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“Delivering Road Safety in India” report released
World Bank has released a report titled “Delivering Road Safety in India” during the ongoing ‘Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety’ in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm. As per the report, India has to invest an estimated amount of ..
3rd High Level Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Stockholm
The 3rd High Level Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety has been recently hosted in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. India’s Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs, Nitin Gadkari is to represent India. The theme of ..
India attends 3rd Global Conference on Road Safety held in collaboration with WHO, World Bank
On February 17, 2020, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari represented India at the 3rd global Conference on Road Safety. The Conference aimed at achieving Global Goals 2030. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden. Highlights The conference ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Delhi Transport Corporation wins Road Safety Award 2018-19
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), the public transporter of Delhi, has been conferred with the Road Safety Award 2018-19 in the urban category for the lowest rate of accidents. The Director of DTC received the award from the Union Road Transport ..
Annual Report on Road Accidents in India released
On November 20, 2019, the Ministry of road transport and highways released a report on “Road Accidents in India, 2018”. According to the report, around 1,51,417 deaths occurred in India due to road accidents in 2018. It pointed out that ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Gurugram Police ties up with Google for traffic updates
The Gurugram traffic police have tied up with Google maps for dissemination of traffic related information such as planned road closures, diversions, traffic alerts regarding road crash etc. in real time for public use. The basic idea behind this arrangement ..
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill. The bill aims to address crucial issues such as road safety, with stiff penalties for violation of rules, strengthening the public transportation system and ..
2019 edition of UN Global Road Safety Week
The 5th edition of United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week has started from 6th May with theme “leadership for road safety”. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes road safety as a means to reduce traffic-related injuries. Hence, UN Global ..
5th United Nations Global Road Safety Week
The Fifth United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week is being held from 6 May to 12 May 2019. The theme for weekly event in 2019 is “Leadership for road safety”. About 5th UN Global Road Safety Week 2019 The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Delhi to Launch Zero Fatality Corridor
Delhi Government has launched Zero Fatality Corridor with an aim to curb the number of accidents. The announcement was made by the Minister of Transport, Delhi during the opening ceremony of the Road Safety Week. About the Zero Fatality Corridor ..