India shines yet again for the international tourist; as IRCTC goes global

India shines yet again for the international tourist; as IRCTC goes global

IRCTC takes one more giant step in adding convenience to international travellers, as it allows international credit and debit cards issued outside the country, for booking of e-tickets through their site.

IRCTC is India’s largest eCommerce and eTicketing Corporation and provides end-to-end travel solutions for domestic as well as International travellers. It manages the complete domestic ticket bookings for Indian Railways, provides airline bookings, hotel bookings as well as other ancillary services for the passengers and is one of key pillars for driving tourism in India. India, with its vast frontiers and overall cultural as well as historical diversity, offers International passengers a unique destination for holidaying. One of the key issues faced by them was their inability to make payments for domestic bookings on IRCTC using their International credit/debit cards.

ATOM, one of India’s leading online and mobile payments platform, has worked with IRCTC to offer acceptance of International credit and debit cards on IRCTC’s ticketing platform. This service allows the international passengers to use their cards for performing any transaction on IRCTC portal. This service was unveiled jointly by IRCTC, Visa and atom at a function held today.

Unveiling of this service will propel India straight into the global tourism road map and allow easier access and flow of tourists into India.

Commenting on the development,

Dr. A.K. Manocha, Chairman & Managing Director, IRCTC said, “ATOM has deployed a robust technology and world class Fraud Protection Mechanism and our technology team has made necessary changes along with them to enable such transactions.”

Explaining the technology at the backend, Mr. Dewang Neralla, CEO,

ATOM said, “We are thankful to the team at IRCTC to choose ATOM for their global ticketing window. Our platform is a highly scalable and adhering to the latest industry standards in the payments industry and we are sure we would be able to match up to IRCTC’s high technology standards. We have also signed up and integrated our platform with one of the best Risk Management platform globally, Decision Manager from Cybersource, which would enable to manage risk and fraud pro-actively.”

ATOM will now be deploying this technology to enable online transaction from international customers across Indian e-commerce sites offering goods and services to foreigners and NRIs.

About IRCTC

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has been set up by the Ministry of Railways with the basic purpose of hiving off entire catering and tourism activity of the railways to the new Corporation so as to professionalise and upgrade these services with public-private participation. Rail based Tourism in India will be the specific vehicle for achieving high growth in coordination with state agencies, tour operators, travel agents and the hospitality industry. A dynamic marketing strategy in association with public and private agencies, tour operators, transporters, hoteliers and local tour promoters is on the anvil. Indian Railways span global volumes in hospitality and catering sectors with services provided to 13 million passengers every day.

About atom

Atom Technologies Limited is one of India’s leading payment service providers offering its services across POS, IVR, Internet, Mobile. It offers its payment services across 30000+ merchants and processes over USD 3 billion annually.

RESIL LAUNCHES THREE NEW Summer–Friendly Textile Technologies

RESIL LAUNCHES THREE NEW

Summer–Friendly Textile Technologies

Coolit^TM               Neu Dri^TM            Soladel^TM

THAT WILL KEEP YOU COOL, DRY AND CLEAN THIS SUMMER

With the summer fast approaching, Resil has announced the launch of three intelligent summer garment technologies – Coolit^TM, Neu Dri^TM and Soladel^TM. These technologies turn your everyday garments into a treat for the senses, leaving them cool, dry and clean. 

Coolit^TM is a sustainable cooling technology that responds dynamically to body temperature and perspiration keeping people cool even when on the move. For cotton clothes, Coolit^TM facilitates an endothermic reaction that absorbs body heat, generating a cooling effect of up to 3⁰C when in contact with sweat and moisture leaving the wearer feeling cool and comfortable

Neu Dri^TM was developed as a dynamic drying technology that rapidly wicks perspiration from the skin and transfers moisture to the fabric’s surface, leaving the wearer dry, comfortable, cool and confident. In addition to evaporation, NeuDri™ has excellent soil release, softening, and anti-static properties that ensure your sportswear are not only comfortable, but also supple and functional.

