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ROAD ACCIDENT REDUCTION
Psychology says people who take the same route every day aren't boring, they may be reducing mental overload in a stressful worldPsychology teaches us that everyday habits often reveal hidden emotional needs. The route itself is rarely the real story. The relief it cr...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport proposes measures to reduce road accidents, clear backlog of road projects with NHAIA Parliamentary committee has proposed specific annual reduction targets for road accidents and fatalities, alongside a dedicated National ...
Road ministry to monitor impact of projects under Bharatmala PariyojanaThe Road Transport Ministry will monitor the impact of highway projects. This includes economic, logistical, and social factors. Environmen...
Soon, highways and city roads may have dedicated lanes for two-wheelersThe Ministry of Road Transport plans to introduce dedicated lanes for two-wheelers on state highways and urban roads, aiming to reduce acci...
Road ministry to come up with cashless treatment for accident victimsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is actively working to achieve its goal of halving the number of deaths and injuries from road ...
Take a U-turn on the road to perditionThere was an absolute reduction of 18.46% in accidents compared to 2019, owing largely to Covid-induced lockdowns and restrictions. However...
Nitin Gadkari aims to halve number of road accident deaths by 2024An official statement said that Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari had stressed on sensitization of stakeholders ...
New Rs 7,270 crore scheme for road safety in 14 statesIndia recorded about 1.51 lakh road deaths in 4.49 lakh accidents in the year 2019. In order to change this picture and realise the vision ...
Netradyne, IISc, Zoomcar study shows AI can reduce road accidentsNetradyne, in a press release said, it analysed data from about 1 lakh trips, 10.6 million miles and five lakh driving hours for a year fro...
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...
Challans worth Rs 577 cr issued since Sept 1As per information available in the database of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), 38,39,406 traffic challans in 18 states were issued ...
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...
Bengaluru: Road mishaps rise but cops stay cluelessThe city police are working on a eight-year roadmap aiming to achieve a drastic reduction in deaths on city roads.
Auto industry should venture into electric vehicles segment: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari today said the government is concerned about vehicular pollution and asked the automobile industry to venture into electric v...
Global Road Safety Week: UN urges drivers to slow downWith this year's theme being Save Lives: #SlowDown, WHO suggests that a 5% cut in average speed can result in a 30% reduction in the number...
AC-cabins for truck drivers among measures to reduce accidentsNitin Gadkari told the House that a number of safety measures are being taken up to minimise accidents while increasing the length of Natio...
Fatal road accidents in Delhi at 26-year-low; traffic jams behind drop?The city recorded 1,620 road deaths last year, lower than in 1990 (1,670) -when Delhi's population was half and its vehicle numbers a fifth...
Delhi Metro rides high, keeps 3.9 lakh vehicles off roadsThe head of DMRC, Mangu Singh, said the Metro helped save Rs 10,364 crore in fuel, time saved in commuting and other benefits.
Road transport ministry signs Aamir Khan as safety ambassador, another pro bono roleThe star has been signed by the Road Transport Ministry as its safety ambassador as the govt looks to lower accident rate and stop dangerou...
- IIA seeks exemption of helmets from levy of Central Excise Duty
eyond Central Excise Duty applicable @ 10.3%, the item is also subjected to VAT @ 12.5% in many states.