Economists warn fuel, milk price hikes may raise retail inflation by up to 0.42%Retail inflation is set to rise by 0.42 percent due to increased fuel and milk prices. Economists predict broader impacts on transportation...
15 May, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Fuel price hike may push up freight costs by 3%: Transport operatorsFuel prices have surged in West Bengal, impacting transport costs. Operators anticipate a three percent rise in freight charges. They are u...
15 May, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Delhi–Leh flight cheaper than Gurgaon–Noida cab? Viral post triggers debate over app-based cab faresA Delhi user's viral post on X revealed a flight ticket from Delhi to Leh was cheaper than a cab ride from Gurugram to Greater Noida. This ...
28 Nov, 2025, 09.20 AM IST
India caps fee of cab aggregators like Ola, Uber at 20% of total fareBesides a surge pricing of 1.5 times the base fare, the aggregator will be permitted to charge a fare 50% lower than the base fare.
28 Nov, 2020, 07.12 AM IST
New Rules For Cab Aggregators: Centre may allow three times the base fare as surge pricingSoon-to-be-framed norms for ride-hailing apps to also address safety measures, especially for women.
13 Sep, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
Government’s new cab fare offers nothing much for customerThe department has fixed minimum and maximum fares for four different categories of taxis, depending on the price of the vehicles, on top o...
11 Jan, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Surge pricing: New taxi scheme to put cap on maximum fareSources in the Delhi government’s transport department said that deliberations are on about fixing the maximum fares that can be charged by...
28 Aug, 2017, 08.38 AM IST
Meru Cabs creates 3 new categories to fend off competitionWith this fare structure Meru comes close to Ola and Uber which operate their lowest category at a base rate of Rs 45 and Rs 8/km thereafte...
20 Jan, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
With surge pricing on hold in Karnataka, drivers, commuters heaving sigh of reliefThe High Court asked the aggregators to put a halt to surge pricing with im mediate effect, until the case is decided.
06 Jun, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Delhi government to introduce new policy to regulate app-based cab services on May 10At present, since these app-based cab services are not registered with Delhi’s transport department so no action can be taken against them ...
03 May, 2016, 05.10 AM IST
Uber brings back surge pricing in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal warns of strong actionWhen contacted, an Uber spokesperson confirmed the development saying that suspension of surge pricing was only a "temporary" measure.
01 May, 2016, 08.33 PM IST
On ground, surge pricing falls flat for Uber & Ola as there are more cabs than passengersUber and Ola say surge pricing seeks to create a balance between demand for cabs and supply. Drivers say when prices surge, customers don’t...
28 Apr, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Taxi operator Meru Cabs slashes fares by 25% in Delhi; new rates to be effective till mid-MayThe new rates will be effective in Delhi from Friday till mid-May and will be rolled out to other cities in due course.
22 Apr, 2016, 03.09 AM IST
Surge pricing by taxi operators daylight robbery: CM Arvind KejriwalHe said some taxi operators were resorting to blackmailing, saying they will not provide cabs if they are not allowed to loot and made it c...
20 Apr, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
Complain and we'll act: Government on surge pricing by taxi aggregatorsSome users pointed out that prices surged by more than five times on Monday evening. The new rules, which included an implicit ban on surge...
13 Apr, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
No surge pricing today in Mumbai as city’s auto drivers go on strike, says UberTaxi hailing app Uber will disable the surge pricing option on its cab network in Mumbai for a 24-hour period on June 17.
17 Jun, 2015, 03.50 AM IST