Best printers for Home

Best Mixer Grinder

Best wired Earphones

Best 43 Inch TV in India

Best Wi Fi Routers

Best Home Theatre in India

Smart Watch under 5000

Best Laptops for Education

Best Laptop for Students

<ul><li>Uber asked the Delhi government to allow them to use 5,000 bike-taxis during the odd-even scheme. </li><li>As of now, regulations do not allow bike-taxis to operate in Delhi. </li><li>The company also proposed to re-deploy 2,500 bikes from its food delivery network (UberEats) to work as bike-taxis. </li></ul> US-based ride hailing platform Uber has made a submission to the Delhi government offering use of 5,000 bike-taxis to improve first and last mile connectivity during the odd-even scheme to be implemented next month, according to sources. Currently, regulations do not allow bike-taxis to operate in Delhi. According to sources, Uber has made the submission to the Delhi government proposing to deploy 5,000 bike-taxis to help ferry one lakh commuters to and from Metro stations every week. The service is proposed to be offered for a fee of Rs 5 per ride, they added. The company, which competes with Bengaluru-based Ola, has also proposed to re-deploy 2,500 bikes from its food delivery network (UberEats) to work as bike-taxis during the odd-even scheme that will be implemented from November 4-15. Uber did not respond to e-mailed queries on the matter. A Delhi government official said a proposal was received from the cab aggregator but no decision has been taken on it as yet. One of the persons aware of the development said bike-sharing provides a huge opportunity to unlock the potential of shared mobility through optimal utilisation of existing vehicles on the road. The person said Uber, in its submission, has cited data that one out of two UberMOTO trips in Gurugram began or ended at a Metro station, while one in four such trips in Noida began or ended near a Metro station. The odd-even scheme has been proposed as part of a slew of measures to combat high level of air pollution in Delhi caused due to stubble burning in neighbouring states during winters. During the 12-day scheme, vehicles will ply alternately on odd and even dates as per their registration numbers. In the previous two experiments in January and April in 2016, a fine of Rs 2,000 was imposed on violators of the rule. In the past, two-wheelers and female commuters were exempted from the rule.

Uber wants to run bike taxis to go with Delhi's odd-even scheme

The Delhi Cheif Minister on Thursday said that the <keyword id="6830867" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="odd-even-scheme">Odd-Even Scheme</keyword> for transportation will be back in the State April 15 onwards for a period of 15 days till April 30. 
 
Making the announcement at a press briefing, Kejriwal said, “81% of Delhi’s citizens had voted for the scheme to be brought back, a key reason for the second test-phase.” There is also a plan under due consideration, where the odd-even scheme will be implemented every month for 15 days, a final decision of which will be taken only after widespread discussions with all stake-holders. 
 
He said, “One wheelers and school buses will be exempt from the scheme, since the Government doesn’t have a strong enough public transport system to support the scheme.” The Delhi Government said that for this new phase, 3000 extra buses will be added to ease the pressure on the citizens, despite statistics showing that in the previous phase during Jan 1-Jan 15, there was an increase of only 5% on bus commute and 0.4% on Metro commute. He said the statistics show the modus operandi employed by most citizens during the first phase was to car-pool. 
 
The Delhi Govt is also in advanced stage of discussions of creating an elevated BRT corridor for buses and cars separately, that could substantially cut down the travel time within the city. The plans for this elevated BRT corridor will be finalised in the next few weeks. 
 
<a href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/3839466/original.jpg">Image source</a>

