upGrad Join Institutions - IIM Kozhikode, IIT Delhi, And Bombay To Take Online Education To The Next Level

* IIM Kozhikode, IIT Bombay, and IIT Delhi adds to upGrad’s list of premium educational institutions 

In efforts to make online education a world-class learning phenomenon, upGrad, India’s largest higher edtech joins the league of IIM’s by partnering with IIM Kozhikode, which is recognised as the sixth-best institute as per the NIRF India Rankings 2020. The partnership announces Professional Certification in Data Science for Business Decision Making, specially curated for managers and working professionals that follows a project-driven and mentorship-led approach, which is highly beneficial for aspirants in today’s competitive job market. In addition to this, IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have also joined the bandwagon by partnering with upGrad.

This eight-month Professional Certification in Data Science is designed for anyone who wants to take up the next generation technology-driven roles in top IT, Tech, E-commerce, Product, and Services Firms. It could be fresh MBA graduates to Entrepreneurs, business managers, or leaders looking for career acceleration. This program will enable professionals to apply simple concepts of data science in their current profession, thus helping them achieve insightful results to accelerate business decisions in a streamlined manner. Complex concepts of data science and machine learning will also be taught simplistically with emphasis on real-world business applications.

Commenting on the partnership – Phalgun Kompalli, Co-founder upGrad said, “It is an exciting phase for upGrad as we have added IIM Kozhikode along with IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi to our network of top universities.  A recent LinkedIn survey revealed that three out of four people in India are looking for jobs in 2021, and therefore, we want to make online education a new wave of learning that can not only enhance the subject foundation and offer deep technical expertise but also help our learners with powerful career acceleration. Our partnership with IIM Kozhikode and other premium institutes will further strengthen our position across the higher education space in India and beyond. After having an overwhelming 2020 wherein we expanded our program portfolio three-fold, we look at closing 15 partnerships in the coming fiscal across India, US and the UK.” 

Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode, added, “We at IIMK, are excited to partner with leading learning phenomenon in India, for a robust online program which is designed to ensure that all learners are able to learn the difficult/complex concepts of data science in the simplest way, thus enhancing their overall subject foundation. Additionally, our strong industry presence, the credibility of the Advanced Program and career services will provide learners with the right push to accelerate their careers."

Professor C Raju, Dean (Executive Education), IIMK, also commented, “We are happy to partner with upGrad who is constantly working towards making online education mainstream. This program involves world-class faculty members & industry experts who will introduce complex concepts of Data Science and Machine Learning algorithms in a way to enable learners, understand the new-age business applications. Such detailed program structure will further help our learners enhance their subject foundation, thus bettering their chance of rapid career growth.”

The partnerships also include two new program additions across important domains and are powered by upGrad. It includes Certificate Program in Business Analytics by  IIT Bombay, that is designed to equip both, working professionals and freshers with required skills-sets resulting in informed decisions, conceptual understanding of analytics to derive valuable business insights and Certificate Programme in Finance for Non-Finance Executives by IIT Delhi to strengthen the subject foundation for better Financial Management practices.

Logically Launches Advanced AI Platform "LI" For Digital India

* Logically joins hands with Raxa, part of GMR Group, to empower Government & Law Enforcement in combating digital threats such as misinformation and disinformation

Logically, a tech company combining advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human intelligence to tackle misinformation, today announces the launch of its new threat intelligence platform “LI” that can identify, analyse and disarm harmful online misinformation at scale.

Built on cutting-edge, secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, Logically Intelligence brings together Logically’s capabilities in at-scale analysis, classification and detection of damaging narratives and online threats. It also provides access to a suite of countermeasures to tackle identified threats, including automated fact checking and open source intelligence research, meaning it is one of the only platforms to integrate both analytical capabilities and countermeasure deployment to tackle misinformation.

Countries around the world are facing the issue of the real harms posed by misinformation, from doubt over election results, low uptake of the Covid vaccine or violent protests.  Logically Intelligence is designed for use by government and public sector bodies who need to closely monitor the online media landscape for the spread of damaging narratives and have the ability to intervene early in order to protect democratic processes and public safety. 

