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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicRoad safety

Topic: Road safety

New safety ratings for passenger cars to begin from 1 October, says road transport ministry

Vehicle protection for adults and children, as well as the ‘fitment of safety assist technologies’ will be tested and given star ratings from zero to five.

Chambal Ravines are now safe because of new roads. But Indians must learn how to drive

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana roads have opened up economic opportunities but they will be pointless if average Indian user doesn’t know how to use them.

Wearing helmet not enough, fastening it properly saves lives. Govt must enforce existing law

More than 69,000 motorcycle riders died in road crashes in 2021 across India, accounting for 45 per cent of all road crash deaths.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.