Odd-Even Scheme 2.0 unleashed-April 15-April 30 to be second test phase

<ul><li>India’s national capital is implementing the ‘odd-even’ scheme to battle the city’s rising <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword>.</li><li>The scheme will be in effect from 4 November 2019 to 15 November 2019.</li><li>Anyone found skirting the law will be fined ₹4,000.</li></ul>India’s national capital Delhi is no stranger to air pollution. In fact, it’s one of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/gurgaon-is-the-most-polluted-city-in-the-world/articleshow/68267574.cms">most polluted</a> cities in the world. The city’s local government is implementing the ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pollution-dipped-in-last-3-years-still-delhi-to-have-odd-even-scheme/articleshow/71145180.cms">odd-even</a>’ scheme, yet again, to try and battle the growing environmental threat. <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword>, Delhi’s chief minister, announced that the odd-even scheme will be in effect from 4 November 2019 to 15 November 2019. He also clarified that it will also apply to Delhi’s ministers and chief ministers. On the other hand, women-only vehicles, two-wheelers and cars carrying school children in uniform will be exempted. Violation of the rules under the odd-even scheme will result in a ₹4,000 fine for the offenders. Delhi is not the only one at fault According to Kejriwal, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/fed-up-of-pollution-more-than-35-of-residents-in-indias-capital-say-they-want-to-move-out-permanently-survey/articleshow/66630699.cms">rising level of air pollution</a> in Delhi can’t be wholly be blamed on the city. The crop burning after the harvest season in neighboring states is also a contributing factor. "It is unjustified to only blame the residents of Delhi," he stated. He also said that the <a href="http://safar.tropmet.res.in/">SAFAR reports</a> stating that only 10% of Delhi’s air pollution comes from stubble burning as inaccurate. This is because the right equipment to measure air quality and its sources accurately are still being imported and not currently in place, according to him. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/gurgaon-is-the-most-polluted-city-in-the-world/articleshow/68267574.cms">India accounts for 7 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities — with Gurugram ranked as the worst: Study</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pollution-dipped-in-last-3-years-still-delhi-to-have-odd-even-scheme/articleshow/71145180.cms">Delhi to go ahead with odd-even scheme even as pollution dips by 25%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/fed-up-of-pollution-more-than-35-of-residents-in-indias-capital-say-they-want-to-move-out-permanently-survey/articleshow/66630699.cms">Fed up of pollution, more than 35% of residents in India’s capital say they want to move out permanently: Survey</a>

India’s national capital is giving the ‘odd-even’ scheme another go to battle air pollution

If there is one concept that can help the odd even days in becoming successful, it’s the way in which <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ridesharing">ridesharing </a>platforms connecting private car owners and co-travellers will align themselves with the government formula and function starting January 1. Consider the fact that metros are already running at 80-90% capacity utilization. Extra coaches will be added only by mid 2016 while new DTC buses will be on the streets only by March next year. So with little capacity addition likely to happen to public transport till January, where will the extra crowd compelled to take public transport go? People will of course need alternate modes of transport which are fast, cheap and comfortable. 
 
In such a situation, any system that helps in utilizing vacant seats in the 2.8 million private cars in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=delhi">Delhi </a>would be the best idea. The biggest capacity expansion therefore would be by utilizing these private cars and the way it can happen is through ridesharing or <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=carpooling">carpooling</a>. Realizing this fact is Raghav Gupta, India Country Manager of <keyword id="2401770" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="BlaBlaCar">BlaBlaCar</keyword> - one of the ridesharing platforms operating in India since January last year - who throws light on how portals like his can contribute to the odd even vehicle rule and the flip side - how the government initiative can prove a great opportunity for them to come into the spotlight. Notably, 1 million seats were offered on BlaBlaCar in the first six months in India suggesting that Indians have taken to ridesharing in a sizeable manner in the last one year. 

	How has BlaBlaCar aligned itself with the <keyword id="6354952" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Delhi-Government">Delhi government</keyword>’s odd even vehicle rule?
 Delhi has about 2.8 million private cars as against 80,000 taxis. So, the capacity available in private cars is very large. The way Bla Bla is contributing to the <keyword id="3164660" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Odd-Even-Rule">odd even rule</keyword> is by helping those people who are a part of the 1.4 million cars (that can operate on any given day), to put their empty seats on Bla Bla and take co-travellers plying on the same route along with them. Depending on their number plates, a car owner can select multiple dates in our app on which they would want to share their rides. So we are facilitating an easier and more efficient way of connecting them to co-travellers. 

	Have you thought of others ways to leverage the most out of this win-win situation for you as the new rule will leave several travelers at the mercy of alternate mode of transport, something that will be in favour of your business.
 

