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Human chain in Mumbai for road safety

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 12:13

Thousands of school children will form a human chain in Mumbai on Monday to mark the Second UN Global Road Safety Week, an official said.

Maha to conduct annual road safety audit of Mum-Pune Expressway

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 16:58

Alarmed by the spate of road accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the Maharashtra government has decided to conduct a road safety audit of the 95 km-stretch every year.

Kolkata police uses Beatles’ Abbey Road cover in road safety campaign

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 16:25

Police in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta are using the image on the cover of the “iconic” Beatles album Abbey Road in a campaign to enforce road safety.

Panel set up to monitor road safety programme implementation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 23:59

The Maharashtra govt has constituted a co-ordination committee to monitor the implementation of road safety programmes and policies.

Gunmen kill two road safety officials in Nigeria

Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 10:51

Gunmen suspected to be members of radical Islamic group Boko Haram on Wednesday shot dead two officers of the Nigerian Federal Road Safety Commission.

Centre to provide seed fund to states for road safety

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 16:45

The Centre will provide seed capital to each state, based on total vehicle numbers, for augmenting road safety activities during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).

Maha mulls including road safety as subject in sch

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 22:27

Patil said 13,600 people die in road accidents every year and around 50,000 families are getting affected due to mishaps.

Now, shock absorber that gets power from bumpy road rides

Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012, 11:32

A mechanical engineering has invented a shock absorber that converts kinetic energy from vibrations into electricity.

Now, `smart vehicles` to talk about road safety

Last Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 11:42

Many new cars today can connect to the Internet, but most of them use their connectivity for “infotainment” purposes like navigation or streaming music.

Make road safety part of school curriculum: Joshi

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 14:15

Road, Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi has pressed for making `road safety` a part of school curriculum.

Highway Min undecided over Road Safety Bill issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 16:10

The decision over long pending Road Safety Bill to bring reforms in the highways sector may get further delayed.

Road Safety Bill may not come in winter session of Parliament

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 19:13

The Road Safety and Management Board Bill may not be introduced in the winter session of the Parliament, as the necessary amendments suggested by the Standing Committee on Transport are yet to be incorporated.