'Problem is not talent': Startup founder explains why India lags in tech despite having world's best engineering mindsAkshat Shrivastava criticizes India's slow tech adoption. He links tech supremacy to economic power, citing historical examples. Despite en...
21 Jul, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
Why are there no Ola or Uber cab services in Goa? IIM graduate decodes the simple mathGoa faces challenges in introducing national ride-hailing apps like Ola and Uber. Local taxi operators, a significant voting bloc, resist c...
20 Jun, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
No entry for Ola, Uber under aggregator rules, Goa CM assures taxi unionsGoa's Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assures that new cab aggregator guidelines won't favor Ola and Uber. Local taxi operators expressed conc...
13 Jun, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
Bike taxis: Karnataka in no mood to relent on its stand, say sourcesBike taxi operators expect a likely relief either from the government or the courts after the Karnataka High Court extended its deadline to...
01 May, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Goa tourist claims 'taxi mafia' charged him Rs 1600 for trip to restaurant. Netizens have a hard time believing himA viral video criticizes Goa's taxi unions, likening them to a 'transport mafia' due to exorbitant charges and lack of private taxi apps. T...
03 Apr, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Ola applies for licence to operate e-bike taxis in KarnatakaKarnataka allows operation of EV two-wheelers as bike taxis under its Electric Bike Taxi Scheme, 2021. The regulations, however, require th...
19 Sep, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Karnataka aims to roll out its government owned ride-hailing app in six monthsThe Transport department has asked the e-Governance department to take steps to develop the mobile app with all features including those re...
09 Aug, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
Goa govt files police complaint against Uber, accuses it of illegally operating in stateThe Goa government has registered a police complaint against Uber over its unauthorised operations in the state. State Transport Minister M...
25 Jul, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Mumbai resident says going by air to Goa is cheaper than taking an UberThe screenshot contained prices for the three different car options. After Mr Shravankumar’s tweet, many people replied to his tweet expres...
05 Jul, 2022, 04.05 PM IST
Mega Cabs to invest Rs 500 crore in 3 years, expand to 20 citiesThe company, which ran into huge losses due to entry of Ola and Uber, plans to revive market share with aggressive investment in technology...
23 Jul, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
Petition to Parrikar to allow Ola, Uber in Goa goes viral on social mediaThe petition on change.org, started by Mahesh Sardesai, a Goan presently residing in Canada, has requested Parrikar to allow Ola and Uber t...
27 Apr, 2017, 03.57 PM IST
Rules for cab aggregators by December 15A committee of state transport ministers and senior government officials has recommended five separate guidelines covering aspects such as ...
30 Nov, 2016, 12.23 AM IST
Hospitality industry in midst of turbulent changes: OberoiIn Goa, the planning consent for the company's 55 acre beach front site is awaited. Other Government and environmental approvals are in the...
18 Jul, 2016, 09.06 PM IST
Provide access to skilled labour, cheap credit and open markets for entrepreneurs to make economic networks legitimate: Nandan NilekaniTo address the problem of employment and entrepreneurship, ways should be found to aggregate millions of small producers of different kinds...
01 Jun, 2016, 07.01 PM IST
Uber, Ola bike taxi services comes to a halt as new Karnataka govt policies awaitedA bike is registered for personal use. If the owner wishes to use it for commercial purposes, then he or she needs to take a permit from th...
07 Mar, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
'Chak De! India' is a great tutorial on leadership: Shailesh MehtaJoybynature. com CEO Shailesh Mehta cites Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Chak De! India" as his favourite movie as it teaches a lot about leadersh...
31 Dec, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
I am a PG Wodehouse fan: Joybynature's Shailesh MehtaThis boss gets his dose of laughter from Wodehouse books and inspiration from Chak de! India.
28 Dec, 2015, 09.57 AM IST