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Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risks

Competition is already intense in India's $600-billion grocery retailing industry, populated by the likes of Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance

Road safety: Experts begin trials for 'Safe School Zones' in 5 cities

"Slow down-School ahead", reads a sign outside a top private school in Bengaluru, which has converted area outside its premises into a 'Safe School Zone' to ensure road safety for children.

India, Japan researchers developing tech to map road potholes on smartphone

Researchers from India and Japan are working on smartphone-based mapping of road health in both the countries to reduce the accidents caused due to damaged roads.

New highways to have advanced traffic mgt system: NHAI member

To improve road safety, all new national highways will have an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), a member of National Highway Authority of India said on Tuesday. Addressing a virtual event organised by International Road Federation (IRF), NHAI Member, Projects, R K Pandey said corrective measures have been taken to remove black spots on national highways. "To improve road safety in the country and to reduce fatal road accidents on national highways, all the new roads being developed under National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will have Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)," he said. The ATMS will include immediate location identification of areas where traffic bottlenecks occur due to accidents or other reasons and provision of information to motorists on that stretch immediately. "Currently 4,500 black spots have been identified on the national highways and 2,500 have been rectified," he said. Pandey said that road safety audits are being taken at various sta

Road Safety World Series: India Legends to play Sri Lanka Legends in final

Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

Road Safety World Series 2021: Full schedule, match time, live streaming

Sri Lanka legends beat South Africa legends in 2nd semis to lock horns with India legends in the final on March 21. Check IND legends vs SL legends final date, live streaming and telecast details here

Road Safety World series: No entry without masks at Raipur stadium

The local admin in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district on Tuesday announced that spectators who don't wear masks will not be allowed to enter Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

Road Safety World Series: In-form India Legends take on confident England

Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends is all set to take on England Legends in the big encounter of the ongoing Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium on Tuesday.A high on confidence India will have the upper hand in this exciting tie for the kind of talent they have at their disposal. Playing at home adds zing to their already strong presence on the field. The Indians have been the most consistent side in the tournament.On the other hand, England, who played their first game on Sunday, opened their account immediately with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh Legends.Going by team balance, India could be the stronger side on paper for the sheer all-round strength.The top-order comprising captain Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag is a deadly combination and a nightmare for any new ball bowler. The presence of the dashing southpaw Yuvraj Singh, the big-hitting Yusuf Pathan, and his brother all-rounder Irfan adds ice to the cake.The trio of Munaf ...

Accord top priority to road safety: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state governments to accord top priority to road safety, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs also asked the state governments to motivate people for safer movement on road, with the involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), using social media on major basis for awareness and education about road safety measures. He was addressing 19th meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on Tuesday here. The meeting of NRSC takes place even as the country is marking its first-ever road safety month, which began on Monday. Gadkari gave the example of Sweden where zero tolerance towards road accident reduction is adopted, the road transport and highways ministry said in the statement. He suggested that there should be a three-day mandatory training of engineers of the ministry, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Public Works Department (PWD) and various ...

Maha among three states with highest deaths in road accidents: State govt

The state saw 11,452 deaths in 2020

Gadkari hopes reduction in road accidents, deaths by 50% by 2025

Gadkari said there should be no compromise on saving the lives of the persons involved in road accidents

Poor roads, faulty helmet: 6 two-wheeler riders die every hour in accidents

India needs stricter licensing laws and must ensure use of proper helmets through effective communication and fines

Drivers' smartphones could be used for road safety, says UK study

Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending "crowdsourced" data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are neede

Delhi govt inked MoU with Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance road safety

The Delhi government, in a bid to enhance road safety in the national capital, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bloomberg Philanthropies

India must invest $109 bn in 10 yrs to halve road fatalities: World Bank

The bank said such an investment will bring economic benefits equivalent annually to 3.7 per cent of the GDP.

Ola takes on Uber with its safety pitch as it drives operations to London

Safety is high on its mind and Ola is bringing in an AI enabled safety feature, 'Guardian'

'Dead assets' in govt delaying work will be shown exit door, says Gadkari

"Those non-productive, non-performing, dead assets in the Government ... should be shown the exit door. There should not be any hesitation", the minister said

Automating road safety

Too much attention has been given to traffic violation fines but not on tech-based measures. The real reform on the roads will be brought about by preventive measures using new technology

Inside Haryana's gender sensitisation programme for bus conductors

All these initiatives will remain on paper until women feel "safe" to venture out of their homes

Motor vehicle law amendment: Know all fines on various traffic violations

Here's a list of penalties traffic rules violators may have to pay under Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill - 2019