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Wednesday, 17 March 2021

08:07

Cancellation of Special Trains from 31.03.2021,Wrong News Clips Are Being Circulated in Social Media

Cancellation of Special Trains from 31.03.2021,Wrong News Clips Are Being Circulated in Social Media 

Ministry of Railways

Report in social media that Railways is going to cancel special train services from 31st March is misleading.

Posted On: 15 MAR 2021 7:15PM by PIB Delhi

Kindly refer to some news report in social media that Railways is going to cancel its trains which are currently operational from 31st March,2021 is purely misleading and not based on facts.

Wrong news clips are being circulated in social media.  All may please be informed that the video being circulated is last year's news being peddled today.

Indian Railways has not made any such announcement.

It may be noted that express trains and suburban trains currently operational as special trains will continue to run. It is also requested that the passengers may follow covid protocol while travelling.

Source:PIBNEWS


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Friday, 23 October 2020

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Sunday, 23 August 2020

09:06

SuperCapacitors For Energy Storage with the use of Tamarind Seeds and Waste Cotton

SuperCapacitors For Energy Storage with the use of Tamarind Seeds and Waste Cotton

Image Courtesy:India Education Diary

Tamarind seeds and cotton waste may soon be used to make low-cost supercapacitors for energy storage – thanks to the efforts of a group of Indian scientists who have used such waste biomass to develop materials for making cost-effective supercapacitor devices., Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a couple of cost-effective electrode material for making affordable supercapacitor devices, from waste biomass like tamarind seeds and industrial cotton waste.The Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (DEIS) results observed by the ARCI team exhibited a superior double layer capacitance value at all the applied potentials for the optimized sample with high surface area (2645 m2 g-1) within 1 hour of the experiment, validating that the material could be used for supercapacitor electrode.

Read More From Source:PIBNEWS


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Saturday, 25 April 2020

22:21

Advisory to Print and Electronic Media

Advisory to Print and Electronic Media

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Advisory to Print and Electronic Media
Posted On: 22 APR 2020 2:16PM by PIB Delhi
In light of the recent incidents in various parts of the country, wherein media-persons have contracted COVID19 in line of work, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today issued an advisory to all Print and Electronic media.
The Ministry has advised that media persons including reporters, cameramen, photographers etc., who are covering incidents relating to COVID-19 in various parts of the country and are involved in travel to, among other places, containment zones, hotspots and other COVID affected areas, may take due health and related precautions while performing their duties. The Ministry has also requested the Management of media houses to take necessary care of their filed staff as well as office staff.
The complete advisory can be read at on the website of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the link
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Monday, 13 April 2020

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Wednesday, 1 April 2020

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Wednesday, 22 January 2020

07:57

Anubhav Portal for Retired Government Employees

Anubhav Portal for Retired Government Employees
Anubhav Retiree Module
Steps to share outstanding work:
1. Go to website http://persmin.gov.in/Pension.asp and click on ‘Anubhav’
2. Click on the link Employee Outstanding Work on the Left side In the Anubhav Home
Page
3. Fill in the Personal Details and Outstanding work details and click on the Submit
button.
4. Instructions to fill the form is given on the right side of the form.
5. Write-up submitted by the retiree will be published after the due verification by
concerned organisation.

Source:Pension Portal 
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Wednesday, 9 October 2019

20:38

Additional 5% Dearness Allowances to Central Government Employees and Pensioners

Additional 5% Dearness Allowances to Central Government Employees and Pensioners

Cabinet approves 5% additional DA/DR due July, 2019
Posted On: 09 OCT 2019 2:40PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2019 representing an increase of 5% over the existing rate of 12% of the Basic pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.  This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. 
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs. 15909.35 crore per annum and Rs. 10606.20 crore in the financial year 2019-20 (for a period of 08 months from July, 2019 to February, 2020).  This will benefit about 49.93 lakh Central Government employees and 65.26 lakh pensioners.
The additional financial implication on account of this increase in Dearness Allowance is estimated at Rs 8590.20 Crore per year; and Rs 5726.80 Crore in the current Financial Year of 2019-20 (for 8 months from July 2019 to February 2020).
The additional financial implication on account of the Dearness Relief to pensioners is estimated to be Rs 7319.15 Crore per annum and Rs 4870 Crore in the current FY.
Dear Allowance/Dearness Relief is paid to Central Government employees/pensioners to adjust the cost of living and to protect their basic pay/pension from erosion in the real value. Dear Allowance/Dearness Relief is revised twice a year from 1st January and 1st July.

