The smoke-free Mumbai campaign is set to enter its second phase, and the plan this time is to make the city transport smoke-free.

New Delhi: Chief minister Shiela Dikshit launched on Tuesday a battery-operated rickshaw,

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In a few months, auto-rickshaws too will be just a call away and at no extra cost. The Delhi Transport department is finalising details of its auto-on-demand project and has awarded the contract for supplying the Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to be installed in the autos.

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New Delhi/Mumbai: Autorickshaw and taxi fares went up in Delhi on Tuesday while Mumbai restricted itself to an auto fare hike, leaving taxi drivers threatening a strike if fares were not increased in a day or two.

Auto fares hiked in Delhi, Mumbai

MUMBAI: Over 80,000 taxis and a lakh autorickshaws in Mumbai on Tuesday went off the roads after a strike by drivers demanding hike in fares.

The recent increase in the prices of CNG has prompted auto and taxi drivers to demand hike in fares.

Min Fare Rs 20, Buses Spared

New Delhi: Public transport in the city will become quite expensive, with Delhi government set to hike auto and taxi fares by about 40% from Wednesday, following a hike in CNG prices. A formal announcement is likely to be made on Tuesday. Bus fares, however, have been spared a hike for now.

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New Delhi: Get set to pay more for autos and taxis from Tuesday. That is the essence of the