-IndiaToday.in While 56,007 people died in accidents on national highways, there were 37,963 deaths on state highways and 60,002 deaths on other roads. In Short * Road accidents increased by 12.6% y-o-y in 2021. * Fatalities and injuries rose by 16.9% y-o-y and 10.39% y-o-y, respectively. * At least one out of 10 people killed on roads across the world is from India. India witnessed as many as 4,12,432 road accidents in 2021 in which 1,53,972...
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Realistic analysis shows that the Indian economy has simply taken little steps in Q1 instead of a quantum leap
There is euphoria abound about India's growth performance during the first quarter of the current fiscal. As compared to the corresponding period last year, the year-on-year (y-o-y) GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022-23 is down. However, one should take into account the fact that the high growth performance of the real GDP in Q1 of 2021-22 was due to the low base in the corresponding period of...
More »Ministry extends time to respond on draft policy on PwD after activists raise demand -Damini Nath
-The Hindu The draft calls for expanding the disabilities prevention programme of the Health Ministry from “traditional causes” to other causes, including malnourishment and medical negligence After several stakeholders demanded more time to respond, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has extended the time for the public to submit comments on the draft National Policy for persons with disabilities (PwD), which was published last month, by one week time,...
More »Trial by ‘fire’: A wake-up call for India’s electric vehicle strategy -Moushumi Mohanty
-Down to Earth India’s plan to have electric scooters and bikes comprise 80% of its 2-wheeler market has hit a snag due to e-bikes bikes catching fire Unsafe batteries and faulty pack design may have triggered fires in electric two-wheelers in India, the Centre for Fire Explosives and Environment Agency (CFEEA) reported last month. The centre was asked to probe into the circumstances of the fires, which have killed at least three persons...
More »Environmentalist Ravi Chopra interviewed by Seema Sharma (Newsclick.in)
-Newsclick.in Slope destabilisation, soil erosion and sequestered carbon loss have increased, according to Ravi Chopra. Noted Dehradun-based environmentalist Ravi Chopra recently resigned as the chairman of the Supreme Court (SC)-appointed High Powered Committee (HPC) overseeing the environmental impact of the Narendra Modi government’s Rs 12,000 crore 889-km Char Dham highway widening project in Uttarakhand. The Char Dham project, one of the largest road-widening projects in the Himalayan region, intends to connect the four...
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