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Friday, 6 September 2019

06:56

Kolkata First Underwater Metro In Trouble

Kolkata First Underwater Metro In Trouble

"It felt like an earthquake. House number 13 started collapsing. Its pillars broke one after the other till it was leaning forward. That was on Saturday. Now many others have also been affected," Sourav Datta, a local resident, said.

Courtesy:NDTV

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Friday, 30 August 2019

19:21

Trains Diverted Via Chhayapuri without touching Vadodara Station

Trains Diverted Via Chhayapuri without touching Vadodara Station

30-08-2019
Diversion of Trains Via Chhayapuri without touching Vadodara Station
It is notified for the information of general public that to avoid engine reversal and congestion at Vadodara Station , Railways have decided to divert the following trains via Chhayapuri without touching Vadodara Station as under:
·The 19166 Darbhanga-Ahemadabad Sabarmati Express train journey commencing from 18.12.2019.
·The 19168 Varanasi -Ahemadabad Sabarmati Express train journey commencing from 17.12.2019.
·The 12918 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Ahemadabad Gujrat Sampark Kranti Express train journey commencing from 18.12.2019.
·The 12478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Jamnagar Superfast Express train journey commencing from 22.12.2019.
·The 12476 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Hapa Superfast Express train journey commencing from 23.12.2019.
·The 12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Gandhidham Sarvodaya Express train journey commencing from 19.12.2019.
·The 15045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express train journey commencing from 19.12.2019.
·The 19422 Patna -Ahemadabad Express train journey commencing from 17.12.2019.
NOTE:-All the above trains will stop at Chhayapuri Station.

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Friday, 28 June 2019

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Sunday, 19 August 2018

18:37

Kolkata Metro Railway- Maintenance work of the track bed on 19th August 2018

Kolkata Metro Railway- Maintenance work of the track bed on 19th August 2018

Due to maintenance work of the track bed, all UP direction trains will depart from the DN platform of Kavi Subhash station on 19th August '18.....

Pl listen to the announcements carefully and cooperate with us ....the number of services (110)will however remain the same .




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Friday, 16 March 2018

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Monday, 1 January 2018

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Thursday, 28 September 2017

09:00

FAKE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION

FAKE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION

Press Release No. 140 Dt. 26.09.2017
26-09-2017
Press Release No. 140 , FAKE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION

FAKE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION
A fake Employment Notice with No. 01/2017 is in circulation through Whatsapp/Social network that Railways has invited applications for filling up the posts of RPF Constables. The fake employment notice consists of 7 pages regarding the purported recruitment for 19952 posts of RPF constables with details of Eligibility criteria, Method of Recruitment , Nodal officers (CSCs) etc.The last date for receipt of application forms is given as 14th October, 2017.

In this regard it is to clarify that the notification found under circulation is fake and not issued by Security Directorate, Railway Board or any of the Chief Security Commissioners of Zonal Railways mentioned therein.Public are hereby cautioned not to respond to such false notifications that are purely intended to misguide and trap innocent people.Public are also advised not to circulate the said messages.South Western Railway categorically confirms that all recruitments in Railways for Group-C & Group-D posts are done either through Railway Recruitment Board or Railway Recruitment Cell only.