Clothes can now be enabled to clean naturally which helps to reduce use of harsh chemicals” says CTO, Ganesh Srinivasan. Soladel^TM uses the power of the sun light to peel off any kind of organic dirt, easing the washing process, and preventing your favorite clothes from getting ruined. This textile treatment acts in a manner similar to photosynthesis, effectively breaking down organic dirt molecules and releasing them from the surface of the fabric

“We were the pioneers in innovative textile technology with our anti-odour garment technology, N9 Pure Silver™. We soon realized that customers had other pain points too when it came to wearer comfort - feeling cool, feeling dry and clean, especially in summer”, said Ganesh Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Resil Chemicals Private Limited.

Adding further to that, he said, “In our research, we found that one of the biggest challenges for physically active customers is sweat, especially during the summer months. Physical activity generates perspiration, causing discomfort and chafing; most active wear garments being Polyester-based fabrics which block the evaporation of sweat, resulting in its condensation between the skin and the garment. Our intelligent product offerings will prove to be very useful for everyone in these hot weathers”.

These technologies are completely safe for garments and the environment; the quality of the fabric is not altered in anyway, and washing them becomes very easy. Resil Chemicals spent a lot of time and effort into the research and development of these innovative and intelligent fabric technology products; and extensive testing have proven them to highly effective. These top notch products will define the future of textile finishing in India and across the world.

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About the Company:

Resil Chemicals is an innovation-driven, diversified chemical and performance materials manufacturer. In textiles, Resil provides cutting-edge solutions for the complete range of specialty finishes and auxiliaries.

With a heritage of more than 25 years of product development and innovation for the textile industry, Resil is today one of Asia's largest innovative formulators of silicone for textiles. The product range covers finishing, pretreatment and specialty processes. Resil was one of the first companies to begin a process of transformation by exploring the power of silicones in diverse industries. The Company has developed into new markets and now serves agriculture, paper, leather, personal care and many other specialty chemical industries.

Resil has a whole new range of products based on emerging technologies such as antimicrobials for various industrial applications (mainly textiles, plastics, and leather). Advanced Functional Materials for various specialty applications can also be provided on request.

Escorts strengthens Leadership Team

Escorts strengthens Leadership Team

Inducts Ravi Menon as CEO of Agri Machinery business

S Sridhar to lead Construction Equipment business

Escorts Ltd., the global Agri Machinery and Construction Equipment manufacturer, has appointed Mr Ravi A Menon as Chief Executive Officer of its Agri Machinery business. Mr Menon takes over from Mr S Sridhar who would now move to head Escorts Construction Equipment (ECE).

Mr Menon has been credited for shaping the development cultures of some of the most influential and valuable companies and brings over three decades of experience in marketing, sales, branding, international markets and production from industries as varied as tractor, cement and industrial products. Mr Sridhar will focus on transforming and building organizational energy at ECE to leverage emerging business opportunities.

According to Mr Rajan Nanda, Chairman of Escorts Limited, “We have strengthened our leadership team at a time when Escorts has created a strong base for growth across its businesses. At Escorts, we have focused on creating synergies between the businesses. Mr Menon’s induction brings cross-industry experience and a strong understanding of the different aspects of enterprises and Mr Sridhar’s movement to ECE would help further strengthen the process of integration in key areas.”

Mr. Nikhil Nanda, MD of Escorts Limited said, “Escorts today is a transformed organization at multiple levels. We are focusing on improving operational efficiency across businesses. We are strongly focused to strengthen our manufacturing and product development capabilities, enabling us to aggressively address our markets and customers at the frontend. The strong leadership and vast experience that both Mr Menon and Mr Sridhar bring to the table would be important to achieving the ambitious objectives that the group has set for itself.”

About Escorts Limited

The ESCORTS GROUP is among India's leading engineering conglomerates operating in high growth sectors of Agri Machinery, Material Handling & Construction Equipment, Railway Equipment and Auto Components. The Group has earned the trust of over 5 Million customers by way of product and process innovations over six decades of its existence. Escorts endeavors to transform lives in rural and urban India by leading the revolution in agriculture mechanization, modernization of automotive & railway technology and transformation of Indian construction.