SC ruling on LMV licences to ease way for app cabs“Nearly 70% of the commercial (passenger vehicle) drivers simply hold an LMV (light motor vehicle) licence without the transport endorsemen...
12 Nov, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Shortage of long-haul truck drivers hits logistics industryLow pay scales, harassment by highway authorities and cops, adverse weather conditions, risk of accidents, lack of benefits at work, lack o...
02 Jun, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Wanted: More women in taxi, logistics laneTaxi and logistics companies, traditionally reliant on male drivers, are increasingly hiring women to drive cars and commercial vehicles or...
12 May, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Uber is looking to partner with third-party firms to ramp up cab fleet in IndiaUber started third-party taxi integration two years ago and plans to scale up the third-party taxi from 50 to 500 cities globally.
24 Feb, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
Rising fuel costs, less sops forcing most cabbies outCommuters are, in short, getting a raw deal, as a steep increase in the price of CNG and slashing of incentives by the aggregators such as ...
22 May, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
States need to boost pediatric facilities: Experts warn of a third wave dangerous for kidsThe Home Ministry had asked the committee to put together a report on the same. The report has said, “paediatric facilities — doctors, staf...
23 Aug, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
E-commerce firms tie up with retailers and e-grocers to help in last mile deliveryUber, Domino's Pizza, Rapido, Zypp, Swiggy, Zomato and Scootsy have all ventured into grocery delivery in partnerships with retail chains s...
03 Apr, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Hail no more! Ola, Uber’s ride growth slows to a crawlNumber of daily rides was up by just 4% in past 6 months. That means more wait time and higher fares.
04 Jun, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
Agri imports rising on rain woes, duty cutsThe import of vegetable oils between November 2018 and March 2019 was 6,309,406 tonnes as against 5,931,829 tonnes in the year-ago period —...
09 May, 2019, 10.10 AM IST
Commuters in Delhi may face difficulties as auto, taxi, petrol, CNG stations on strike todayCustomers of cab aggregators like Uber and Ola may also witness long waiting and surge pricing due to shortage of cabs.
22 Oct, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Ban on Uber leaves 2,000 drivers at crossroadsSeveral drivers who worked for Uber said they would be stranded to payback the loans they had taken to buy cars such as the Swift Dzire and...
09 Dec, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
Taxi operators like Uber, Olacabs and others wooing drivers with cash, consumer durables"Nothing drives an entrepreneur more than rewards," said Anand Subramaniam, director for marketing communications at Olacabs.
04 Nov, 2014, 08.54 AM IST
Textile exports can reach $50 bn by 2014-15: MinisterTextile exports are expected to reach USD 50 billion by 2014-15 on the back of new markets, Union Minister of Textiles K S Rao said today.
25 Jun, 2013, 07.30 PM IST
- Suspend new registrations for cotton exports: CITI
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has said the government must suspend further registration of cotton exports.
01 May, 2012, 04.40 PM IST
- Lifting of cotton exports ban to hurt industry: SIMA
The Southern India Mills' Association has said government's decision to lift the ban on cotton exports would suffocate the domestic industr...
30 Apr, 2012, 10.17 PM IST
- Canada govt to roll out new immigration regime
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the government cannot afford to recruit people, who could not justify their skill level on arrival.
06 Apr, 2012, 11.03 PM IST
- Cotton exports will not exceed 55 lakh bales: Maran
Based on the latest information from South India Cotton Association and SIMA members, estimated cotton production would be around 309 lakh ...
22 Jan, 2011, 08.24 PM IST