Articles by: CV Admin

New road rules hold agencies accountable?

According to the 234th report of the standing committee on transport, tourism and culture that was tabled in Parliament recently, there are hurdles preventing the replacement of existing Motor Vehicles Act with a proposed Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2015. While the data presented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in the Rajya Sabha revealed that 1,46,133[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News
Mumbai’s conventional transport loses sheen?

Mumbai’s conventional transport loses sheen?

In Mumbai, statistics collated by the transport department and various unions reported a near 30 per cent drop in commuters of conventional transport like BEST buses and the ‘black-yellow’ (kaali-peeli) taxis. The study, conducted over a five year period (2011 to 2016), has revealed that the passengers have switched to aggregators like Ola, Uber and other modes of transport like[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

Taxi aggregators witness a surge in issues

Travellers seem to be in for a rough ride with complaints against taxi aggregators in Delhi on the rise. Complaints against taxi aggregators is rising at other places in the country too. It was only recently that the Delhi Government, based on overcharging complaints, cracked the whip. Overcharging, claimed to have been done under the premise of surge pricing, was[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

Change of guard at Scania India

Scania India has announced the appointment of S K Mittra as Chairman of the Board for Industrial and Commercial operations. Mittra, as a board member, has been closely associated with the build-up of Scania India’s Industrial and sales teams and manufacturing infrastructure. In his new role, he will support the Industrial and Commercial teams with strategic advice to take the[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News