IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) is one of the largest e-commerce sites in India. For many years it has been the only site to book rail tickets online in India. However; the site remains very busy because of huge popularity and traffic. Today, my colleague Aamir told me about alternate ticket booking sites. It was good to know that IRCTC has decided to end their monopoly over railway ticketing.
IRCTC API was opened in July this year and as of now there are couple of alternate sites which can be used to book rail tickets online. This is a welcome change as we now have additional front end interfaces to access back end of railway booking system.
Thomas Cook (India) Limited can be used to book general and Tatkal tickets at an additional charge of Rs. 9/-. It has a simple interface and it shows availability of seats in a nice floating section on the booking page.
Cleartrip has a fast and easy interface.
I hope, other players like yatra, makemytrip and travelguru will soon start similar service.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Holiday Productivity...
I love Diwali holidays. Actually, I love everything about this festive season. The shopping, the decorations, the family/friends companionship and the participation in special traditions, were
fantastic! All in all I had great time and thoroughly enjoyed my four days holiday.
And so what did I do for productivity during holidays?
I tried out online encrypted and automatic backup service from Mozy. I used the free 2GB account and I am satisfied that I could backup my most critical data without any hassles.
Next, I invested some time in storing my contacts on KeepM. This is a very lightweight and simple tool. I now have a central place to export/refer all the contacts and more than that I have a backup for the rainy days, just in case.
What else? Ummmm..Yes, I found some cool podcast sites on The People's Choice Podcast Awards 2008.
And last but not the least, I enjoyed watching/listening many great speakers on Premiere Speakers Bureau. I am very happy to find this site. I think this is a great place to know, listen, watch and engage with some of the best speakers from every field.
fantastic! All in all I had great time and thoroughly enjoyed my four days holiday.
And so what did I do for productivity during holidays?
I tried out online encrypted and automatic backup service from Mozy. I used the free 2GB account and I am satisfied that I could backup my most critical data without any hassles.
Next, I invested some time in storing my contacts on KeepM. This is a very lightweight and simple tool. I now have a central place to export/refer all the contacts and more than that I have a backup for the rainy days, just in case.
What else? Ummmm..Yes, I found some cool podcast sites on The People's Choice Podcast Awards 2008.
And last but not the least, I enjoyed watching/listening many great speakers on Premiere Speakers Bureau. I am very happy to find this site. I think this is a great place to know, listen, watch and engage with some of the best speakers from every field.
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