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Sunday, 24 September 2017

10:42

Leave Travel Concession (LTC)-Central Government Employees Reimbursement

Leave Travel Concession (LTC)-Central Government Employees Reimbursement 
Bhubanewar/New Delhi: The Central government employees will not get daily allowance on Leave Travel Concession (LTC).
The LTC allows the grant of leave and ticket reimbursement to employees who are entitled under the rules to travel to their home towns and other places. Employees were earlier entitled to an allowance which varied with their ranks.
Any incidental expenses and the expenditure incurred on local journeys shall not be admissible under LTC, read a statement issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Wednesday.
However, if the employees travel by premium or suvidha trains and services such as tatkal will now be allowed on LTC. “Further, reimbursement of tatkal charges or premium tatkal charges shall also be admissible for the purpose of LTC,” the order said.
Meanwhile, the new rules will be applicable from July 1, 2017
The release further clarified: “Flexi fare (dynamic fare) applicable in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Duronto trains shall be admissible for the journey(s) performed by these trains on LTC. This dynamic fare component shall not be admissible in cases where a non-entitled government servant travels by air and claims reimbursement for the entitled class of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains.”
Reimbursement for the purpose of LTC shall be admissible for journeys performed in vehicles operated by the government or any corporation in the public sector run by the central or state government or a local body, the DoPT order said.
In case of a journey between places not connected by any public means of transport, the government employee will be allowed reimbursement for journey on transfer for a maximum limit of 100km covered by the private/personal transport based on self-certification.So, from now on, the expenditure shall be borne by the government servant.
The move follows the implementation of recommendations of the 7th Central pay commission relating to Travelling Allowance (TA) entitlements of central government employees. The TA rules have undergone changes. The travel entitlements of government servants for the purpose of LTC shall be the same as TA entitlements, it further said.
On the other hand, the government is likely to revise the minimum pay of the 4.8 million Central government employees, but news making rounds is the Narendra Modi-led BJP government will not grant arrears on the revised higher minimum pay.
The government is ready to hike the minimum pay under the 7th Pay Commission to Rs 21,000 from the present Rs 18,000 by raising the fitment factor 3 times from 2.57 times. If the new pay comes into effect, the employees will get the benefit from January next year, but… “without arrears on the hike”.

Source:OdishaTV
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Thursday, 6 July 2017

07:46

The News in circulation about new changes by Railways from 1stJuly, 2017 is incorrect.

The News in circulation about new changes by Railways from 1stJuly, 2017 is incorrect.
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04-07-2017
Bhubaneswar
Clarification by Railways regarding Media News about New changes from 1st July, 2017
The News in circulation about new changes by Railways from 1stJuly, 2017 is incorrect.
Bhubaneswar:
It has been noticed that a news item is in circulation in various social media platforms, WhatsAPP Groups, and some websites which mentions that Indian Railways is introducing several changes and new facilities with effect from 1stJuly, 2017. This news is totally incorrect and baseless. A section of media has also published this news without verifying it from the authorized sources of the Indian Railway system. This has created a lot of confusion in the minds of the rail users. In this context, Ministry of Railways would like to clarify following : -
1.There are as such no new changes being introduced from 1stJuly, 2017; the only new thing is that Railways, like other departments,is rolling out GST w.e.f 1st July, 2017.(separate press release on GST is available)
2.Railways has been selling waitlisted tickets both through online (e-ticket) and PRS counters. There is no change in this scheme and railway will continue to sell waitlisted tickets through both online and PRS counter.
3.Railways has been running Suvidha Class of Trains since July, 2015, and such trains will continue to run. The waitlisted ticket in such trains is also available, if required. Provision of partial refund in case of Suvidha Train Tickets is available right from the beginning of the scheme. Hence, no new changes in this regard.
4.Railways have notified new refund rules in November, 2015.There rules are still continuing and there is no change in them.
5.There is no proposal to discontinue paper tickets for Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains and for that matter in any class of train. However, for passengers booking tickets online (i.e. E-Tickets) the tickets received by sms is a valid authority for travel along with permissible proof of identity.
6.The booking time for Tatkal Tickets was changed in 2015 with booking for AC classes opening at 10:00 AM and for Non-AC classes at 11:00 AM. one day in advance of actual date of journey excluding date of journey. There is no change in these timings and the same arrangement is continuing.
7.Again there is no change in the refund rules of tatkal tickets. Under the existing rule, no refund is granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets/ duplicate tatkal ticket. This rule continuous to be in operation.
8.Railways is already running its destination alert facility on its helpline number 139. In addition, a free destination alert service in some Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains was also introduced on a pilot basis for train arrival at destination between 11:00 AM to 6:00 AM already available. So there is no change in this facility also.
9.There is no such proposal to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing train concessions.
10.There is no proposal for printing tickets (both, e tickets & PRS tickets) in regional languages.
11.There is no proposal to run duplicate trains. We, in anyway, run special trains to clear the rush during peak season on identified popular routes as per the traffic requirements & operational feasibility.
12.Railways have launched ‘VIKALP’, Alternative Train Accommodation Scheme(ATAS) on November 1,2015 with a view to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and also to ensure optimal utilization of available accommodation. This facility was initially started on New Delhi – Jammu, New Delhi – Lucknow, Delhi - Howrah, Delhi - Chennai, Delhi - Mumbai and Delhi - Secunderabad Circuits. Now this scheme was expanded to all the sectors on March 22,2017.
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Tuesday, 11 April 2017