Lyric Jain, CEO of Logically, said: “In the new digital era, we have seen the phenomenon of mis and disinformation firmly taking root, evolve and proliferate, and increasingly cause real world harm. As the dissemination of misinformation becomes more complex and dynamic, the methods that governments across the world use to tackle it require a sophisticated response. As India embraces Digital India, there is a need to create a robust eco-system in India for digital awareness as well as tools to combat new digital threats. The tool becomes more important especially at a time, when we are fighting COVID-19 pandemic and going to witness various State elections in India.” 

“Logically has recently begun working with security consultancy, Raxa, a part of GMR Group, to carry out collaborative projects in the area of counter misinformation and strategic communications. The combined technical and domain knowledge capabilities of both companies will create industry-leading content verification and investigation services available across the sub-continent. Logically Intelligence was tested in beta format during the 2019 general election in India and the 2020 elections in the US. In the 2019 election, we have worked closely with public sector partners and members of the Election Commission and analyse 944,486 different articles circulating on social media, identifying 133,000 as unreliable, with 33,000 pieces of fake news”, he further added.

Logically has made significant advances in AI, machine learning and natural language processing, resulting in a powerful tool which can ingest and analyse data from over one million publicly available media sources and social media platforms. The company’s advanced AI capabilities for media intelligence, credibility assessment, veracity assessment, and social network intelligence carry out a three-pronged analysis of data, including network, content and metadata, to extract actionable insights. 

Logically Intelligence’s machine learning pipelines assess everything from source and content credibility, post veracity, and the identification of propaganda and the corresponding mechanisms for the dissemination of damaging narratives. It also applies advanced NLP to detect and analyse clusters of threats and emerging narratives, and can identify which demographics or groups the narrative is targeting. 

Furthermore, LI applies advanced social network analysis techniques along with NLP and meta data modelling for segmenting users based on their response to influence campaign operations, characterising their response using demographic attributes, scoring of social accounts for influence and risks, account level automation detection, and co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour of users on social media. All these enable extraction of powerful insights to understand disinformation campaigns, their social engagement levels and potential harmful impacts.

The combination of both advanced AI and human analysts means that Logically’s system provides both sophisticated technology that monitors, identifies and tracks content at scale and highly trained human fact checkers and investigators who provide nuanced analysis, detailed investigations into campaign origins, and the capacity to flag issues before they become widespread. 

About Logically

Founded in 2017 by MIT and Cambridge alum Lyric Jain, Logically combines advanced AI with one of the world’s largest dedicated fact-checking teams to help governments, businesses and the public uncover and address harmful misinformation and deliberate disinformation that is increasingly spread across the world. It was awarded first place in the News category of the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge’ launched by Honourable Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi.

The company’s mission is to enhance civic discourse, protect democratic debate and process, and provide access to trustworthy information. With a diverse team of data scientists, writers, fact-checkers, investigators and developers, it has currently offices in India and the UK and is opening an office in the U.S. 

Makarand Wagh Of Macans Infotech Conducts Digital Forensics Training At Worli, Oshiwara Police Stations

Cyber security and solutions specialised company Macans Infotech (Macans) conducted digital forensics training session at Worli police station after receiving an invitation sent by the country’s leading inspector Shri Sanjay Govilkar (who caught 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab). Macans Infotech’s Co-Founder & Director Makarand Wagh was the key coach and trainer conducting the workshop in the presence of Co-Founders and Directors Sagoon Wagh, Santosh Wagh, Jeet Wagh and Sridevi Shetty Wagh (Co-Founder & Director, Macans Technologies) - who were present on the occasion. The topics covered to help the police stay Alert & Aware in a digital age included: Post incident investigation; Unique and specialised ways to retrieve data from mobile phones; prevention of data theft frauds related to personal and business data; types of malware; types of cyber attacks, etc. 

