Since the launch of the "zero fatality corridor" initiative for the Mumbai-Pune Expressway (MPEW) in 2016, there has been a marked decline ...

A report highlights the success of the "zero fatality corridor" initiative on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, revealing a 58.3% reduction in ro...

The Ministry of Road Transport has approved a proposal to provide free cashless treatment to victims of road crashes. Under this scheme, vi...

India's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has called for a 50% reduction in road accidents by the end 2025.

The minister said a law will be brought in to determine the working hours for truck drivers, according to an official statement on Wednesda...

There was an absolute reduction of 18.46% in accidents compared to 2019, owing largely to Covid-induced lockdowns and restrictions. However...

The death of former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road mishap involving a Mercedes-Benz vehicle earlier this month has brought road ...

India 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 ...

The programme will be driven by a strict incentive-based structure for states delivering on road safety aspects.

India 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 ...

With 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...

Unpublished data accessed by TOI show that while 867 persons died in 2015 due to drunk driving in the state, fatalities reduced to 326 duri...

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...

The road transport ministry has issued a fresh circular asking all agencies managing national highways to comply with road safety norms dur...

The head of DMRC, Mangu Singh, said the Metro helped save Rs 10,364 crore in fuel, time saved in commuting and other benefits.

Safety could soon earn road developers brownie points, with the government mulling ways of offering financial and other incentives in a bid...

A longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for lorry drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according...