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India’s road safety challenge: Experts call for affordable fixes to reduce crashesExperts in road safety are advocating for the essential development of effective and economical strategies to minimize accidents in India. ...- British settlers brought domestic cats to Australia in 1788 to control rats and mice around ships, farms, and settlements, but escaped cats now kill billions of native animals every year across the continentIntroduced by British settlers in 1788, cats rapidly spread across Australia, becoming a devastating invasive predator. Intended to control...
- The hidden cost of looking better: What health insurance covers, and what it leaves you to payRising demand for weight-loss drugs, cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments is creating a growing out-of-pocket healthcare expense cat...
- As Indians buy pricier phones on EMI, OneAssist bets big on protection plansAs smartphones become costlier and increasingly financed through EMIs, device damage is emerging as a new source of household financial str...
- Why Some Parents in Finland Want Their Kids to Play in Dirt AgainA Finnish study transformed daycare playgrounds into biodiverse natural habitats, replacing traditional equipment with soil, plants, and fo...
- Congress slams Narendra Modi govt as ' anti-worker', calls for review of new Labour codeThe Congress has slammed the Modi government, labeling it 'anti-worker' and demanding a review of new labor codes. Citing rising unemployme...
- Why Pigeons Walk Through Crowds Instead of Flying AwayCity pigeons now walk among people instead of flying away. This change shows how animals adapt to urban life. Feral pigeons, Columba livia,...
- Your safety depends on luck: How Delhi road digs are turning daily commutes into death trapsDelhi's commuters face grave danger from unsecured construction sites, with uncovered pits and broken barricades posing a constant threat. ...
- From ropeways to new office hours, Maharashtra readies big plan to end the Mumbai local train squeezeIn response to alarming fatalities on Mumbai's suburban rail network, the Maharashtra government is forming a task force to explore stagger...
- Alas, India is no pedestrian countryA recent report highlights India's alarming pedestrian fatality rate, with 1 in 5 road accident deaths being pedestrians. This exposes crit...
- Three wheelers totally banned on all highways in BengalAs per a TOI report, Saumitra Mohan, the Bengal transport secretary, has issued directives to all district magistrates, instructing them to...
- Road accident scenario more 'dangerous' than coronavirus in India, says Nitin GadkariReleasing the World Bank report on 'Traffic Crash Injuries And Disabilities: The Burden on India Society', prepared in association with Sav...
- President inaugurates naval maritime aircraft museumAs the city is prone to cyclones, special provisions, like erection of toughened glass shields to prevent damage to the aircraft and corros...
- Instructions issued for forming committee to check fire accidents in ArunachalThe committee would illustrate routes for accessibility of fire fighters and escape routes etc. and awareness about the causes and effects ...
- Give 2 helmets with every new bike, says Madras HCMadras HC on Tuesday said two helmets should come with every two-wheeler purchase and a new component — helmet lock - too should be provide...
- Smart Cities: UN envoy Michael Bloomberg meets PM Narendra Modi, Venkaiah Naidu, to help India in projectAccording to an official, they took note of the fact that while in India the central government is more pro-active in urban sector, it is t...
- New Bill on Delhi apartment ownership in the offingTo address the problems of owners of apartments in the national capital, the Govt is mulling introduction of a fresh Bill to replace the De...
- Concrete action missing to reduce road fatality figuresRoad fatality figures and analysis throw up shocking statistics and, yet, concrete action is missing.
- 47 labourers, workers of Delhi metro killed since 2006: RoyForty seven labourers and workers of Delhi Metro were killed since 2006 during various phases of construction of the transport system, with...
- Second Metro mishap: Core juggernaut on shaky groundResponse to the accident reflected popular attitudes - the rush to affix blame, own up moral responsibility, institute inquiries. DMRC mish...
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