, more connected, and frictionless banking experience to their customers,” said Diwakar Nigam, MD, Newgen.
Big bang edge test in online mode in October
The FIITJEE's Big Bang Edge Test will be conducted across the country in proctored online mode on October 10, 12, 14, 16-17, 2021. Students can appear in the test only once on any date convenient to them. It is a unique platform for students aspiring all-round excellence as it will help students realise and maximize their current potential for National and International Level Competitive as well as Scholastic exams.
With the test, students will have an opportunity to accelerate their preparation for JEE Main, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, Olympiads, KVPY, X and XII Boards, NTSE and Jr Olympiads, without any break, impediments, and hurdles even amidst COVID pandemic.
CareerLabs and Tech Mahindra ink MOU
The CareerLabs and Tech Mahindra have signed an MOU to transform over 3,000 graduates into skilled professionals, armed with industry-relevant skills and the technical know-how to succeed in the highly competitive world of technology.
The students will undergo intensive upskilling courses on specific skill tracks prescribed by Tech Mahindra like full stack development, and find the opportunity to be mentored by renowned industry experts. Upon successful completion of the training, students get an opportunity to be placed at the company.
Vaishali Phatak, head, Technical Learning Services & Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Tech Mahindra, said: “With massive digital transformation across all the sectors, there is a huge demand for highly skilled workforce which is driving the disruption in education and skilling. Nurturing the youth with relevant technical and leadership skills is one of the key focus areas for academia and industry.
Through this collaboration the aim is to empower students with industry-relevant skills and technology know-how through intensive upskilling courses.
The NorthCap Master Class
The North Cap University has launched The NorthCap Master Class, a series of exclusive talks where industry professionals and thought leaders share their perspectives on social, economic, and technology trends, the future of jobs, and the ensemble of skills to succeed in a digital economy.
The sessions exposes students to diverse perspectives.
Lecture on emotional intelligence
The School of IT, IMS Noida organised a lecture on Emotional Intelligence Importance on our Life for the students of BCA. The keynote speaker was Rajeev Binjola, Assistant Professor SOIT and Dr Kulneet Suri Senior Director IMS Noida
While addressing the lecture Dr Suri gave a brief introduction about topic — that it is ability to understand, use and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. Discussions were also done on the types of emotional intelligence.