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 ..