Campaign launched on Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways

On June 5, 2020, the Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the United Nations Development Programme campaign called “Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on highways”. Need India is witnessing 5 lakhs road accidents every ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

India and ADB sign 177 million USD to upgrade Maharashtra State Highways

On May 28, 2020, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed an agreement to construct state highways in Maharashtra. Highlights The funds received from the bank are to be used by the State Government of Maharashtra to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Emission Norms of L7 category of BS VI notified

On May 24, 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified emission norms for L7 category for BS VI. With the notification, the BS VI process L, M and N category vehicles in the country gets completed. Highlights The ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

CMS and WHO implement WHO Road Safety Media Fellowship

Centre for Media Studies (CMS) in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) is implementing a media fellowship programme on road safety, called WHO Road Safety Media Fellowship. Recently it was offered to 12 journalists based in Delhi and Karnataka from ..

“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 ..