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Indian Railways to prohibit single-use plastic from October 2
In a move to curb use of plastics, Union Ministry of Railways has directed all regional offices to ensure complete removal of single-use plastics from all railways stations effective from 2 October 2019. The move is an effort by Indian Railways to shield the environment from menace of plastic. Key Highlights Indian Railways has directed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Ban on Plastic • Ban on single use Plastic • Extended Producer Responsibility • Indian Railways • IRCTC • Plastic Bottle crushing machines • Plastic Free Railway • Plastic pollution • Union Ministry of Railways
Eliminating Manned Level Crossings
The government has drawn up an ambitious plan to get rid of all manned level crossings preferably as a National Project. What is Level Crossing? A level crossing is an intersection of a railway line with a road or path, at the same level. In an unmanned level crossing, there would be no flagman or ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Golden Quadrilateral • Indian Railways • IRCTC • manned level crossings • Unmanned Level Crossings
IRCTC launches payment aggregator IRCTC iPay
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay. This a step towards promoting the government’s Digital India initiative. IRCTC iPay IRCTC iPay is a prepaid card cum wallet. With IRCTC iPay IRCTC will have full control of the payment system because of its direct relationship with acquiring ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Digital India • Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation • IRCTC • IRCTC iPay • payment aggregator system
Samantha Express
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch a new train Samantha Express on February 14 from Nagpur. The Samantha Express will cover prominent places associated with Gautam Buddha and chief architect of the Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar. Journey of Samantha Express The Samantha express will run through the following places: Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai): Dr Ambedkar was cremated ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: B. R. Ambedkar • Bodhgaya • Chaityabhoomi • Deekshabhoomi • Gautam Buddha • Gaya • Gorakhpur • Indore • IRCTC • Kushinagar • Lumbini • Mhow • Mumbai • Nagpur • Nautanwa • Samantha Express • Sarnath • Varanasi
Sri Ramayana Express flagged off from Safdarjung railway station in Delhi
Shri Ramayana Express, a special tourist train to run on Ramayana circuit to cover major spots related to Hindu epic was flagged off by Indian Railways from Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi. The pilgrimage circuit of Shri Ramayana Yatra will have two travel components — one each in India and Sri Lanka. Shri Ramayana Express ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Topics: Ayodhya • Indian Railways • IRCTC • National • New Delhi • Safdarjung Railway Station • Sri Ramayana Express
Ask Disha: IRCTC launches AI chatbot to answer user queries
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot– Ask Disha ((Digital Interaction to Seek Help Anytime) to help its users answer various queries. The chatbot is special computer programme designed to simulate conversation with users, especially over the internet. It has gone live on IRCTC’s next-gen e ticketing website ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Topics: AI chatbot • Ask Disha • Indian Railways • IRCTC • Science and Technology