Friday, September 30, 2022
These Banks Have Raised Benchmark Lending Interest Rates; What It Means For Borrowers, Lenders?
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IIT-Madras develops equipment to dismantle explosive shells, ammo
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Commercial LPG Cylinder Price Raised by Rs 25.5 in Delhi; CNG, Piped Cooking Gas Rates Hiked by 40%
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IT companies tighten governance process and legal framework to fight rampant moonlighting
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
Stocks to Watch Today: Lupin, PNB, Rail Vikas Nigam, Hero MotoCorp, and Others
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RBI Monetary Policy Committee Meet: Where, When & How to Watch Shaktikanta Das Address Live
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Tata Digital revenue jumps three-fold to about Rs 16,000 crore after acquisitions
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Gandhi Jayanti 2022: Speech and public speaking tips for students
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What a Year It Has Been! Let the Celebration of Transit Month Continue
By Erin McMillan
49 Van Ness/Mission using the brand new bus rapid transit lanes on opening day in April.
During Transit Month this September, we’re continuing the celebration by looking back to more of the work we’ve done over the last year— some that has been less obvious to Muni customers, but critical to a well-functioning system and other work that is more front and center.
Fix It! Week and Continuing State of good Repair Work
Muni is an impressive transit system. Moving thousands of people on rail and buses every day takes a lot of coordination and a lot of work. Dealing with unique challenges like San Francisco’s geography and shifting travel patterns, we also have to deal with issues related to the Muni system’s age. Proper care and maintenance of a transit system many decades old takes strategic planning as regular maintenance needs to happen while continuing to provide service. Typically, regular Muni Metro maintenance work occurs each night after subway service hours, SFMTA maintenance crews work to maintain the tracks and equipment underground. On most nights, this gives crews only about two hours to get work done. This two-hour window sometimes isn’t enough to complete critical maintenance tasks, so beginning in April, we started Fix It! Week, a quarterly week of planned maintenance that occurs during extended, overnight shifts when trains aren’t in service.
This year Fix It! Week provided 63 total work hours during which several SFMTA teams completed over 2,000 hours of maintenance and inspections. On the busiest nights, the maintenance teams had up to 55 staff in the tunnel from West Portal to Embarcadero delivering safety improvements, station and tunnel enhancements, subway track and wayside equipment maintenance, and traction power upgrades.
In addition to finding new and creative ways to maintain the system more efficiently, we also had to entirely reimagine the service network to accommodate changing travel patterns and in response to the pandemic. Over the past year alone we’ve increased Muni service multiple times as the impact of the pandemic has eased and we’ve slowly been able to hire new operators.
Trip patterns have changed over the last two years with a noticeable shift in San Francisco residents traveling neighborhood to neighborhood instead of the peak period downtown-centric travel pattern that was prevalent pre-pandemic. And we’ve adjusted. Service is slightly over-supplied so that there is capacity when it is needed. Anticipating how people will move in the future is difficult, but our service planning team is hard at work tracking ridership, customer feedback and operator availability to do our best to accommodate how folks want and need to move around the city. We are working to build back our ridership by providing high-quality, reliable service that people can count on.
Our response was the 2022 Muni Service Network which was developed through an extensive outreach process. Throughout the COVID-19 emergency and recovery, the SFMTA prioritized restoring service to these, and other neighborhoods identified in the Muni Service Equity Plan.
On the more visible side of our work, in April we started bus rapid transit (BRT) service on Van Ness Avenue as part of Muni’s Rapid Network, which prioritizes frequency and reliability for customers. Muni and Golden Gate Transit customers are already experiencing shorter travel times. With dedicated transit lanes in the middle of the street, enhanced traffic signals with Transit Signal Priority, the Van Ness BRT is the fastest way to travel north-south in this part of San Francisco, and riders are noticing. Since the BRT corridor opened on Van Ness Avenue in April, ridership on the 49 Van Ness/Mission has nearly doubled and is exceeding pre-pandemic ridership by 13%.
In other major capital and service news, last October service started on Geary in its new transit lanes after the completion of the Geary Rapid Project. Pre-pandemic, the combined Geary routes had one of the highest bus riderships in the country, with more than 56,000 daily customers relying on the 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid. As riders return, they are experiencing a faster, more reliable ride thanks to transit improvements like red colorization and dedicated transit lanes, bus stop optimization and signal retiming that were made along the three-mile stretch of Geary. These quick-build improvements alone resulted in 38R Geary Rapid travel time savings of up to 20%.