	Companies are helping employees in finding ways to travel in the odd even days. What we are doing is getting in touch with them to help them understand how to share rides on BlaBlaCar. Also, we have introduced a widget which can be implemented on the company’s website. Instead of coming to our portal, employees can go to the company website to publish a ride and find co-travellers on the same route. 
 

	Considering <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=carpooling">Ola </a>and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=uber">Uber </a>may be starting carpooling feature too, do you feel it will take away your existing as well as potential members?
 

	What I expect will happen on BlaBlaCar during odd even days will be longer trips like Gurgaon-Noida, Rohini-South Delhi, South Delhi-Faridabad. Per seat it should cost a person no more than Rs 80-100. It’s not expensive, and at the same time would be a comfortable trip. Such commuters will definitely come to BlaBlaCar.
 

	You connect travelers, but do not charge a free. Could you explain how BlaBla Car is benefiting from this ridesharing concept?
 

	BlaBlaCar enables car-owners with empty seats in their cars to share them with co-travellers going the same way and share the cost of the trip. We are present in 20 countries, and have a global member base of 20 million people. In India, we have seen members enrol with us from across 700 cities! At this time, we don’t monetize in India. At a later stage, we will start charging a fee on co-travellers, however, for car owners it is a free service and would continue to be. 
 

	What kind of safety measures do you have to ensure security of both the parties? 
 

	We do some hard and soft verifications, but what works well in India is the rating system. So, when people are travelling with each other, they can rate each other on the experience. Every new person can see how the experience has been of fellow co-travellers with a particular person. Moreover apart from hardchecks, there are social profiles (showing music, interests, hobbies etc) for both the parties to see. So, in a 1-hour long travel, you want to have a comfortable journey. Lot of people with BlaBlaCar now end up travelling with owners who they share interests with and feel comfortable.

Ridesharing platform BlaBlaCar may prove to be one of the best alternative during odd-even car days, here's why!

The next phase of Delhi government’s pollution and traffic control measure, the <keyword id="3162860" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Odd-even">odd even</keyword> rule, is likely to be implemented; however, the government has decided to wait during the school exam season. 
 
"The ideal time would be after the exams. The implementation of the scheme will then not inconvenience children or their parents," an official concerned with the matter told ET. 
 
The government also wants to implement the scheme after the exams because then, school buses will also be available for the odd-even scheme, owing to the acute shortage of public transport buses in Delhi. 
 
When the plan was first implemented in January, Delhi government had requested schools to provide them with buses so that people can have more buses for public transport. However, out of 1000 buses required, only 300 were provided. 
 
This could also be a reason that the government wants to be cautious with the next phase of implementation.

Odd-even rule to strike back, but not until board exams end

On Saturday, the <keyword id="6354952" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Government">Delhi government</keyword> kicked off an exercise to get citizens' views on its proposal to launch the second phase of the oddeven scheme. SDMs and MLAs were told to organise the two day programme in their respective areas.oddeven scheme. SDMs and MLAs were told to organise the two day programme in their respective areas. 
 
Presence of people, however, was thin--only 50-60 residents turned up in densely-populated areas like Sewa Nagar and Jangpura. Questions such as who should be exempted, the days when the scheme should run and how soon it needs to be implemented were asked.Madan Lal, MLA, Kasturba Nagar, said, "Once the scheme is implemented, better regulations and strict enforcement of law should be in place. Pollution will have to be monitored regularly and the system should be more transparent." 
 
Constituencies where the exercise was carried out included Delhi Cantt, Kasturba Nagar, Jangpura, Greater Kailash, Malviya Nagar, Chhatarpur, Karol Bagh, Tilaknagar, Madipur, Wazirpur, Mundka and Nangloi Jat. 
 Chief minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> had earlier claimed that the odd-even numberplate formula brought down the pollution levels by 25%. Initially, some experts had said its effectiveness on the city's pollution level could not be determined so easily without considering other factors like weather. On the other hand, a section of citi zens was in favour of the scheme as it helped reduce traffic congestions to a great extent. 
On Saturday , many people opposed the idea of giving exemption to single women and suggested that senior citizens should be exempted instead.However, M M Sharma, an elderly resident of Lajpat Nagar, said that exemption should be given to those who need it."Considering the safety and security of women, their exemption seems fair," he added. 
 Ritika Sareen, a Delhi University student said that for better implementation of the <keyword id="6830867" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="odd-even-scheme">odd-even scheme</keyword>, public transport needs to be upgraded. 
 
