A taxi driver while waiting for customers at a taxi stand in New Delhi, India (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
Cab drivers have been among the hardest hit by the Covid crisis. People are staying home, there is little daily office traffic, fewer leisure trips. Those who can afford it, are opting for the safety of private vehicles.All this has meant a sharp fall in earnings for cab drivers for the second year running, prompting many, who once drove as part of the Uber and Ola networks, to default on loans taken to buy vehicles.The segment, whil...