Govt launches ‘Bharat Taxi’ app for autos and cabs, bets on driver-owned model and lower fares

Govt launches ‘Bharat Taxi’ app for autos and cabs, bets on driver-owned model and lower fares

MUMBAI: In a direct challenge to private ride-hailing platforms, the government-backed Bharat Taxi App was launched on Thursday, positioning itself as a driver-first alternative to existing aggregator cab services. While the driver-facing app went live on April 23, the passenger version is expected to roll out in the first week of May. Govt launches ‘Bharat…

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What Is Bharat Vistaar? India Bets Big On Multilingual AI Tool To Transform Agriculture

What Is Bharat Vistaar? India Bets Big On Multilingual AI Tool To Transform Agriculture

During her Union Budget 2026 presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of Bharat Vistar – short for Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources – a multilingual, AI-powered platform that aims to overhaul the way India’s farming community accesses crop guidance, weather data and market intelligence. The platform has been allocated…

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Centre-backed Bharat Taxi clocks 4 lakh+ customers, bets on cooperative model to take on Ola, Uber

Centre-backed Bharat Taxi clocks 4 lakh+ customers, bets on cooperative model to take on Ola, Uber

New Delhi: Bharat Taxi, a Ministry of Cooperation-backed ride-hailing service, is seeing strong early traction weeks after its launch, with more than four lakh customers registering on its mobile application, according to data shared by the government. Bharat Taxi, operated by Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Ltd, began operations in December 2025 from Delhi-NCR and Rajkot.  On…

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Bharat Taxi Bets on the Amul Model to Rewrite India’s Ride-Hailing Story

Bharat Taxi Bets on the Amul Model to Rewrite India’s Ride-Hailing Story

Bharat Taxi is positioning itself as the “Amul of ride-hailing”, a comparison that carries weight in India’s economic imagination. Amul transformed millions of small dairy farmers into collective owners of a national brand. Bharat Taxi now wants to replicate that cooperative success in the gig economy, challenging established players like Uber, Ola, and Rapido by…

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