Carpooling in Karnataka: No fines, but ride-sharing apps may need licenceBengaluru has an estimated two million people employed in the technology, startup and BPO sectors for thousands of whom carpooling is a pre...
03 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Carpooling resources makes eminent senseThere are several reasons why states should prioritise carpooling. One, it can make mobility affordable for many, especially when public tr...
03 Oct, 2023, 01.40 AM IST
Carpooling banned in Bengaluru, penalty up to Rs 10,000. Know moreThe transport department in Bengaluru has banned carpooling services offered through mobile apps like Quick Ride, following complaints from...
01 Oct, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Corporates encourage employees to carpool, use ride share appsA recent report by Dutch location and navigation services provider TomTom had found Bengaluru to be the most traffic-congested city in the ...
18 Feb, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
Govt wants private carpooling to be a no-profit no-loss servicePrivate ridesharing to be app-based, non-commercial, KYC compliant, according to a draft proposal.
16 Sep, 2019, 06.19 AM IST
Cops want Ola and Uber carpool, not Transport departmentWhile private services do not involve money transactions, ridesharing services operated by aggregators -although illegal under law, had don...
01 Feb, 2017, 09.39 AM IST
Delhi government launches carpool app ahead of odd-even planAfter download, users will have to register themselves to find carpooling options within a radius of 1-5 km, Transport Minister Gopal Rai s...
12 Apr, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
Startups come up with APP-ropriate response to Delhi's odd-even planOrahi, a carpooling app, introduces persons with odd-numbered cars to those owning even-numbered vehicles. It's a service meant solely for ...
09 Apr, 2016, 12.55 PM IST
13-year-old creator of Odd-even.com Akshat Mittal sells his company to Orahi.comThe site was developed and launched in Dec 2015 by the standard 9 student anticipating the odd-even vehicle rule implemented by the Delhi g...
05 Apr, 2016, 09.00 AM IST
Orahi carpooling app raises Rs 3.5 cr from IANIndian Angel Network (IAN) has invested Rs 3.5 crore in carpooling app Orahi.
14 Jan, 2016, 05.43 PM IST
10 apps/ websites to cope with odd-even ruleIf you live in Delhi and are going bonkers comprehending the odd-even formula, these apps/websites will come to your rescue.
01 Jan, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
Odd-even woes? Carpool apps to be Delhiites' rescue mantraHost of mobile applications such as Orahi, Ibibo Ryde, BlaBlaCar allow people to sign up and start offering or availing rides from a list o...
01 Jan, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Odd-even plan: Firms like MakeMyTrip, Panasonic encourage staff to sign up for carpooling appsCarpooling is one option that has especially emerged as a favourite among companies and firms with ride-sharing apps are relishing the mome...
31 Dec, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Delhi ministers to carpool to work during 15-day odd-even rule, says Arvind KejriwalAnnouncing the blueprint of road-rationing experinment, Kejriwal said that carpooling was the only solution to cope with the odd-and-even n...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Uber starts private carpooling service in Delhi tomorrowThe new service would be 10%-30% lower than the regular fares. Uber said it is making it easy and affordable for people to share rides and ...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Tech employees in Bengaluru turn to carpooling to decongest city's roadsLet's Drive Along app was launched by Bengaluru police in October with an aim to free the roads of at least 30,000 cars in three months.
02 Dec, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
Cops back carpooling with an offer of safetyCops are using social media to promote the concept, especially among IT employees travelling towards Whitefield and Electronics City, the n...
14 Jan, 2015, 10.44 AM IST