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In 1992, a tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains was doused with PFAS foam; 33 years on, tap water tested 300 times above the safe limitA 1992 petrol tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains caused PFAS contamination. Firefighters used foam containing these chemicals. Deca...- Suez Canal sees oil tanker surge amid Strait of Hormuz disruptionEgypt's Suez Canal saw a significant rise in oil tanker traffic and revenue in April. This surge is linked to the closure of the Strait of ...
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 57: Forging firm that supplies Tata, M&M, JCB. Nobody talks about it enoughFor over four decades, one company has been making crankshafts quietly and precisely, supplying customers from Tata Motors to Liebherr to M...
- Studying in Ireland: Transparency, outcomes, and career value for Indian studentsIndian students are increasingly seeking education with clear career outcomes. Ireland offers academic quality and global recognition. Its ...
- Shaktikanta Das reveals how India broke a ‘Chakravyuh’ and 7 steps for businesses to navigate war stormDuring a keynote speech, RBI ex-Governor Shaktikanta Das emphasised India’s remarkable ability to weather global storms. He referred to the...
- Bengaluru-based singer got her break with AR Rahman, sang hits for Shah Rukh Khan and made her acting debut opposite Kamal Haasan. Why she moved away from singing and acting?A viral video has reignited interest in Vasundhara Das, the voice behind many 2000s Bollywood hits. She achieved fame with songs like Shaka...
- Who is Jasjeet Sekhon? Academic trailblazer who joined Google DeepMind as chief strategy officerThe Bridgewater executive will be responsible for developing strategic initiatives spanning research, commercialisation, and policy at Goog...
- Road accident deaths rise to 1.77 lakh in 2024: Nitin GadkariGadkari said the government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on 4E's i.e. Education, Engin...
- List of top 10 countries where alcohol-related road accidents prevailAccording to the World of Statistics, here are the top 10 countries where alcohol-related road accidents prevail.
- More than 13 lakh electric vehicles registered in country: Nitin Gadkari"The number of electric vehicles in the country is 13,34,385 (excluding data of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep, ...
- Five months since new Motor Vehicles Act, road accidents come down by 10%Since the passage of the amended Motor Vehicles Act five months ago, the cases of road accidents have reduced by ten percent in India as in...
- Rs 14,000-crore state support plan to strengthen road safetyThe programme will be driven by a strict incentive-based structure for states delivering on road safety aspects.
- No hesitation in removing non-performing officers: Nitin GadkariAddressing a road safety stakeholders meet here on Monday, the minister of road transport, highways and MSME said his department will keep ...
- Roads to be Audited to identify Black Spots, assess cause of accidents: Nitin GadkariRoad accidents in India claimed over 1.5 lakh lives in 2018, a recent report by the transport ministry revealed. India ranks 1st in the num...
- Over 38 lakh traffic violation cases booked in last 2 months, Nitin Gadkari informs the ParliamentAs per information available in the database of National Informatics Centre (NIC), 38,39,406 traffic challans in 18 states were issued sinc...
- Road accidents claimed over 1.5 lakh lives in 2018, over-speeding major killerIndia ranks 1st in the number of road accident deaths across the 199 countries reported in the World Road Statistics, 2018 followed by Chin...
- Modi govt has major successes in social sector schemes: Arvind PanagariyaPanagariya also said that the Modi govt has made an 'unprecedented progress' in tackling corruption.
- Concrete action missing to reduce road fatality figuresRoad fatality figures and analysis throw up shocking statistics and, yet, concrete action is missing.
- 1,19,860 people killed per year in road accidents in India: IRFFor the third consecutive year, India has attained the dubious distinction of registering the most number of accidents and fatalities on it...
- India leads world in road deathsIn a dubious distinction for the country, the World Health Organization has revealed in its first ever Global Status Report on Road Safety ...
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