India to boost women taxi drivers, spurred by Uber rape claim

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The alleged rape of a woman passenger by an Uber taxi driver once again spotlights the risks of India's transport system, which fails to keep women safe. One solution: Taxis driven by women for women. Last year, the southern state of Kerala launched 'She Taxis', a fleet of 40 pink taxis run by women, and fitted with wireless tracking gear and panic buttons linked to call centres. Now the service has become a model for Prime Minister Narendra M