Khaali-peeli: Few want to drive yellow-top taxis
(WorldNews India)

The boom in cab aggregator services is pushing the kaali-peeli off the streets of Mumbai. Even two months after the state transport department lifted the freeze on handing out fresh taxi permits, barely 80 people have applied at the Regional Transport Office (RTOs) to buy permits to register new taxis. On June 17 earlier this year, the government started issuing fresh permits for black-and-yellow taxis at the metropolis's four RTOs at Tardeo, Wadala, Andheri and Borivali, relaxing a two-decade-old cap imposed in 1997. The move backfired. While the restrictions...