Citizens were, however, unanimous in condemning the VIP culture and were against extending any favour to this class. Rajinder Gulati, a shop owner in Bhogal Market, said, "Everyone should be treated equally and even twowheelers shouldn't be exemp ted from the scheme." 
 
Amandeep Singh who rides a two-wheeler every day said people from low income group can't afford to buy a second motorcycle, so they deserve the exemption. 
 
However, some citizens who came to give their feedback the exemption on two-wheelers should be lifted as they contribute to 32% of the vehicular pollution. Ishan Kaushik, a Class XII student, said that instead of two-wheelers, people should use bicycles to cover small distances, which would help cut pollution levels. 
 
Praveen Kumar, MLA of the Jangpura constituency , said, "The objective of the odd-even scheme was to make sure that our kids don't develop lung problems." 
 He added that the scheme was the first step in making people aware of the severe <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> in the city. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

Aam aadmi's views on Odd-even scheme taken by Delhi government

In the thick blanket of fog which engulfed Delhi in the morning today, several Delhiites clad in sweaters and ‘topis’ were seen riding bicycles to their offices. The national capital woke up to yet another <keyword id="843220" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Car-Free-Day">Car Free Day</keyword> and got back to its resolve against rising <keyword id="13001" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="pollution">pollution</keyword>, as the temperature slipped under 6.9 degrees Celcius. 
 While school students were seen walking and cycling on Delhi roads to promote the spirit, several Delhiites took to bicycles and public transport to commute. Delhi Chief Minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> led the cycle rally from the Delhi University campus to Chhatrasal Stadium in north Delhi. What is Delhi’s fourth Car Free Day comes following the recently concluded odd-even traffic scheme by the <keyword id="6354952" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Government">Delhi government</keyword>. People who have been asked to forego cars and opt for cycle or public transport to go to their offices in a bid to bring down pollution level and avoid traffic congestion, were unexpectedly seen observing the day in full spirit. They used additional DTC buses that were plying on the designated routes just for today. 
 
Delhi saw its first Car Free Day on 22 October last year when the transport department had held it between from Red Fort to India Gate. The next one was held in East Delhi's Patparganj area on 22 December. 
 
As the city reeled under cold waves today, it failed to affect the ever-supportive and united Delhiites. If you missed out the fun and excitement, check these out:

In pics: After Odd-even, Delhi comes out on bicycles on one of the coldest days of the season #CarFreeDay

Starting January, Delhi government would make sure that both Delhi’s traffic and the polluted air that floats in Delhi are kept under check. It would be done by cutting the number of private cars on its roads by about half, allowing private cars with odd digits as registration numbers on one day and those with even on the next. The Delhi government is also making sure that there are enough buses, autorickshaws and Metro coaches to accommodate the resulting number of people relying on Delhi public transports. 
 On the other hand, the brains behind taxi companies and car aggregators such as <keyword id="1042120" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uber">Uber</keyword>, <keyword id="6354720" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ola">Ola</keyword> and <keyword id="205081" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Meru">Meru</keyword> Cabs are already planning on steps to take the best advantage of this step taken by the <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> government. 
 Uber, for example, is planning to launch <keyword id="6591085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UberPool">UberPool</keyword>, its car pooling service, in Delhi after a successful run in Bengaluru. While Bangalore UberPool service is only meant for commercial vehicles, the Delhi arm would target the 28 lakh private car owners. 
 