08:15

Petrol pumps may remain shut on Sundays

Petrol pumps may remain shut on Sundays 
MUMBAI: Petrol pump owners have threatened to not purchase petrol and diesel for a day on May 10 and subsequently shut outlets every Sunday if their demand of higher margin is not agreed upon by the government. 
The weekly Sunday off will start from May 14 while from May 15, dealers will operate from 9 am to 6 pm to cut costs. 
The petrol dealers association said that the 'No Purchase Day' on May 10 may not cause much disruption, but it was aimed at telling state-run oil marketing companies that they are opting for 'war path'. 
They had earlier withdrawn a strike in January after the OMCs promised dealers to revise commission. They said the agitation would continue till the business becomes viable and higher margins are announced. The decision was taken at a meeting of the consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers, which has 53,000 members. 
"The decision would be applicable after May 10 unless the government intervenes. The resolution has been taken as the oil companies have not released the dealer margins since 2011," Ravi Shinde from the Petrol Dealers' Association said. 
Currently, many outlets function between 6 am and 10 pm while some are open round the clock and seven days a week. 


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Tuesday, 14 February 2017

20:13

SBB plans to install sensors in its wagons to measure temperature, vibrations, and the wagon’s location.

SBB plans to install sensors in its wagons to measure temperature, vibrations, and the wagon’s location.

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has launched a new strategy which aims to combine its existing strengths with new technology to enable it to increase capacity, offer door-to-door journeys, and develop digital stations and smart freight wagons.

SBB launches 2020 strategy to harness new technology

SBB says it has developed its 2020 strategy in consultation with customers, employees, partners and policymakers in order to adapt the railway to a rapidly changing world characterised by new customer requirements, digitalisation, new transport providers and regulatory developments. SBB says it needs to adapt as other modes of transport are catching up in terms of price and environmental advantage, and there is an increasing demand for personalised, intermodal, networked and simple mobility and logistics solutions. 

SBB is already trying to reduce the rise in overall costs so that its services remain affordable under its current “RailFit20/30” programme, but it also wants to boost earnings and capacity utilisation.

SBB says it is introducing a new group-wide innovation management system to promote an innovative spirit, and is establishing a SFr 12m ($US 12m) innovation fund. “The aim is to use innovations to create actual services as quickly as possible,” SBB says, but with the proviso that if they are unsuccessful it will remove them from the market.

SBB believes that digitalisation will enable it to increase capacity on a network, which it claims is already the most heavily used in the world, by up to 30%. To achieve this, SBB is furthering the automation of timetable creation, rail operations and train control and is also looking into the possibility of remote-controlled trains. SBB is designing a new digital signalbox which will reduce the quantity and variety of signalling installations, thereby cutting costs substantially.

“The railway technology of the future means that the railway system can be used in a more efficient way,” SBB says. “From 2025, there will be more trains in use, shorter timetable intervals, fewer disruptions, improved radio connections and more precise customer information in the event of a disruption.” SBB says it has launched initiatives to achieve these objectives.

Track maintenance is being digitalised using a new system called SwissTamp for status analysis and maintenance planning, which should reduce the number of disruptions and improve reliability and punctuality.

The new version of the ticketing app SBB Mobile has attracted more than 150,000 new users, and is now used regularly by 3 million customers. In the first quarter of 2017 SBB will launch a voice control function with a speaking timetable and a speaking robot to provide other information.

The new SBB Trip Planner app will enable customers to compare, combine and book a journey using multiple modes of transport. Passengers will also be able to use the app to book taxi and Uber services.

SBB is developing what it describes as a simple, environmentally-friendly door-to-door service called SBB Green Class and is teaming up with ETH Zurich to research the mobility behaviour of the general public. The findings will provide SBB with information about customers’ requirements for door-to-door mobility, so that it can launch new services.

SBB is transforming its stations into networked, multimodal hubs encompassing digital departure and arrival boards, screens with real-time train information, advertising e-panels, touchscreen ticket machines and free Wi-Fi. SBB is working with organisations such as Google and ETH Zurich to improve station services. Passengers will be able to access a virtual view of the station in Google Street View, and such things as escalators, lifts and lights will be controlled digitally via the Internet of Things.

For freight, SBB plans to install sensors in its wagons to measure temperature, vibrations, and the wagon’s location. The latter will enable customers to track their freight in real time. In 2018, SBB Cargo plans to introduce automatic wagon coupling.

 Source:RailJournal


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