Earlier, Macans conducted training session at Oshiwara Police Station thanks to invitations sent by Shri Sanjay Bhendale (Senior Police Inspector) & Shri Vivek Shetye (Police Inspector) of Oshiwara Police Station. Macans also conducted similar workshops in Mira-Bhayandar, Goregaon Mumbai North and BKC police stations.

Women Police Sub Inspectors such as WPSI Madhubala R. Lawand and many others were awarded with certification after attending training sessions. Macans received Certificate of Appreciation from renowned institutions such as College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi (under National Service Scheme) and Thakur University Mumbai for seminars on cyber psychology.

Mr. Makarand Wagh, Co-Founder and Director, Macans Infotech, says, “We, at Macans Infotech, are receiving several invitations from police stations across Mumbai due to growing incidences of digital crime. Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people’s accounts and steal money or personal data. Our intention is to educate the police on digital forensics, cyber crime risk, prevention and mitigation and fraud detection. We familiarize the police with forensic investigation, techno legal services, fraud risk management, security and risk management.”

Macans has unveiled Cyber Security Services for Companies /Corporates/Schools/Colleges and Tourists.  Macans works with leading companies such as NSE, TATA Motors, Aditya Birla Group, L&T Group, Kawasaki, SKF and Central-State investigative agencies amongst others. Macans is a specialist in Computer Forensics (otherwise known as "digital forensics"), which is a process of electronic discovery to acquire digital evidence, analyse facts and report on a case by examining digital devices such as computers, hard drives or any other storage media or network conducted by a suitably trained computer forensic analyst in order to investigate a claim or allegation. Forensic Investigation comprises Computer Forensics, Cyber Crime Investigation, Mobile Forensics, Forensics Data Recovery, Secure Data Eraser, E-Discovery, E-mail, Investigation, Digital Forensics Investigation, Information Security Audit Gap Analysis, Cloud Forensics, Robot Forensics, Drone Forensics, Mac Analysis, CCTV Analysis and Corporate Investigations amongst others. Macans has national and international certifications in creating accredited laboratory, leveraging IT security techniques, handling information security management and quality management.

Mr. Makarand Wagh is an Electronic Engineer after which he has been serving in Police Department as an Anti-Swat and Anti-Terrorist handling high profile clientele as an expert & Digital Cyber Crime Expert. He was in the Anti-Terrorist Squad, Confidential Unit, Crime Branch and a Special Unit Team tackling cyber–crimes and frauds. He also worked closely on the case of the “Terror Attacks in Mumbai”. Presently, he is working on Digital Forensic Investigation with many private and public companies in India and abroad. Mr. Wagh has trained officers of many agencies on digital fraud investigation and worked for many government agencies in investigation of high profile cases. He helped throw some light on the digital investigations being undertaken recently including high profile cases in association with the Central Agencies - Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation & Narcotics Control Bureau. Makarand Wagh was honoured in Times Power Men of the Year 2020 awards list conducted by The Times of India OMS Group.

BharatBenz Celebrates Market Recovery With Landmark Bus Deal

 

* Largest 10T staff bus deal post COVID-19

* First major deal for new 49 seater 3X2 in staff segment

* Mr. Karl-Alexander Seidel, CEO & Head of Daimler Bus India said, “BharatBenz is delighted to have delivered 25 staff buses to Sree Travels. This order demonstrates the customer’s faith in us and points to a recovery in the transport segment. Our BSVI bus portfolio has enjoyed strong acceptance since launch with state-of-the-art features and BusConnect telematics that improve fleet efficiency. The buses have been specifically designed for the comfort, safety and convenience of passengers.”

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles today announced delivery of 25 BharatBenz 1014 buses to Bengaluru-based Sree Travels, one of the state’s leading tour and travel operators. The delivery marks the largest 10T staff bus handover post-COVID-19, signifying a gradual revival in the economy and the bus market.