Meru, on the other hand, will be launching a mobile app in January so that passengers can pool cabs online. "The app will identify two people within a radius of two-three km travelling in the same direction and can share their taxi ride," Meru CEO Siddhartha Pahwa told ET. "The driver will pick one person first and within 10 minutes will also pick up the second person." Meru, which is already running many cabs on Delhi roads, is expecting almost 30% rise in the demand for cabs during the trial period. To attract customers, it would offer 35% discount for ride sharing. Even if a passenger can't find someone to share the ride, he or she would still be given the discount. 
 
Ola, the taxi aggregator service, recently launched minibus shuttle services in Gurgaon and Noida, which they plan to extend to Delhi. The taxi-sharing app is being beta-tested in Bengaluru right now, and could very well be rolled out in NCR to make use of the odd-even rule. 
 
Delhi is one of the world's most heavily polluted cities, which is why the government has planned to launch this odd-even scheme. Starting January 1, a 15-day trial period would begin between 8 am and 8 pm, Monday to Saturday. As per the rule, odd-numbered cars would be allowed to run on odd dates and those with even numbers would be allowed on even dates. 
 
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has given his support to this the plan at a recent meeting he had Delhi CM Kejriwal. It means that Delhi Police, which comes under the control of the central government, would be taken on board to ease the application of this rule. 
 
To discuss a carpooling policy, fleet owners and taxi aggregators, including representatives of Pool my Ride, Embarq India, Tripda.in, Carzonrent, Uber, Ola, Shuttl.com, NearGroup.in, Ibibo Ryde, Mega Carpool Pvt., Mega Cabs, LetsDriveAlong.com, BaxiTaxi, Orahi and 
Cykul, had a meeting with the members of the Delhi Dialogue Commission, which serves as the think tank of the Delhi government. 
 
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/Ola-to-invest-Rs-150-crore-in-Andhra-Pradesh/48986145.cms">Image source</a>

Cab aggregators to reap the benefits of Delhi’s Odd-Even car rule

A day after <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=arvind+kejriwal&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government</a> warned cab operators such as <keyword id="1042120" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uber">Uber</keyword> and <keyword id="6354720" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ola">Ola</keyword> against <keyword id="6405687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Surge-Pricing">surge pricing</keyword> during the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=odd+even+rule&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Odd-Even rule Part II</a>, the state government is now working to create a framework to plug in surge pricing permanently. 
 
A policy is being prepared in which a price band would be set for the cab operators. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ola&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Ola</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=uber&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Uber</a> have suspended the surge pricing till April 30, last day of Odd-Even but it is yet to be seen how the new policy will affect the taxi aggregators. 
 
"The central government has told all states to prepare a policy. Two states have already made it. We are also making it. To ensure better service for citizens, the minimum and the maximum will be etched out. Rest, it is the operator's decision," a senior official told ET. " 
 
However, Ola and Uber said they are not transport companies and just technology providers. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Odd-even-scheme-Facing-criticism-Ola-Shuttle-announces-free-rides-in-Delhi-NCR/articleshow/51912224.cms">Odd-even scheme: Facing criticism, Ola Shuttle announces free rides in Delhi-NCR</a> 
 
While Uber and Ola both confirmed that surge pricing as a core business model won't change for India, both are encouraging riders to choose their carpool and ride share services. That increases one's possibility of hailing a cab, and taxi aggregators still get your cash. Something's better than nothing, after all. However, between the clash of the Titans, two people get stuck, the rider and the driver. 
 
The companies aren't very happy for obvious reasons. On one hand is the obvious hit to the business, on the other hand local governments playing around with their core business model leaves them struggling to supply enough cars in high-demand metros. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Exclusive-Uber-says-surge-pricingas-a-core-model-wont-change-for-India/articleshow/51905905.cms">Exclusive: Uber says surge pricing as a core model won’t change for India</a> 
 
Meanwhile, the policy will take at least 20 more days to finalise. 
 
Kejriwal said that the surge pricing is daylight robbery and no responsible government can allow that.

