UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 19 November 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Context: Chhattisgarh reported 231 road accident deaths from stray cattle in 2.5 years, exceeding Maoist-related fatalities. The government is addressing this with awareness drives and marking cattle horns. Initiatives Taken: Painting Cattle Horns: Stray cattle horns are painted with reflective, high-quality paint to help drivers spot them at night. Collar Belts for Cattle: Collar belts …
Source: WHO Context: ‘Dakar Declaration’ was adopted by 21 African countries committing to strengthening reporting on road crash fatalities, enhancing data capture, analysis, sharing, and coordination to shape better road safety policies. It is being conducted at the first African sub-regional conference on implementing the Global Plan for Road Safety in Dakar, Senegal.
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Infrastructure: Road Source: The Hindu, Context: The recent unfortunate death of Cyrus Mistry (former chairman of Tata Sons) has put a spotlight on Road accidents in India Status (as per the latest NCRB data) Deaths in road accidents up by 17% In 2021, 1.55 lakh people died in accidents on Indian …
Introduction: According to WHO’s most recent Global status report on road safety approximately 1.35 million lives are lost every year due to road traffic accidents and the injuries caused by such accidents are now the leading cause of death for the age group of 5 to 29 years. More than half of these road …
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