Mr. Karl-Alexander Seidel, CEO & Head of Daimler Buses India, said, “BharatBenz is delighted to have delivered 25 staff buses to Sree Travels. This order demonstrates the customer’s faith in us and points to a recovery in the transport segment. Our BSVI bus portfolio has enjoyed strong acceptance since launch with state-of-the-art features and BusConnect telematics that improve fleet efficiency. The buses have been specifically designed for the comfort, safety and convenience of passengers.”

“We are glad to receive 25 new staff buses within such a short span of time. BharatBenz products have proven their reliability and long-term durability time and again, and emerged as the most sought-after transport solution in the country. I would like to thank the entire team of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles and Daimler Financial Services India for their relentless efforts and dedication in delivering buses while adhering to all safety protocols for COVID-19,” said PN Srinath, Managing Director, Sree Travels.

Sree Travels bought their first BharatBenz bus in 2019 and then followed up with an order for 25 more buses in 2021, reaffirming their confidence and trust in the brand. BharatBenz led the transition to BSVI technology in India and has almost doubled its market share since the start of BSVI sales in April 2020. The popularity of BharatBenz’s truck and bus range can be directly attributed to ‘Profit Technology+’, it promise of best-in-class fuel efficiency, superior safety and comfort, unmatched reliability, lowest maintenance costs, and connected trucks and buses.

25 February 2021

BharatBenz further updated their portfolio last month with 8 new models and the addition of the ‘BSafe’ COVID-19 protection pack. The pack includes standard and optional features such as touchless entry with pneumatic doors, automatic sanitiser dispensers and temperature sensors at entry point, infection-proof fabric seat covers, additional disposable seat covers, and a UV filter & fresh air circulation kit.

The landmark detail was in part made possible by BharatBenz Financial, a business division of Daimler Financial Services India (DFSI), Daimler’s captive financier, who worked closely with the parties involved in the team to secure adequate funding in a short span of time.

“We’re pleased to be able to support Sree Travels in strengthening their presence in the Bengaluru tour and transport market with the addition of 25 new BharatBenz buses. DFSI prides itself on providing customers with flexible and competitive financing solutions that help them grow their business,” said Manish Thakore, Managing Director of Daimler Financial Services India.

Saankhya Labs Receives FCC Certification For Its Broadcast Radio Head, Which Enables Convergence Of Broadcast And Mobile Networks

* Saankhya Labs, India’s 5G communication solutions disruptor, gets FCC (Federal Communications Commission of USA) Certification for its Broadcast Radio Head (BRH)

* BRH enables terrestrial broadcasters to directly broadcast content to mobile devices by providing uniform coverage indoors and outdoors.

* The BRH is a key part of Saankhya’s 5G Broadcast solution, a next-gen content delivery solution based on the convergence of broadcast and broadband networks which enables cellular operators to utilize the broadcast network for offloading especially live, mass media, and other content.

* BRH enables broadcasters to provide data services to various new applications and increase their revenues.

Saankhya Labs, India’s 5G communication solutions disruptor, today announced Federal Communication Commission, (FCC), USA certification for its Broadcast Radio Head (BRH). The BRH complies with FCC Title 47CFR part 27 and part 15. Saankhya Labs is the first Indian company with FCC certified outdoor wireless communication equipment. Apart from BRH, Saankhya also has other FCC certified products in its portfolio.

BRH is an innovative concept pioneered by Saankhya Labs for helping digital terrestrial broadcasters to increase their reach and market share. This is achieved by ‘Cellularizing’ the broadcast transmitters to provide ubiquitous coverage of broadcast signal for high quality content reception in mobile, automotive, and other portable devices.

Traditional broadcast transmitters use very high-power transmitters fitted on tall towers (a.k.a. High Power High tower – HPHT) to give coverage to a large area ranging across 10s of miles. However, these networks needed high-gain external antenna to get reliable reception indoors. BRH works on the concept of very low power and low tower transmission (a.k.a. Low Power Low Tower – LPLT), similar to the power levels of a cellular radio transmitter. By adopting the coverage pattern of cellular network, BRH’s can provide uniform coverage even indoors and in devices that do not have high gain external antenna.