Delhi govt wants to make sure Uber, Ola cabs come with fixed price band

<ul><li>On Sunday (November 3), <keyword id="2578389" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AQI">AQI</keyword> levels went beyond 1000 in multiple places in Delhi. </li><li><keyword id="6369698" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="corporates">Corporates</keyword> in Delhi have been facilitating work from home as well as providing flexible timings to help employees stay indoors.</li><li>Many have also installed advanced level air purifiers to control air quality inside office premises.</li></ul>Delhi’s severe <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> levels has everyone worried. Schools are shut, odd even scheme is announced, and masks are selling like hotcakes. On Sunday (November 3), AQI levels went beyond 1000, and just then, Monday blues for professionals took a serious turn. But corporates too have taken steps to protect their employees from Delhi’s toxic air Work from home Almost all major companies urged their employees to work from home and stay indoors. Companies like H&amp;M, Coca Cola, KFC and offered flexible work timings as well as work-from-home option. H&amp;M India <a href="https://www.latestly.com/india/news/delhi-air-pollution-hm-kfc-coca-cola-others-allow-employees-flexible-timings-work-from-home-options-1315079.html">reportedly</a> gave its employees the flexible timing option till November 15. Securing the workplace Many companies are securing their workplaces, making way for a sustainable approach. <keyword id="51757" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="TIMES-INTERNET">Times Internet</keyword> in its Delhi offices of Noida and Gurugram installed “electrostatic precipitators/chemical filters in the centralized air conditioning plant”. This ensures that the air quality inside the office premises ranges between good and satisfactory levels. Startups like <keyword id="44033" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="hike">Hike</keyword> too installed the same in 2016. Hike’s advanced Oxidation system based on Ionized Hydro Peroxides. “The system is based on Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) i.e., Hydrogen Peroxide to reduce microbial contamination and gaseous contamination . Hydro-Peroxides are very effective at destroying harmful microbial in the air and on the surfaces.It does not require the pollutants to travel to the unit for treatment or filtration. These oxidizers produced are friendly which means that revert back to oxygen and H2O after the oxidation of the pollutant,” explained the company. With this, the average AQI at Hike has been at 89 throughout October. <div type="image" title="AQI Level at Hike - 6th November 2019" msid="71940067" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;AQI Level at Hike - 6th November 2019&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

AQI level at Hike on November 6, 2019 No surge pricing Ride-hailing companies Ola and Uber both announced that they would cancel surge pricing as the Indian capital suffered. Uber started a campaign called #Leaveyourcarbehind, to promote shared mobility. Meanwhile, Ola announced that there will be no peak pricing on rides during the period of the odd-even scheme which is between November 4-15. “The implementation of the odd-even scheme offers an opportunity to further unlock the potential of shared mobility. We are ensuring that all our services across cabs, autos, bikes and shared cabs, will be available to serve citizens,” said Arun Srinivas, chief sales and marketing officer at Ola.

Delhi’s corporates are allowing work from home, installing air purifiers, to save their employees from pollution

Taxi aggregator <keyword id="6354720" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ola">Ola</keyword> today announced it add over 6,000 new CNG cars as Delhi's odd-even policy makes a comeback on April 15, 2016. This move will help Ola cash in the lucrative Delhi NCR market.<o:p></o:p>

	The company will invest Rs. 200 crores over the next six months to expand the CNG fleet in Delhi-NCR. The firm already has over 20,000 CNG cars on its platform in Delhi-NCR.<o:p></o:p>

	The company has partnered with car dealers from manufacturers including Maruti, Tata, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nissan, among others. It also has financial institutions like SBI, IDBI and Shri Ram Finance onboard.<o:p></o:p>

	"We'll add 2,000 CNG cars every month to keep up with the demand for affordable mobility in the Capital", Anand Subramanian, Senior Director - Marketing Communications at Ola said.<o:p></o:p>

	In the past few months, Ola has been aggressively expanding the number of driver partners and CNG cars in Delhi-NCR post the crackdown on diesel taxis plying in the capital. Ola switched to CNG only in Delhi from September 2015. 
	 