And last but certainly not least, you may have heard we have officially announced the opening of Central Subway! Weekend service starts Saturday, November 19 and will give customers a chance to check out its four new stations, and also allow our operators and crews to work out any kinks while operating. We’re looking forward to welcoming you aboard!
Wishing you a Happy Transit Month!
Published September 29, 2022 at 11:07PM
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Tata Industries to hive some startup businesses off to Tata Digital
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Cognizant will focus on digital, stay away from “uneconomic” deals
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Celebrating BART at 50: A Critical Link for San Francisco
By Jeremy Menzies
This month, our sister agency BART, celebrates its 50th anniversary. BART service changed transportation in the Bay Area forever, connecting communities in a way that hadn’t been done before. For San Francisco, the construction of BART not only provided new travel options within the city and to the East Bay but also built the Muni Metro system.
Here’s a look at some of BART’s history through the SFMTA’s historic photos.
This conceptual drawing from around 1960 shows the combined BART and Muni Metro subway underneath Market Street at Powell.
The story of BART goes back decades before the opening in September 1972. It wasn’t until the early 1960s that a plan and funding were in place for BART to come to fruition.
Originally, five counties formed the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. In a 1960 engineering report, proposed route maps showed lines extending both north across the Golden Gate into Marin and south down the Peninsula to Palo Alto. After Marin and San Mateo counties withdrew from the district, a final plan was drawn up to serve mainly the East Bay and San Francisco.
Students with white shovels were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony for BART/Muni Metro at Market and Powell streets on July 25, 1967.
Groundbreaking on construction for San Francisco’s Market Street Subway took place in July 1967. This construction not only included the main BART stations downtown but also stations for Muni Metro at Church, Castro, and West Portal. Forest Hill Station was modified with new platforms and equipment to fit Muni’s incoming light rail vehicles. The funding and planning power of the BART District brought to life an idea that had been floated since at least 1913.
An overhead view looking at the construction of Castro Station in October 1973.
Construction along Market Street was extremely disruptive for the city’s busiest corridor. During construction, Muni streetcars and buses had to navigate constantly shifting reroutes, wooden plank roadways, and sinkholes on top of all the usual street hazards. One of the most dramatic engineering feats was a temporary bridge built over a huge open pit at Collingwood Street. Here, streetcars traveling towards West Portal crossed over top construction on Castro Station to enter the Twin Peaks Tunnel. The temporary ramps built to access the tunnel still exist today and are used for emergency and maintenance needs.
The first passengers pass through Powell Station fare gates at the opening of BART in the city on November 3, 1973.
BART opened in San Francisco on November 3, 1973. For the first time ever, San Franciscans could travel from downtown to the outer reaches of the city on an underground subway system. Service across the Bay opened ten months later in September 1974. BART gave San Franciscans from Balboa Park to downtown improved access to jobs, shopping, and education as well as connections around the region.
San Francisco Mayor Moscone speaks at the opening of Embarcadero Station at Market and Drumm Streets.
Embarcadero Station, which was not part of the original plan, was built after the main subway. It opened on May 27, 1976, with Mayor George Moscone giving a speech at the end of the California Street cable car line. Today, Embarcadero Station is the busiest in the system, with over 27,000 entries and exits logged in August 2022.
A mime holds up an oversized Muni/BART Fast Pass in Powell Station at the launch of the program on March 24, 1983.
In the early 1980s, Muni and BART partnered to improve transit within the city through a combined Muni/BART monthly Fast Pass. Muni customers could ride BART between Embarcadero and Balboa Park on the same pass, making transfers between the two systems seamless.
Today, BART is a critical part of our regional transportation network. Construction of BART in the mid-century also brought better service to the hundreds of thousands of Muni Metro riders within San Francisco.
As one of our regional transit partners, we congratulate BART on their golden anniversary and look forward to another 50+ years of serving the Bay together! Read more about BART’s first 50 years and check out some amazing historic documents and a timeline 1947-1991.
