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HC pulls up Maha govt for uncertainty over policy for permitting bike taxis

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rapped the Maharashtra government for its uncertainty on framing a policy permitting bike taxis in the state, and said it has to clarify its stand one way or the other. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige said the state government cannot keep the issue hanging over the fire and has to take a decision immediately. The bench was hearing a petition filed by Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, operator of Rapido bike taxi services in Pune and Mumbai, against a communication issued to it by the state government on December 29, 2022, refusing to allow them a bike taxi aggregator licence. Appearing for the government, Advocate General Birendra Saraf on Tuesday told the court that as on date, bike taxis are not allowed to ply, as the government has not issued any no policy or guidelines for the same. The government has in fact issued a show cause notice to one such aggregator company for plying bike taxis without licence. A ..

Bike taxi startup Rapido raises $52 mn to expand operations across India

With its latest round of funding, Rapido will be making strategic investments in innovations, technology, people, and supply

Bike-taxi firm Rapido gives shields to captains for social distancing

Rapido Shield will cover the captain's back and will make for a safety shield between the customer and the driver-partner.

Bike taxi and scooter rental firms back on the roads in several cities

Few of these companies are offering services like home delivery of sanitised vehicles, apart from sanitisation kits

Bike-taxis offer potential to generate over 2 mn livelihoods: OMI

The report further quantifies the benefits of bikes-taxis in providing affordable and safe first and last-mile connectivity, income augmentation and job-creation

How Ola bike is gaining rider confidence in small towns

Interestingly, around four out of every 10 Ola Bike trips are taken in small towns

Govt to facilitate launch of bike taxis on bigger scale

Gadkari had earlier said that driverless cars won't be allowed in India

Bike-taxi operators take a fancy to West Bengal

Firms place bets on business after state proposes legalizing bike-taxis in the satellite township, New Town, near Kolkata

Operators look to make Bike-taxi services 'safe' for women

Both Uber and Rapido have an SOS button installed in the app which are monitored by their teams

Ola, Ridingo suspend bike taxi service, Uber still in violation: Karnataka govt

Bengaluru has emerged as the test location for global taxi hailing apps in India but faces a lack of laws to deal with the service

Uber, Ola bike taxis hit Karnataka roadblock

It added that it would initiate legal action against both firms for not taking permission before launching service