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Confirmed Ticket Cancelled? You Won't Get a Refund If You Do This. New Railways Rule Explained
Indian Railways has announced a set of upcoming reforms, including stricter ticket cancellation rules, improved passenger flexibility, and new freight wagons, aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency and overall service quality.
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North Korean Donju Parents Gifting Vehicles To Kids, Youth Using Them As Taxi And Freighters
Wealthy youth in North Korea are buying vehicles, hiring drivers, and turning them into income sources, highlighting a shifting economic mindset.
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Japan To Build Conveyor Belt Road To Transport Goods As Labour Shortage Worsens
The system, intended for business deliveries, may be expanded to other routes as well if the trial runs are successful
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Entrepreneur Pitches Business Idea To Railways Minister On Paper Napkin, Gets A Call
Eastern Railway general manager Milind K Deouskar and other senior officers met Akshay Satnaliwala at the ER headquarters in Kolkata and discussed the freight prospects suggested by his firm
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Uber to Lay Off 200 Employees in Recruitment Division to Cut Costs and Streamline Operations
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would cut 200 jobs in the company's recruitment division amid plans to keep the staff count flat through the year and streamline costs. The reductions affect less than 1 percent of Uber's global workforce. The ride-share company laid off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.
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Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
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Indian Railways Said to Consider Withdrawing Tender for Consultant to Monetise Customer Data
The Indian Railways is said to be considering the withdrawal of a tender issued for the appointment of a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data. The IRCTC aims to generate revenue up to Rs 1,000 crore by monetising the data, but the tender could be withdrawn over privacy concerns.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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Uber, Google’s Waymo Collaborate to Introduce Driverless Trucks Across the US
Uber and Google's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo are joining forces to get driverless trucks hauling cargo on roads across the United States. Carriers that buy trucks equipped with Waymo systems will be able to opt in to having the vehicles deployed as "autonomous assets" on the Uber Freight network, the companies said.
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Tesla Submits Application to Expand Plant in Germany for Constructing Freight, Logistics Area: Report
Tesla has reportedly submitted an application to build on a further 100 hectares east of its plant in Germany. The recent addition will expand the site's area by a third, reported local newspaper RBB.
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Confirmed Ticket Cancelled? You Won't Get a Refund If You Do This. New Railways Rule Explained
Indian Railways has announced a set of upcoming reforms, including stricter ticket cancellation rules, improved passenger flexibility, and new freight wagons, aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency and overall service quality.
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North Korean Donju Parents Gifting Vehicles To Kids, Youth Using Them As Taxi And Freighters
Wealthy youth in North Korea are buying vehicles, hiring drivers, and turning them into income sources, highlighting a shifting economic mindset.
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Japan To Build Conveyor Belt Road To Transport Goods As Labour Shortage Worsens
The system, intended for business deliveries, may be expanded to other routes as well if the trial runs are successful
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Entrepreneur Pitches Business Idea To Railways Minister On Paper Napkin, Gets A Call
Eastern Railway general manager Milind K Deouskar and other senior officers met Akshay Satnaliwala at the ER headquarters in Kolkata and discussed the freight prospects suggested by his firm
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Uber to Lay Off 200 Employees in Recruitment Division to Cut Costs and Streamline Operations
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would cut 200 jobs in the company's recruitment division amid plans to keep the staff count flat through the year and streamline costs. The reductions affect less than 1 percent of Uber's global workforce. The ride-share company laid off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.
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Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
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Indian Railways Said to Consider Withdrawing Tender for Consultant to Monetise Customer Data
The Indian Railways is said to be considering the withdrawal of a tender issued for the appointment of a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data. The IRCTC aims to generate revenue up to Rs 1,000 crore by monetising the data, but the tender could be withdrawn over privacy concerns.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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Uber, Google’s Waymo Collaborate to Introduce Driverless Trucks Across the US
Uber and Google's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo are joining forces to get driverless trucks hauling cargo on roads across the United States. Carriers that buy trucks equipped with Waymo systems will be able to opt in to having the vehicles deployed as "autonomous assets" on the Uber Freight network, the companies said.
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Tesla Submits Application to Expand Plant in Germany for Constructing Freight, Logistics Area: Report
Tesla has reportedly submitted an application to build on a further 100 hectares east of its plant in Germany. The recent addition will expand the site's area by a third, reported local newspaper RBB.
