NEW DELHI: All cars manufactured from April 1, 2025 onwards, will have to provide “rear seat belt alarm”, as per a draft notification issued by the road transport ministry. This comes months after a similar proposed mandatory rule had lapsed along with the mandatory six airbags and 3-point seatbelt.TOI on Nov 7 last year had … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid the trend of private players quoting low prices to bag project preparation and supervision consultancy contracts, the road transport ministry has made sweeping changes in tendering norms.As per the new rules, the ministry will cap the maximum score that bidders would get even if they quote abnormally low prices and there will … Read more
NEW DELHI: Two probe reports on Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarkashi by the central and Uttarakhand governments have pointed to preparation of “deficient” detailed project report (DPR), a trend that has become a cause of concern for the government as well.To overcome the worrying trend of bidders quoting abnormally low prices to bag projects and … Read more
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has suggested a framework of online reporting of accidents by drivers soon after the incident to avoid applicability of “hit-and-run” provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and save them from potential mob fury. The home ministry will have the final say, a top transport ministry official said.Drivers fleeing … Read more
NEW DELHI: Two sets of data published recently by two government agencies – National Crime Records Bureau and ministry of road transport – have widely differed in documenting the number of people killed in road crashes in 2022. The difference is as much as 42%.A comparison of data shows that in the case of pedestrian … Read more