Ola slashes fares, competes with Uber
Ola, the taxi aggregating service, has slashed fares for it's ride-charing option as it gears up for competition from rival Uber, which recently introduced the "scheduled ride" option, which previosly
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Paris observes second car-free day
As a part of the project Mayor Anne Hidalgo intends to fight air pollution. Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing
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Kochi street turns gala zone on car-free day
KOCHI: The otherwise busy Panampilly Nagar Road became a festival zone on Sunday, which was observed as car-free day on the street. People thronged crossroads 9 to 13 at Panampilly Nagar and took part
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Paris goes more ambitious with second car-free day
Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing families and tourists to wander on the roads around landmarks such as the
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Airlines Embrace Pollution Plan That Could Cost Them $24 Billion
The aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights even though the measure may eventually cost companies $24 billion annually. Trade groups representing
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Citizens vow to use non-motorised transport, protect environment
The message was loud and clear that it is the need of the hour to promote non-motorised transport to save the Earth for the future generations. A galaxy of eminent citizens of Mangaluru led the way
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City cycles its way towards a car-free day for a green future
MANGALURU: This coastal city put its best cycling foot forward when 'Green' minded citizens came out in large numbers for Car Free Day Initiative of Mangalore Bicycle Club (MbC) on Thursday. Organised
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World Car Free Day Promotes Blue Skies, Clean Air, More Beautiful Cities
Today is “World Car Free Day.” Last year’s car free day in Paris found Paris breathing much more easily even in that short amount of time where cars were discouraged and other modes encouraged. Paris,
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Xiaomi enters air purifier market in India
Smartphone maker Xiaomi has forayed in the nascent air-purifier segment in India. The company’s Mi Air Purifier 2 is the first smart home product from its Mi Ecosystem devices range that is being launched
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Indian Govt Makes Real World Emission Testing Mandatory
As a part of the crackdown against the increasing menace of pollution in India, the government has now made it mandatory to randomly test at least half of the cars produced from a manufacturer’s plant.