	<a href="http://media2.intoday.in/btmt/images/stories/ola-bhavish-aggarwal,-ceo,-co-founder-reuters_660_070615031311.jpg">Image source</a><o:p></o:p>

Ola adds 6,000 CNG cars as Delhi's Odd-Even returns on Apr 15

Delhi Transport Minister <keyword id="6391020" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gopal-Rai">Gopal Rai</keyword> on Saturday asserted that the government has no intention to take the road-rationing experiment odd-even formula beyond January 15 amid reports that the <keyword id="6830867" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="odd-even-scheme">odd-even scheme</keyword> may be extended,. 

	The pilot plan for cutting vehicular emission was launched on January 1.

	 Rai said that some confusion is also being spread that the plan was illegally imposed by the government, and claimed that under Section 115 of the Motor Vehicle Act, they have power to implement this scheme as such provisions were also made during the <keyword id="6354367" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Games">Commonwealth Games</keyword> as per this law. 

	“Government is neither going to extend odd-even scheme beyond January 15 nor finish it before the 15-day trial period,” Rai said, terming some of media reports of extending the car-rationing scheme as “false”.
 

	He further said the traffic-restriction is just only for 15 days and after the trial period, government will study the data collected through it and will do a proper analysis, adding, it will then be able to take a final decision.
 

	Rai, who was at his residence held a meeting of Coordination Committee with officials concerned on the scheme, said from January 1-8, traffic police, transport and revenue departments have issued 5,893 challans for the violation of odd-even rules so far.
 

	“Out of these numbers, 2,912 challans were issued by SDMs and 2,260 by traffic police. Besides, enforcement wing of the transport department has issued 721 challans for violating odd-even rules so far,” he said.

	Apart from this, 1,943 challans were issued by the transport department to auto drivers for different violations including refusal to drive.
 

	The government has also received 13,528 calls on its two helplines in the last one week and most of them were related to queries about the scheme. Out of these calls, 395 were related to complaints against bus, auto drivers, and other issues.
 

	According to the minister, in view of traffic rush on some road stretches during peak hours, government has decided to deploy additional teams of transport department and traffic police to manage traffic there from Monday. The areas include, ITO, Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, Connaught Place, Mathura Road, Ashram, New Friends Colony, Nehru Place, Sarai Kale Khan, Hanuman Mandir Marg and Dhaula Kuan.
 

	“Government has also decided to do a close monitoring on the assigned works of civil defence volunteers. Teams of SDM have also formed in this regard,” he said.
 The fate of the odd-even vehicle scheme will be decided on January 11 by the <keyword id="6355014" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-High-Court">Delhi High Court</keyword> which had yesterday reserved its order on various pleas challenging the AAP government’s ambitious pilot project which will continue till then. 

	A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath reserved the order after the Delhi government informed it that the pollution level of particulate matter across the national capital showed a declining trend due to implementation of the scheme. 
	 
	(Image credits: Indiatimes)

You Searched For "uber delhi odd even scheme" and got 12 results

Uber wants to run bike taxis to go with Delhi's odd-even scheme

PTI

Odd-Even Scheme 2.0 unleashed-April 15-April 30 to be second test phase

BI India Bureau

India’s national capital is giving the ‘odd-even’ scheme another go to battle air pollution

Prabhjote Gill

Ridesharing platform BlaBlaCar may prove to be one of the best alternative during odd-even car days, here's why!

Anushree Singh

Odd-even rule to strike back, but not until board exams end

BI India Bureau

Aam aadmi's views on Odd-even scheme taken by Delhi government

BI India Bureau

In pics: After Odd-even, Delhi comes out on bicycles on one of the coldest days of the season #CarFreeDay

Anushree Singh

Cab aggregators to reap the benefits of Delhi’s Odd-Even car rule

BI India Bureau

Delhi govt wants to make sure Uber, Ola cabs come with fixed price band

BI India Bureau

Delhi’s corporates are allowing work from home, installing air purifiers, to save their employees from pollution

Sanchita Dash

Ola adds 6,000 CNG cars as Delhi's Odd-Even returns on Apr 15

Saikat Pyne

Delhi govt decides not to extend odd-even scheme beyond January 15

BI India Bureau

Popular Keywords

Buying Guides