Uber India Operations
Uber rolls out India's first water transport service with shikara bookings
Ride-hailing app Uber has launched its first water transport service in India, with a booking of a shikara at Dal Lake in Srinagar through its app, a senior company official said on Monday. The company introduced the first service of its kind in Asia. "Uber Shikara is our humble attempt to blend technology and tradition to give a seamless experience to travellers for their shikara ride. We are proud to create this iconic experience enhancing accessibility and uplifting tourism in the breathtaking landscape of Kashmir," Uber India and South Asia, President, Prabhjeet Singh said. An Uber spokesperson confirmed that Uber's water transport service in India is also the first in Asia. Uber offers water transport booking in some of the European countries including Venice in Italy. In India, the company has initially onboarded seven shikaras and plans to gradually expand the fleet based on the service's traction. Uber users will be able to book shikara at government-determined rates. Th
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In the quarter ending March 31, Uber witnessed a 15% surge in global revenue from the previous year, reaching $10.13 billion
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It will also lend its expertise to help create a green mobility ecosystem
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Uber India chief Parameswaran gets bigger role, to oversee ops in 9 nations
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We are open to partnerships with state bus services: Uber's Manik Gupta
India is one of our most important markets. 12 % of all our global trips are done in India. India is already a big market for us in terms of transactions, he said
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Uber to invest aggressively in South Asia, won't let Softbank rule it: CEO
Uber is planing to sell it's Southeast Asia business to Grab, in return for a substantial stake in the company
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Uber sees India development centres driving global innovations
The company, which has about 150 people across its development teams in the two Indian cities, is also looking to scale up its operations
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