India’s first musical road comes up in Mumbai; Check where is it and how to enjoy the tune of 'Jai Ho' while driving on this roadMumbai has launched India's first musical road. A 500-meter stretch on the Coastal Road plays the tune Jai Ho. This feature encourages driv...
12 Feb, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
A decades-old rule lets drivers set speed limits on US roads; that could be changingAn 85-year-old woman's fight to lower the speed limit near her community reveals a national debate over how speed limits are set. The outda...
17 Aug, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
Uninsured cars may soon face a huge hike in penaltyIn a bid to enhance road safety, the Ministry of Road Transport is proposing significant amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act. The Centre p...
03 Aug, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Speed limit signs to be installed every 5 km on expressways starting next year; UP to get first digital highwayThe road transport ministry has issued guidelines to improve road safety. From February 2025, agencies must paint speed limits and vehicle ...
30 Dec, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
Yamuna Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida E-way speed limits to be reduced till Feb 15: Check new limits and penaltiesSpeed limits on the Yamuna and Noida-Greater Noida Expressways will be lowered on this date. This safety measure addresses reduced visibili...
28 Nov, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Major changes to Motor Vehicle Act proposed: Motorcycle use, accident claims top focusThe road transport ministry has proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act. These include a 12-month deadline for Motor Accident Claims T...
03 Oct, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
London's Metropolitan Police reduces speed leniency under new formula without prior announcement. See what is itThe Metropolitan Police of London introduced a new formula for fining motorists in respect of speed limits in 2019, but didn't make any dir...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.53 PM IST
Soon commuters to zoom down Delhi-Meerut Expressway at 120/100 kmphNHAI is going to write a letter to the Delhi Police for raising the speed limits on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
13 Oct, 2019, 01.54 PM IST
Govt approves Motor Bill; steep penalties for traffic offences proposedThe Bill proposes Rs 10,000 fine for not giving way to emergency vehicles and Rs 10,000 for driving despite disqualification.
25 Jun, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
Dark reality of Automobile & Highways growth in India by Ravi GaikwadCurrently India boast of 4th largest auto market and 3rd largest road networks in the world but this progress and growth has dark side as w...
15 Feb, 2019, 12.30 PM IST
Licences of 4 lakh Maharashtra drivers suspendedDelhi, which has the highest number of vehicles as well as road fatalities among cities, has reported less than one fourth of the license s...
15 Nov, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
Supreme Court approves Centre's guidelines to protect good samaritansThe Supreme Court today approved the Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being unnecessari...
30 Mar, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
- Sistema Shyam Teleservices keen on spectrum sharing, trading; awaits guidelines
The company expects negotiations and partnerships on spectrum sharing and trading guidelines to begin once the government announces guideli...
24 Mar, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
Road transport ministry notifies revised speed limits; cars can run at 100kmph, bikes at 80However, civic bodies and local and state police have the power to notify specific speed limits for municipal and local roads taking into a...
22 Aug, 2014, 10.32 AM IST
HC refuses interim permission for plying E-rickshawsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that besides draft guidelines, it has also formed panels to recommend draft rules.
08 Aug, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
IRDA may simplify investment norms for insurance companiesInsurance firms may get to buy more of lower-rated bonds (other than triple-A rated) & trade liberally in derivative instruments.
06 Aug, 2012, 06.23 AM IST
- BPOs rev up success story, cabs on accident overdrive
BPOs form an integral part of India’s growth story in the new millennium. But their success is riddled with some sad tales too, especially ...
08 Jul, 2007, 04.24 AM IST