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Uber Shikara: India’s First Water Transport Service
Uber has introduced Asia’s first water transport service, Uber Shikara, in Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir, which blends technology with traditional shikara rides to enhance the tourist experience. Tourists can now book shikara rides through the Uber app that allows ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
UBER-TATA Deal for 25000 EV
TATA is one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers in India. The UBER recently signed a mega deal with TATA. According to the deal, TATA will produce 25,000 Electric Vehicles for UBER. This means usage of Electric Vehicles is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Convergence of Ride-hailing platforms in National Consumer Helpline
Ride-hailing companies such as Ola and Uber were directed by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) to become convergence partners in the National Consumer Helpline (NCH). What is the need for convergence? Converges ensures better grievance redressal for consumers. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Health Authority partners with Uber: Dedicated Transport Services for Health care workers
The National Health Authority has partnered with Uber India to provide dedicated transport services to the health care workers that are involved in treating COVID-19 patients. The Plan UBER is to facilitate 150 free cars in the major cities such ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Uber integrated with Himmat app
Taxi hailing app Uber recently announced that it has integrated with the Himmat application of Delhi Police. Under this partnership, Uber and Delhi Police distributed nearly 1,000 Himmat QR Verification Cards to driver partners. The passenger can report their journey ..
Zomato acquires Uber Eat Operations in India
The Indian food delivery start-up firm Zomato has acquired the American multinational company Uber’s food delivery platform, Uber Eats, in India. As per media reports, Uber gets a 10 percent ownership in Zomato along with a USD 350 million (Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Uber and Hyundai Motor Collaborated
To develop Electric Air Taxis, US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Incorporated and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor has collaborated, which will focus on making small self-flying cars that will help in reducing urban congestion and designed to carry up to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Maitri app clinchs mobile app at 2019 US Technovation Challenge
The US Technovation Challenge is the world’s largest technology and entrepreneurship programme for girls which runs across 100+ countries. It is supported by Salesforce.org, Google.org, the Adobe Foundation, Uber, Samsung, BNY Mellon as well as UNESCO, the Peace Corps and ..
What is Facebook’s Cryptocurrency ‘Libra’?
After months of speculations and rumours, Facebook has officially announced the details of its new global cryptocurrency called Libra. This Facebook owned cryptocurrency Libra will be launched by social media giant in 2020. LIBRA Explained The name Libra is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Government to introduce Commercial Space Activities Bill in the Budget session
The government is likely to introduce the Commercial Space Activities Bill in the budget session. The government has said in Lok Sabha that “Steps are being taken so that the Bill could be possibly introduced during the Budget session 2019”. ..