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  • Mexican ambassador's rickshaw
    Video duration 1:32
    The rickshaw with diplomatic plates Jump to media player Why does Mexico's ambassador in Delhi insist on riding everywhere in a three-wheeled auto rickshaw?
    • 07 Jun 16
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  • Uber versus rickshaw
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    Uber versus Indian rickshaw Jump to media player BBC Pop Up, our travelling bureau journeying across India this month, films stories suggested by its audience. Our first suggestion was whether an Uber could beat a tuktuk.
    • 07 Apr 16
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  • Cyclists
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    World's most polluted city cleaning up Jump to media player Changes are being introduced in Delhi, the world's most polluted city, to try and clean up the Indian capital.
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  • Rickshaw in Delhi
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    Pulling a rickshaw in extreme heat Jump to media player At least 500 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.
    • 26 May 15
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  • The auto-rickshaw
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    Women-only rickshaw hits Lahore Jump to media player A Pakistani woman has launched a female-only auto-rickshaw service in Lahore - after getting fed up of being harassed by male drivers.
    • 10 Apr 15
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  • Rickshaw through a concrete pipe
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    India's auto-rickshaws go high tech Jump to media player New mobile apps are making the India's auto-rickshaws easier to locate, more amenable to using their meters and making rickshaw travel safer, especially for women.
    • 03 Nov 14
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  • Rickshaw
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    Painting Bangladesh's colourful rickshaws Jump to media player Mohammed Shahin Hossain is an artist who decorates some of the many thousands of rickshaws that dominate Bangladesh's roads.
    • 19 Jan 15
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Why Mexico's ambassador in Delhi rides a rickshaw

Mexico's ambassador has been using an auto rickshaw instead of a car to drive around Delhi.

Melba Pria says it not only causes less pollution but also beats the Delhi traffic.

  • 07 Jun 2016
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