e-commerce
KnowSys Ecom has appointed Pawan Verma as CEO
MUMBAI: Shopuli, a multi-retail online portal, incubated under the umbrella of KnowSys Ecom, which is a subsidiary company of KnowSys Info India, has appointed Pawan Verma as its new group chief executive officer (CEO).
His role in KnowSys will involve leading the teams towards defining the strategic vision and direction for the different group companies and drive their performance as per the agreed goals and targets. Verma said: “I look forward to joining KnowSys Group as it promises to be a different experience from my previous postings and will help me hone my organisational skills further. I am looking forward to this association.”
Shopuli.com founder Priyesh Jain said, “I am very pleased to welcome Pawan to the KnowSys group and I believe his knowledge and many years of experience within the Indian insurance industry will considerably strengthen our organisation as well.”
Prior to this, Verma has worked as chief operating officer at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance and as vice president & head, emerging markets at Reliance Life Insurance.
MUMBAI: From flights to tracks, Cleartrip is now trying to keep every journey on the same ticket. Cleartrip, part of Flipkart, has launched train ticket bookings through a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, marking its entry into India’s vast rail travel ecosystem.
The integration allows users to search, book and manage train journeys directly within the app, as the company pushes towards becoming a unified, multi-modal travel platform. The move plugs Cleartrip into one of the world’s largest transportation networks, where over 800 million reserved passengers travel annually, alongside a daily footfall of around 23 million across Indian Railways.
The offering includes bookings across routes nationwide, covering General and Tatkal quotas as per Ministry of Railways guidelines. Users can also access real-time seat availability, fare insights, PNR status tracking, berth preferences and digital payment options within a single interface.
The expansion reflects a broader shift in travel platforms from specialising in a single mode to stitching together end-to-end journeys. For Cleartrip, the bet is not just on scale, but on simplifying a system often seen as complex and fragmented.
Company executives said the focus is on embedding predictive intelligence and personalisation into the booking journey, aiming to make everything from discovery to post-booking support faster and more intuitive.
The train booking feature is currently live on the app, with plans to extend it to the web platform soon, signalling a push towards a seamless cross-platform experience.
In a country where railways move billions each year, the next battleground for travel apps may well be decided not in the skies, but on the tracks.
