Accidents
Incident Management Services
India is known to have one of the deadliest road systems in the world, with fatal accidents happening every few minutes. In response to this alarming issue, the country’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a program ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
First Made in India Helmet to meet Europe ECE 22.06 standard
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe set the ECE standards for helmets. The standard is being used in several countries. For the last 20 years, the ECE 22.05 standard was used. ECE 22.06 was introduced in 2020. ECE 22.06 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) 2021
In 2021, the United Nations is celebrating its sixth United Nations Global Road Safety Week between 17th May, 2021 and 23rd May, 2021. This year, in 2021, the Global Road Safety Week is celebrated under the following theme: Theme: Streets ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) bill, 2020
The Lok Sabha recently passed Aircraft (Amendment) bill, 2020. The bill was passed through voice vote in the lower house. The amendments are being made to fulfil the requirements of International Civil Aviation Organization. Highlights The amendment aims to regulate ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Motor Vehicles Act: 10% reduction of road accidents in 5 months
On March 16, 2020, the Minister of Transport Nithin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha that there has been 10% decrease in road accidents since the passage of Motors Vehicles Act. Highlights During the Question Hour, the minister replied that India has ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
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
NCRB Report: Accidental and Suicidal Deaths in India – Farm suicides decline
The National Crime Records Bureau released the “Accidental and Suicidal Deaths in India report” on November 8, 2019. According to the report, the suicides in the cities were 10.6 in 2015 and it reduced to 10.3 in 2016. The data ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Torpedo Recovery Vessel of Indian Navy sinks off the Visakhapatnam
On 6th November 2014, a Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 of Indian Navy sank within 10-15 kms off Vizag port, near Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise. One sailor was killed in the incident while three others went missing. At the ..