Nithin Coca

1 month ago | equaltimes.org | Nithin Coca

On 29 August 2024, the streets around the Presidential palace and the headquarters of Grab and GoJek in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, were filled with thousands of striking motorcycle taxi gig workers and their allies, wearing green jackets, helmets, and carrying signs calling on better working conditions and legal protections. It was the latest in what has become a regular occurrence across the country: actions, strikes and protests by an increasingly organised sector.

Jan 21, 2025 | news.mongabay.com | Nithin Coca

Several of Asia’s biggest economies are promoting coal gasification as a viable part of their clean energy transition, arguing that turning coal into synthetic gas yields a cleaner fuel and reduces dependence on imports of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. But activists and experts point out that gasified coal is still a highly polluting fossil fuel, and that relying on it prolongs coal mining, which has long been linked to environmental and human rights violations.

Dec 31, 2024 | mcdowellnews.com | Nithin Coca

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Dec 31, 2024 | tulsaworld.com | Nithin Coca

In 2016, ads for a new car-sharing service called Gig Car Share began popping up. The service allowed users to pick up a car with an app or a physical card, drive it anywhere within a designated "home zone," and leave it at a streetside parking spot, Next City notes. The idea was that this type of free-flow car-sharing could complement public transit, bike-share, and ride-hailing, ultimately helping reduce car ownership.

Dec 31, 2024 | omaha.com | Nithin Coca

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