With large number of people watching video on their mobile devices, the BRH will enable broadcasters to effectively target these consumers. Broadcasters can also monetize the broadcast by showing hyper-local advertisements and provide newer data services over their broadcast network.

The BRH can also be deployed as a part of 5G Broadcast solutions developed by Saankhya Labs. This solution is based on the convergence of Broadcast and mobile Broadband network, in which a mobile network operator can intelligently use the BRH network (that is co-located with mobile radios), to offload some of the high bandwidth consuming data traffic, such as video.

“We are thrilled to bring often disparate mobile and broadcast ecosystems together. Our BRH offering significantly benefits both ecosystems with a cost-effective solution for high-bandwidth data as well as expanded market access opportunities” said Parag Naik, CEO of Saankhya Labs.

By enabling ubiquitous coverage and delivering better quality of service (QoS), BRH enables broadcasters to maximize their spectrum and deliver data to various applications such as OTT and Linear video content to mobile phones, Firmware upgrade over the air (FOTA), infotainment, maps and GIS data for connected automotive use cases, plus other IoT applications.

The BRH supports Next-Gen Broadcast Standards like ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-T2-lite and FeMBMS. It has configurable bandwidths supporting 5, 6 and 8 MHz band schemes, achieving data rates that can exceed 50 Mbps.

Saankhya has already delivered FCC certified BRHs to a large US-based broadcaster.

Saankhya Labs, leveraging its broadcast expertise, has already developed a chipset which can be integrated into mobile devices to gain maximum benefits of this technology. A reference smartphone using this chipset has been developed in collaboration with Sinclair Broadcasting Group and its innovations group ONE Media 3.0 LLC, USA.   

Mark Aitken, SVP Sinclair Broadcast Group said “These combined technologies developed collaboratively bring robust and reliable broadcast capability direct to automotive, IoT, mobile and portable devices with extended reach and service areas. The deployment of a ‘celluarized’ broadcast infrastructure brings true broadcast into the 5G marketplace, providing new monetization opportunities.”

About Saankhya Labs

Saankhya Labs is a 5G disruptor with a breadth of wireless communication system expertise and a proven track record. Saankhya offers a wide range of communication products and solutions for 5G NR, Broadcast, and Satellite Communication applications. The products and solutions are based on its award-winning, patented Software Defined Radio SoC platform. With several International technology patents and unique 'chips-to-systems' expertise, Saankhya's solutions include the world’s first production SDR, next-gen open RAN Solutions for 5G networks, multi-standard direct to mobile broadcast solutions, and many other award-winning solutions.  Saankhya Labs is headquartered in Bangalore, India, and has a fully owned subsidiary in the US.

Viveo Health Selected For Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV Program As It Aims To Offer Affordable Healthcare To 1 Billion By 2025

Viveo Health, a global trusted e-health company, has been selected for the Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV program. Trusted by thousands of health professionals in over 40 countries around the world, Viveo Health has been chosen for the program because of its high impact potential and ability to scale sustainable partnerships.

Unlike traditional accelerators and corporate innovation programs, Lighthouse MASSIV is free and focused primarily on helping impact companies achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by scaling globally. By partnering with startups that have a high potential to improve the prosperity and security of the planet, the program aims to help one billion people live more prosperous and secure lives by 2025.

Raul Källo, Founder and CEO - Viveo Health said, “As all our actions have always been focused on bringing healthcare to 1 billion people, we are deeply honored and humbled to be part of Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV, a partnership that will certainly help people around the globe get better access to healthcare”

Viveo Health is one among the five other companies that has been selected for the spring class and will be supported by advisors from a.o. Swedbank, Danske Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Synch and Nordic Impact Funds. The Estonia-based e-health provider has the purpose to make healthcare accessible to everyone with its complete virtual clinic for doctors. In India, as we witness a reforming trend in the adoption of digital healthcare services, Viveo Health is committed to provide world-class telemedicine solutions to the Doctors and Healthcare professionals.

