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24 million honeybees escape after truck overturns in Texas, neighbourhood placed under lockdown as beekeepers warn only a fraction of hives may surviveChaos erupted in a Texas community after an 18-wheeler flipped, releasing around 24 million honeybees and resulting in a neighbourhood lock...- UK police probe cause of train collision that killed driver, left 9 in critical conditionBritish Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D'Orsi said more than 80 people were treated in hospitals after the crash late Friday afterno...
- West Bengal polls throw up landslide victory for helmets as sales zoom to record heightsHelmet sales in West Bengal have surged significantly. This follows a crackdown on helmet rule violations by two-wheeler riders. Manufactur...
- Who is Deontavis Cooper? 17-year-old college football prospect dies in tragic single-vehicle car crash in FloridaA promising 17-year-old football player, Deontavis Cooper, a Tulane University recruit, tragically died in a Florida car crash. Cooper, a s...
- With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
- NCRB data shows drop in Delhi crime, but offences against children remain highDelhi saw a 15.1% drop in overall registered crimes in 2024, with total cases falling to around 2.8 lakh. However, concerning trends persis...
- Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970sAsia is experiencing energy shocks similar to the 1970s oil crises, with rising fossil fuel costs impacting consumers and industries. This ...
- India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
- Vehicle-to-vehicle communication between cars to soon become a reality: Nitin GadkariRoad transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ministry will soon mandate installation of on board units in cars f...
- Indian roads claim lives equivalent to Chandigarh's population in accidents, but penalties remain milder than murderIndia witnessed a high number of road accident deaths between 2014 and 2023. The number of deaths is more than the population of Chandigarh...
- International Road Federation seek PM Modi’s intervention to reduce road accident fatalitiesIn its letter to the PM, IRF called for a need to enhance road safety measures to reduce the rising number of road fatalities in India thro...
- 'Zero fatality corridor': Crash deaths down by 58.3% on Mumbai-Pune E-way since 2016, says reportSince the launch of the "zero fatality corridor" initiative for the Mumbai-Pune Expressway (MPEW) in 2016, there has been a marked decline ...
- The “zero fatality corridor" that cut road fatalities on Mumbai-Pune Expressway by halfA report highlights the success of the "zero fatality corridor" initiative on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, revealing a 58.3% reduction in ro...
- Drive some sense in roads to perditionA surge in the number of road accidents in India is a cause for worry. Data reveal that driver error is the most common reason. Poor road d...
- View: The tragic fallout of road crashes mirrors the many divides that dominate IndiaAccording to the Union transport ministry, wrong-side driving on roads claimed 9,200 lives in 2019. Exactly why it is the second-biggest ki...
- Fines are fine: States opposing the penalties in the amended Motor Vehicles ActStates with non-BJP governments like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal want to put the law on hold
- Rs 18 lakh crore: What India could gain by cutting road deathsIndia has the dubious distinction of maximum road deaths - 1.51 lakh in 2016 - and an estimate had projected 3% loss of GDP as the cost of ...
- Indian roads turn world's deadliest; killed record 400 people per day in 2015The number comes as a wake-up call for the government, whose minister Nitin Gadkari has set a goal of reducing road fatalities by 50% by 20...
- Mercedes-Benz kicks off ‘Safe Roads’ initiativeMercedes-Benz on Wednesday inaugurated its corporate responsibility initiatives called ‘Safe Roads’ to spread awareness on road safety in I...
- All Bluelines to go off Delhi roads by Dec 14Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh on Monday set a deadline of December 14 for phasing out of the 2,400-odd Blueline buses plying on t...
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