Meet Vatsala: Portrait of an Auto-Rickshaw (tuk tuk) User
Vatsala makes a living doing housework. After she wakes up, Vatsala goes to the tap to get water, takes a bath, prays, cooks the day’s meals for her family and […]
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Insights on Finance for India’s Auto-Rickshaw Entrepreneurs
Last month, EMBARQ India hosted an event, “Rickshaw Rising: An Auto-Rickshaw Entrepreneurship Summit,” in Mumbai to discuss the challenges and opportunities of promoting and scaling up entrepreneurship initiatives in the auto-rickshaw sector in […]
Rise of the Rickshaw
The population of Indian cities, already more than 340 million, is projected to reach nearly 600 million by 2030. By then daily passenger trips among 87 of the country’s major cities will have […]
Assessing the Role of Auto-Rickshaws in Sustainable Urban Transport (India)
1. Do they promote traffic safety? 2. Are they environmentally friendly? 3. Do they lead to net reduction in vehicle kilometres traveled (VKT)? 4. Do they promote social equity in […]
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