by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 19, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management
Reaffirming the Government’s focus on high-risk areas, he informed that 100 districts with the highest number of accidents have already been identified for targeted interventions. New Delhi:V Umashankar,secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, remarked that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
A bench of Justices J K Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi flagged the construction of illegal “dhabas” on both sides of national highways and expressways as a possible cause of road accidents and asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared in the matter...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Technology
“The broad contours of the pilot programme are — victims entitled to cashless treatment up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person for a maximum period of 7 days from date of the accident,” Nitin Gadkari said while addressing a press...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 2, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), set to replace the Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause serious road accidents due to negligent driving and run away without informing authorities face up to 10 years in prison or a fine of Rs 7 lakh Mumbai/ New Delhi:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister,Ministry of Road Transport and Highways According to the latest report by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the number of road accidents in India went up 12 per cent to over 4.6 lakh in 2022, resulting in deaths of 19 people...
