Indian Railways now allows you to show paperless soft copy of your ticket (called Virtual Reservation Message – VRM) to the TTE instead of having to take a print out of the ticket every time you have to travel. This is an awesome green initiative which will not only please green pundits but also people who might not have printers at home or are unable to take a print out before their travel. If you have a laptop or smartphone, you can show your reservation slip saved as PDF with supporting identity card and you should be good to go.
Check this page on irctc.co.in for more details.
[via Unitechy]