Published September 29, 2022 at 03:26AM
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Stocks to Watch Today: BPCL, Mahindra CIE, Torrent Pharma, Motherson Sumi, and Others
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IT firms reach out for legal help to address moonlighting
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Walmart wants to on-board Indian sellers to join its marketplace in Canada
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Monday, September 26, 2022
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BigBasket eyes funding at $3.5B valuation; MeitY firm on social media grievance body
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Customers cry foul after iPhone orders on Flipkart cancelled during festive season sale
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BigBasket looks to raise $200 million at up to $3.5 billion valuation
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Sunday, September 25, 2022
Soon, Goa’s primary schools to also have resource rooms for special children
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Stocks to Watch Today: Harsha Engineers, Embassy REIT, Coal India, BPCL, and Others
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China Construction Bank To Set Up $4.2-Billion Fund For Buying Properties; Details Here
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Saturday, September 24, 2022
Grab sees no big layoffs despite weak market
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Rupee Has Held Up Very Well Against Dollar Compared to Other Currencies: FM Sitharaman
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Harsha Engineers IPO Listing Tomorrow: GMP, What Experts Say
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India logs fastest growth in global IoT module market, finds research
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Petrol Soars Higher Than Rs 100 In these Cities; Check The Full List
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Friday, September 23, 2022
Moonlighting Finds Surprise Support from Minister Rajeev Chandrashekar; Know What He Said
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To moonlight or not?
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Uber piloting in-car tablets in Delhi and Mumbai to increase ad revenues
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At least 1% of IT hands have a side hustle: experts
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Meta says working to fix Instagram outage
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
US Fed Delivers Another 75bps Rate Hike; Powell Vows to 'Keep At It'
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IVCA appoints Sequoia Capital’s Rajan Anandan as new chair of its VC Council
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Stocks to Watch Today: Central Bank, Cipla, Yes Bank, GAIL, SpiceJet, and Others
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St Stephen’s to move SC against Delhi high court’s order, may delay admissions
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UPI, AA and ONDC will reorder Indian supply chain: Nandan Nilekani
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Loan apps on Google Play Store must display link to partner bank or NBFC
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Monday, September 19, 2022
Good Glamm in talks to acquire Twinkle Khanna's Tweak India
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CityMall undertakes first Esop buyback worth $1.3 million.
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NPCI pings govt, industry on UPI market share cap
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Sunday, September 18, 2022
Harsha Engineers IPO Share Allotment This Week; Know GMP, Listing Date, Key Details
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Stocks to Watch Today: ACC, Ambuja, Zomato, ONGC, Hero Moto, and Others
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Top global tech firms raise concerns on recurring payments from October 1
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Saturday, September 17, 2022
SBI Waives Off SMS Charges On Mobile Fund Transfers; Check Details
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Petrol, Diesel Latest Prices Announced: Know How Much You have to Pay for 1 Litre Today
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Online profiles may get you the interview, but not the job
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Friday, September 16, 2022
Windfall Tax on Crude Oil Down by Rs 10,500 Per Tonne from Today, Diesel, ATF Taxes Cut Too
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Today Over Rs 100 in These Cities; Check Fuel Rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Others
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Is Today a Bank Holiday? Banks to Remain Shut for 5 Out of 13 Remaining Days This Month
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Maharashtra Cancels Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder Manufacturing Licence Over 'Quality' Issues
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The best and worst of crypto
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Moonlighting: Many startup founders open to the concept while some dislike it
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Sales have picked up, says Flipkart group CEO; Mynra bets on global brands for festive sale
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Ethereum’s ‘Merge Day’ lifts gloom in India’s Web3 community
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CUET-UG results declared: Key points
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19.8k score 100 percentile in CUET, highest in English, Political Science
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
CUET-UG correction deadline till 10am today
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Byju’s audit firm Deloitte sought two key changes in FY21 financials
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NEET: Raj, Maharashtra boards & CBSE dominate list of high performers
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Stocks to Watch Today: Infosys, Bharat Forge, PVR, Lupin, JSW Steel, and Others
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Twitter whistleblower reveals employees concerned China agent could collect user data
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Twitter Shareholders Vote in Favor of Elon Musk's $44 Billion Offer
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Match Group backs India’s ‘bold, firm’ tech policy stance
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Monday, September 12, 2022
PharmEasy in talks to raise $250 million, valuation may drop by half
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American Express Appoints Sanjay Khanna as CEO, Country Manager for India
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Byju’s audited revenue may be lower than projected; India is key Web3 market, says Binance cofounder
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Tata Cliq to open offline stores to sell beauty products
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Byju’s audited revenue may be lower than projected
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Sunday, September 11, 2022
Stocks to Watch Today: ONGC, Hindustan Copper, ACC, Ambuja Cement, and Others
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
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Privacy tops convenience in AI use
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