Meet Chinnappa, a 55 year old, ex army veteran who’s employed as an Uber cab driver under the Uber Fauji programme. Started late last year, Uber Fauji is an initiative by Uber that aims to give employment to ex servicemen.
You know the time for green initiatives has truly taken off when the country’s prime minister lends his support to one.
In a major win for the environment, and Ola cabs, electricity powered E-rikshaws will now be available to book on commutech player Ola’s app in the Delhi NCR region.
After the government issued a directive against discounts by ecommerce marketplaces, the Karnataka government has now ruled against surge pricing on cabs that commutech apps like Uber and Ola regularly employ at the pretext of offsetting high demands.
Reliance Industries has launched its online fashion portal Ajio. This is Reliance’s first online- first venture in the fashion space. The company has said in a press conference that it will offer the largest collection of private labels for women online. The portal will offer national and international brands, and some ethnic fusion wear will be available exclusively on the portal.
Despite a slow April fool’s, some Indian startups went all out there and pulled off some great April Fool’s day pranks. While Google, as tradition goes, pulled off another April Fool’s joke in the form of the “Google glass cardboard”, it’s the Indian startups, that in their own tone and style, had their unsuspecting customers fooled up. Here’s a list in no particular order.
Ola cabs, India’s leading commutech company is doing something heartening to help the community. In the wake of the tragic flyover collapse accident in the city that has killed over 10 people and has left many hundreds injured and stranded, Ola has offered to help in its own capacity. The company is offering free rides to people commuting on the affected route.
After a 2 week period of court cases, outrage against Vijay Mallya, SBI’s failed attempt to recover a part of the loans by auctioning his Mumbai property and uncertainty about Mallya’s intention, the latter has come back with an offer for truce.
Tweets can move mountains. They have incited debates, discussions, the world leaders use them, celebrities use them and they give voice to the voiceless. In one of the most interesting use cases for Twitter, a tweet recently got Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra group, sit up, take notice and do something drastic.
Even though the post of managing India’s money and economics comes with its own perks. An elite South Mumbai residence with multi-billionaires as neighbours, and a signature on all the currency notes for starters, a super fat cheque isn’t one. Raghuram Rajan, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, doesn’t earn as much as you think he would.