Road Safety

Sadak Suraksha Abhiyaan Season 3: A Journey of Hope and Responsibility

This year’s edition started with a concert, where 1,500 school students cheered, sang, and learned about the importance of road safety

Sadak Suraksha Abhiyaan 2025: Speeding and the high stakes of road safety

While reaching a destination faster may seem tempting, the dangers of speeding far outweigh the marginal amount of time one saves.

Truck-Van Collision in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras Claims 7 Lives, Injures 8

A collision between a truck and a van in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has resulted in at least seven fatalities, including three women and a child, with eight others injured. The injured victims have been hospitalised for treatment. The van was travelling from Kumarai village in Hathras to Nagla Imaliya village in Etah. The passengers were on their way to seek treatment for a patient at an Etah hospital. Following the incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences. An investigation into the accident has been launched.

Delhi LG proposes tiered insurance premiums linked to traffic violations to promote safer driving

The Lieutenant Governor stated that this financial penalty would promote a culture of responsible driving on Indian roads and encourage safer driving behaviors

Road safety topmost priority of government: Nitin Gadkari

Addressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said change in social behaviour is very important along with focusing on strengthening '4Es' of road safety — Engineering (road & vehicle engineering), Enforcement, Education and Emergency medical service.

Techies breaking traffic rules in Bengaluru could face the music at work

If you are a working professional in Bengaluru guilty of violating traffic rules, you may soon have to explain the transgression to your boss

Bharat NCAP: Here’s how India’s first car safety testing programme will work

Bharat NCAP aims to make Indian cars safer and more export-worthy. While it is voluntary, it will spur automakers to use the results to broadcast their high safety standards to consumers

Nitin Gadkari to launch Bharat NCAP today to elevate India's vehicle safety, global competitiveness

The primary aim of the program is to provide car buyers with a tool to assess and compare the crash safety of different motor vehicles available in the market

Road safety issue as urgent as COVID, not enough being done for pandemic on roads: UN's special envoy for global road safety

Speaking at the ”Vision Zero Conference for Road Safety for All” that commenced here on Monday, Todt said that the issue of road safety doesn’t garner the same kind of financial and social support yet as other subjects.

World Bank grant to help set up integrated road safety enforcement system in Shimla, Nurpur

The project envisages the establishment of a traffic enforcement control room in Shimla and the allocation of funds for interceptors and patrol vehicles, an intelligent traffic management system, artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and rescue equipment, they said.

Rapido auto-rickshaws will have seatbelts for passengers

Rapido Auto has also conducted safety awareness programs in collaboration with city traffic police departments across India, the company said in a statement.

Urban Extension Road Project on track to be completed by mid-September

This is ahead of the earlier deadline of October this year. The Rs 7,716-crore, six-lane road project is seen as the third Ring Road that will decongest the current Ring Road and Delhi-Gurugram Expressway.

Delhi-Dehradun greenfield expressway to be completed by December 2023: Gadkari

Gadkari said that the journey from Delhi to Dehradun will now be completed in two hours by the end of the year.

Rising India Summit | Hydrogen buses to ply on Indian roads soon: Nitin Gadkari

Once the country scales the production of green hydrogen, this can be used to drastically reduce the cost of transportation in the country while being sustainable, the minister said

Most people in India not serious about following road safety rules: Nitin Gadkari

The road, transport and highway minister pointed out that a whopping 5 lakh road accidents take place in the country, in which 1.5 lakh people die every year.

MCPolicyNext | Mumbai to soon be pothole free as roads are being converted into concrete: Nitin Gadkari

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had come out with a Rs 6,000-crore contract to concretise 397 km of Mumbai roads.

MCPolicyNext | India's performance on road safety has not been up to the mark: Nitin Gadkari

Education on road safety and enforcement of road safety rules is key to improving safety standards in India.

ASRTU to felicitate bus drivers for ensuring safety, preventing accidents

The felicitation, which is scheduled on April 18, will be attended by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.

Nitin Gadkari at FICCI's conference | 'Future of mobility: India's journey towards net zero'

Nitin Gadkari speaks at FICCI's inauguration conference on future mobility India's journey towards net zero.

India witnessed over a lakh accidents in 2021 | How safe are Indian roads?

Did you know that most road accidents in India occur between 6 pm and 9 pm? And up to 65 percent of people who die in road accidents are between the age of 18 and 45. Why are Indian roads unsafe? What is on the Road Ministry’s agenda to reduce accidents? And if you witness an accident, how can you help the victims with the good samaritan law? Watch this video to find out.