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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 ...- From chaos to coaching: How real-time AI is slashing road fatalities on 64-lakh-kilometre Indian roadsIndia is leveraging vision-based AI to combat its high road fatality rate, shifting from post-crash analysis to real-time collision prevent...
- 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...
- '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...
- Soon, road accident victims may get free cashless treatment up to Rs 1.5 lakh at hospitals across the countryThe Ministry of Road Transport has approved a proposal to provide free cashless treatment to victims of road crashes. Under this scheme, vi...
- Driving road safety awareness as India reaffirms commitment to reduction in road fatalities and injuriesIndia's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has called for a 50% reduction in road accidents by the end 2025.
- Govt to bring law to determine working hours for truck drivers: Nitin GadkariThe minister said a law will be brought in to determine the working hours for truck drivers, according to an official statement on Wednesda...
- 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...
- Strict implementation of traffic norms can bring down road deaths: Mercedes-Benz India MD & CEOThe death of former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road mishap involving a Mercedes-Benz vehicle earlier this month has brought road ...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Bihar's liquor ban results in over 60% reduction in road deaths due to drunk drivingUnpublished data accessed by TOI show that while 867 persons died in 2015 due to drunk driving in the state, fatalities reduced to 326 duri...
- 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...
- Ministry asks agencies to follow road safety normsThe road transport ministry has issued a fresh circular asking all agencies managing national highways to comply with road safety norms dur...
- 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.
- Transport Ministry mulls safety push for road makersSafety could soon earn road developers brownie points, with the government mulling ways of offering financial and other incentives in a bid...
- New cab design to prevent road accidentsA longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for lorry drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according...
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