Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Governor Vohra tells Transport Department to invite comments from stakeholders Governor NN Vohra today approved the Road Safety Policy draft of the state and directed Chief Secretary BR Sharma to put the document in public domain for reviews. The last date to receive comments and views from various stakeholders and …
(ASSOCHAM) revealed that Kerala’s transport policy needed reorientation. “Roads in the State are under excessive pressure, with traffic growing at a rate of about 10-11 per cent annually. “Moreover, the distribution of traffic is highly skewed, and the concentration of traffic on urban and city roads leaves villages and remote …
Focus will be on creating awareness among road users The Puducherry government on Monday launched a Road Safety policy and Action plan to reduce the number of fatalities and accidents by 50 per cent by 2020. “The policy has been formulated in accordance with the directives of the Supreme Court …
NGO expresses concern over high number of fatalities on city roads PUNE: Pedestrians First, a NGO, working for road safety and sustainable transport has expressed concern over the fact that more than 400 lives are lost every year on city roads. A total of 435 people lost their lives in …
Ahmedabad: City-based road safety expert Amit Khatri won India Road Safety Mission 2015, instituted by Maruti Suzuki last year, in individual category. His was the only nomination from Gujarat across the categories such as government, corporate, educational institutes, NGOs and individual efforts for the year 2014-15. Khatri received the award …
LUCKNOW: It will be easier checking unfit vehicles plying on city roads as the first advanced centre of the state comes up in Lucknow very soon. "Construction is on in full swing," said sources in the transport department. Though the centre has to be ready by March next year, the …
PUNE: Pedestrian overbridges and elevators may soon reduce the risk of pedestrians being run over by traffic at important intersections of Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, including Shivaji Chowk and Wipro Circle in Hinjewadi Phase II. Software professionals working in the area have been demanding traffic signals and better traffic regulation …
NAVI MUMBAI: As many as 100 pedestrians died in the city due to accidents between January and September 2015. However, two-wheeler riders were a close second followed by deaths caused in accidents by several other category of vehicles. DCP (Traffic) Arvind Salve said, "Mos of the pedestrian deaths have occurred …
It was symbolic perhaps that the capital's first Car-Free Day was ushered in with a bicycle rally. Indeed, the humble two wheeler was the focus of much thought on the day in the context of Delhi's high vehicular pollution and congested public roads. As Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who took …
Two-wheelers and all other types of vehicles are set to get two new safety features to reduce fatalities. Bikes and scooters will need to have the automatic headlamp on (AHO) like that of Daytime Running Lamps in cars, from April 2017. The road transport ministry is also working on a …
Ahead of government's vehicle safety norms set to kick in 2017, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) plans to introduce features like airbags and anti-lock braking system as an option in its mass market models. The company has already offered these safety features as standard across all variants of …
The Global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at …
The analysis of road accidents in terms of causal factors reveals that drivers' fault is single most important factor responsible for accidents Rural roads had more accidents in 2014 than state and national highways. ‘Other’ roads, including rural ones, accounted for 46.6 per cent of road accidents and 36.8 per …
The Supreme Court (SC) committee on road safety has asked Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on measures it has put in place to ensure safer city roads. Earlier, the committee had sent a list of 16 road safety measures that were to be put in place in a time bound manner …
GURGAON: The state transport department has come up with an innovative plan to instill road safety practices among commuters across the state, what with the number of traffic violations steadily rising. Starting September 21, the department will kick-off a seven-week road safety awareness drive across Haryana to encourage commuters to …
Delhi Tops List Of Deadly Cities With 1,671 Dying In 2014 India's killer roads claimed the lives of 75,000 people aged between 15 and 34 years last year. Over 82% of these victims were males, according to the Road Accident Report for 2014 prepared by the road transport and highways …
PUNE: A draft policy for pedestrian safety and convenience suggested by Pedestrians First, has focused on facilities required for foot over bridges and subways. In a letter addressed to the Pune Municipal Corporation, Pedestrians First, working for sustainable transport and road safety, has said that for FOB, the footpath should …
Taking serious note of frequent road accidents, Arunhcal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has called for a strong and effective State policy to avert and minimise such mishaps. He advocated vigorous campaign for safe driving, safe speed and safety measures for commuters and pedestrians during a high level meeting of …
In less than a month the nation will have a new, stringent motor vehicles legislation that envisages truly deterrent penalty and imprisonment for violators of road rules, including drunk drivers, the Centre told the Madras high court on Tuesday. A new Motor Vehicles Act, to replace of the existing law …
The number of fatalities in road accidents has risen 12.2% since 2009. According to the Maharashtra police statistics, at least 35 people die in road accidents across the state every day. The number of accidents was expected to come down with widening of roads, installation of traffic signals, timers and …