Lighthouse MASSIV is an open innovation program that combines proven elements from the Lighthouse Program and applies them to fields beyond fintech. Lighthouse is Mastercard’s open innovation initiative dedicated to creating partnerships between fintechs and banks. The program balances collaboration and competition in its ultimate goal of helping incumbent players bring fintech innovation to the market. Lighthouse MASSIV leverages this “partnership incubation model” and uses it to pursue social impact initiatives beyond fintech. More information can be found on website.

About Viveo Health

Viveo Health, a global trusted e-health company, hails from one of the world’s most advanced digital economies ‘Estonia’. Started by seasoned entrepreneur Raul Källo, Viveo Health is bridging insurance and healthcare by offering a powerful telemedicine and Virtual Office for Doctors that's revolutionizing efficiency in the healthcare industry. Viveo Health is on a mission to ensure that everyone in the world has access to secure virtual healthcare. It makes the healthcare accessible by creating a bridge between the medical network and patients and ensure patients have the best access to their healthcare providers.

STT GDC India To Promote Sustainable Development And Low-Carbon Business Practices By Increasing Use Of Renewable Energy

* Renewable energy to be the mainstay of responsible growth for India’s largest data centre operator

* Company targets to source large part of its electricity from renewable sources to power its data centres by 2025

* With 17 operational facilities across eight cities, this commitment towards renewable energy is one of largest in the country by a data centre operator

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) (STT GDC India) announced today a partnership with Avaada MHKhamgaon Private Limited, a subsidiary of Avaada Energy Private Limited (henceforth referred to as Avaada Energy)  to procure 99MUs/annum (99 Million kWh) of renewable energy under a captive structure. The 99MUs would cater to the company’s facilities in the state of Maharashtra.

Today, as part of its sustainability initiatives, 34% of power for all STT GDC India’s facilities comes from renewable sources, making it one of the largest users of renewable sources among data centre operators in India. The partnership with Avaada Energy along with all the existing sustainability initiatives, will lead to an annual reduction of 4,56,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2025. This is equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by removing more than 90,000 passenger vehicles from India’s roads in a year. 

By sourcing a large part of its power requirements from carbon-free sources within the next four years, STT GDC India reinforces its firm commitment towards reducing its carbon footprint and fostering sustainable practices whilst continuing to support the growth of the digital economy in India.  This initiative sets a new standard for sustainability for the data centre sector in India.

Announcing the partnership, Sumit Mukhija, CEO at STT GDC India said, “Ever since the inception of STT GDC India, we have strived towards best practices in innovation and sustainability. This decision reflects our relentless commitment to champion sustainable best practices and lead the industry in a similar direction. Going forward, a significant portion of all incremental power for all our new and existing facilities will come from carbon-free sources. We are also closely working with regulators, government agencies and power generation companies to explore suitable environment and banking regimes that can enable us to eventually reach close to 100 percent net renewable energy in terms of power sourcing for our operational data centres. Avaada Energy, understands the global benchmarks of excellence that we hold to as we seek to strengthen our position as the market leader in supporting all our mission critical applications.”

Green initiatives and sustainability are an indispensable part of STT GDC India’s corporate direction.  The company has deployed renewable power via captive power generation structures that offer clean and reliable power in close partnership with established energy players. 

About ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India (STT GDC India)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) (STT GDC India), a majority owned subsidiary of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, Singapore. Since 2004, STT GDC India has been managing the country’s largest raised floor area and with 135MW of critical IT load with now 17 facilities across 8 major cities Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Pune, serving over 1,000 customers including many Fortune 500 companies and over 33% market share revenue. Its mission-critical solutions comprise of best-in-class offerings delivering industry-leading uptime to its customers. 

About ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Global)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is a fast-growing data centre service provider headquartered in Singapore. With a global platform of data centres in the world’s major business markets of over 100 facilities across Singapore, China, India, Thailand and the UK, STT GDC offers a full suite of best-in-class, highly scalable and flexible data centre solutions, connectivity and support services that best meet customers’ current and future colocation needs.