A few months ago, when Delhi decided to experiment with car restrictions to reduce air pollution, 13-year-old Akshat Mittal hit upon the idea of starting a carpooling website called odd-even.com. Now, the teenager has sold his website to Indian ride-sharing company Orahi for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition comes right before the start of the second phase of the odd-even scheme on Apr. 15. The scheme bans private cars on alternate days, allowing cars with odd-numbered plates to run on odd dates and those with even-numbered plates to play only on even dates. Read more…
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