eBikeGo seeks USD 20 mn in funding for tech upgrade, expansionKiran detailed the company’s ambitious plans to introduce new premium electric scooters, motorcycles, and bicycles, alongside setting up ad...
20 Nov, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Dancing cyborgs: Japanese researchers develop robot arms to 'unlock creativity'Masahiko Inami's team at the University of Tokyo is developing a series of technologies rooted in the idea of "jizai", an Japanese term tha...
27 Jun, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Masks, social distancing and speed: Pandemic fuels snowmobile boomSnowmobiling represents a family activity that can give back year after year - as long as there's snow.
02 Feb, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Uber ties up with electric cycle sharing app YuluYulu is a dockless, lithium-powered scooter focusing on the sub-5 km first- and last-mile connectivity, the same market which Ola backed Vo...
03 May, 2019, 12.41 PM IST
Grab a pristine piece of nature for perfect rejuvenation in these secluded travel spotsIf your idea of rejuvenation is venturing into nature, a casual spin on a bicycle is just perfect.
20 Dec, 2018, 07.11 AM IST
Scooter rental startup Lime starts e-bike service in UKUS electric scooter rental startup Lime has gone live for the first time in the UK — but with electric bicycles rather than scooters, and i...
28 Nov, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Bounce raises $3 million in debt financing from venture debt firm InnoVen CapitalThe investment comes less than 2 months after Bounce last raised over $12 million from Sequoia Capital and Accel in August.
25 Sep, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
Metro Bikes rebrands itself as Bounce post Rs 84-crore fundingThe Series-A investment was led by Sequoia India and Accel Partners, along with a consortium that includes Raghunandan G, founder of TaxiFo...
09 Aug, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
You can soon pick up bicycles for short-distance ridesIn the 2017-18 budget, the state had announced a bicycle rental/sharing scheme (PBS) in select clusters. The responsibility to identify pot...
28 May, 2018, 11.43 AM IST
Rajasthan is a big market for us, says Zoomcar CEO Greg MoranWhen asked about the future expansion plans of the company, Moran said at present they have two mobility services and in the future they ar...
25 Mar, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Ola, other startups may take the bicycle lane to an untapped segmentWhile the present set of Ola bicycles at IIT-Kanpur do not have sophisticated security features, the next lot is expected to have QR codes ...
02 Dec, 2017, 12.02 AM IST
A journey ends, another beginsThe network is of only 42 km and does not reach all parts of the massive urban sprawl. Also, it is not that there was no public transport i...
30 Jun, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
German bicycle rental startup Nextbike seals JV with Chartered SpeedFounded in 2004 by Ralf Kalupner with just 20 cycles (bikes), Nextbike today has more than 35,000 own brand bicycles, spread across 18 coun...
29 Sep, 2016, 09.30 AM IST
Taiwan diaries: Rare snapshot into a country which in many ways is a place like no otherET Magazine’s intrepid writer spent a week there as an invitee of the Taiwanese government provides some rare snapshots.
23 Aug, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
DMRC bicycle scheme for green causeThe "public bicycle sharing" scheme is aimed at promoting the cause of "clean and green India".
09 Jan, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
BJP promises light metro in Bhopal and IndoreBJP promised to introduce India's first 'light metro' service in Bhopal and Indore, and to construct five lakh houses for economically weak...
21 Nov, 2014, 07.51 PM IST
- Bottom that is climbing up
Microfinance can help those who can’t find work under NREGS. Today, over 50 million poor households in India are getting microcredit.
05 Jan, 2009, 02.12 AM IST