People who grew up in the 60s and 70s know there was a particular freedom in a summer with no schedule, no camps, no enrichment, just a long empty stretch you were expected to fill yourself, and somehow always didSummers of the past offered unstructured time, fostering creativity and self-reliance through boredom and exploration. This "wasted" time, ...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Haryana CM Nayab Saini cycles to Sukhna Lake from official residence; urges public to save fuelHaryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini embraced cycling to promote fuel conservation. He urged citizens to opt for bicycles and public tr...
19 May, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Maharashtra approves minimum fare for bike taxis at Rs 15 for 1.5 km pending launchMaharashtra’s State Transport Authority (STA) has fixed bike taxi fares at a minimum Rs 15 for 1.5 km and Rs 10.27 per km thereafter, thoug...
16 Sep, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Supreme Court gives Delhi govt more time to decide on Rapido, other bike taxi aggregatorsThe Delhi government has until September 30 to finalise its Motor Vehicles Aggregator policy regarding the regulation of bike taxis, said t...
14 Aug, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
SC refuses to grant relief to Rapido against Maharashtra ban on bike aggregatorsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined relief to Bengaluru-based bike-taxi aggregator Rapido after the state banned the use of non-transport...
07 Feb, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Car and bike pooling platform Quick Ride in Talks to Raise $4 millionQuick Ride is a car and bike ride pooling platform that connects commuters travelling in the same direction in real-time and schedules the ...
26 Aug, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
Mobility startups attract big bucksAnother area seeing investor action is car & bike pooling, where Quick Ride is learned to have got around $15 million from Naspers.
18 Mar, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Uber launches bike taxis in Gurgaon for last-mile connectivityAll bike owners who register with the platform will be verified and expected to wear helmets. They will also carry a helmet for the custome...
30 Mar, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Uber not to charge service fee on bike-taxi service uberMOTOThis comes in 10 days after the Karnataka government issued a notice that ordered discontinuation of its bike-taxis in Bangalore.
18 Mar, 2016, 06.54 PM IST
Car & bike pooling app Liftiee raises seed round from Rannvijay Singh, Anita HassanandaniCo-founded by Ritvik Mathur and Rashid Khan, the app on-boards only private vehicles for the car and bike pooling options based on governme...
17 Mar, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Bikxie, M-Taxi, YaYa and other bike taxi firms offering cheap and reliable transportThe main advantage of bike taxis is their capacity to offer last-mile connectivity, a big problem otherwise in accessing the Metro trains.
24 Jan, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
60% of vehicle owners initiate a claim only when there is a major damage: SurveyA recent survey conducted by ICICI Lombard insurance reveals that 60 per cent of vehicle owners only make a claim when the damage to the ve...
20 Jan, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
Delhi pollution: With lives on line, Stockholm offers a lesson in changeOne way out that the Swedes have adopted is car pooling, especially from new settlements like Hammarby Sjostad.
08 Dec, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
NRI billionaire Manoj Bhargava to distribute stationary bikes to power homes in IndiaAccording to Bhargava, the bikes will keep lights and basic appliances going for an entire day with just one hour of pedaling.
14 Oct, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Ola set to add car-pooling, shuttle bus serviceAfter UberPool, Ola is all set to add a car-pooling feature on its mobile application and launch a shuttle bus service.
24 Sep, 2015, 06.55 AM IST
11 clever ways cities are taking advantage of public spaceHere are some of the finalists in the Place By Design competition announced by SXSW Eco, a sustainability conference by the organizers of S...
27 Aug, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
- Burning a hole: Petrol price rise hits conveyance bill
Last weekend's Rs 2.50 hike was the sixth in this financial year, with the last two mark-ups adding 4% even in the most motorist friendly c...
18 Jan, 2011, 09.34 AM IST