Road safety annual report 2023
The Road Safety Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 43 countries participating in the International Transport Forum’s permanent working group on road safety, known
Traffic Accidents
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Angola: Road accidents drops in last two years in country
The data were released Tuesday after National Traffic Council meeting chaired by the Vice President of Republic, Manuel Domingos Vicente. The Council’s spokesman, Ambrosio de Lemos, said that the country
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Mumbai footpaths not pedestrian friendly: Road safety survey
The survey was conducted Thursday morning by nearly 20 road safety experts. Mumbai: A survey conducted from Worli naka to Worli sea face by road safety experts from three private organisations has found
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Namibia: WHO Urges Action On Preventable Deaths Among Africa's Youth
African governments and their development partners should invest in new home-grown initiatives to reduce high death rates among the continent's youth from preventable causes, the World Health Organisation
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Managing speed
In the context of the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, WHO has released Managing speed. The document highlights that excessive and inappropriate speed is among the key risks for road traffic deaths and
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The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha on 10-4-2017
The Lok Sabha passed the Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill 2016 that provides for the imposition of hefty penalties on auto companies found manufacturing faulty vehicles. The bill also seeks statuary guidelines
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The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha on 10-4-2017
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/ozone-pollution.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 198px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This bill passed by the Lok Sabha on
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Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015
<p>This study found significant global decreases in all-cause child and adolescent mortality from 1990 to 2015, but with increasing global inequality. In countries with a low Socio-demographic Index (SDI),
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Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health
<p>Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, say new WHO report</p>
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The political economy of road safety: a policy-oriented literature review
Road safety is a major international health issue – every year an estimated 1.25 million people are killed on the world’s roads and up to 50 million people incur non-fatal injuries. Despite the scale of
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Study sounds alarm on honking
Reveals that roads with loud ambient noises are more prone to accidents Excessive honking and loud noises on the road can cause accidents, a recent research has found. The study, conducted by Sweden’s