Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO
Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)
India's roads to remain lethal even in 2030: Lancet
Roads in India ignore motorcyclists and cyclists, prioritise car owners, it says
UN Africa panel flags vulnerability to road deaths
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says Zimbabwe is the most unsafe, with highest road accident deaths at 34.7 per 100,000 people
Walking and good roads a fundamental right: Bombay HC
In most Indian cities, pedestrians outnumber vehicle users. Yet, they remain invisible in policy action
How Delhi slums can fight climate change
Women's roups in the national capital are making efforts to build resilience against climatic impacts
CSE road safety audit: Delhi tops in road accident deaths; city most unsafe for cyclists, pedestrians
Delhi NGO releases assessment of road accidents and accident hot spots; puts forth an action plan
Brasilia Declaration: Countries commit to prioritise road safety
The declaration was finalised at the Second Global High Level conference on Road Safety held in Brazil
Supreme Court to now monitor road safety
Appoints three-member committee to give recommendations to reduce road accidents across the country
Change the mindset from ‘last mile’ to ‘first mile’
Alaknanda and Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi epitomise everything that is wrong with urban mobility in India—a deluge of private cars …
Eight reasons why Delhi is a commuter’s nightmare
The capital's roads are filled with more private vehicles than they can manage, diminishing the air quality for Delhi's citizens
South Asia
Best road safety practices from around the world
Countries like India could take its cue from the policies, regulatory framework and institutional capacities developed by European nations, Japan …
Delhi's accident hot spots
What CSE analysis of accident hotspots identified by Delhi Police revealed
Rwanda to pull polluting vehicles off roads starting January 2015
Government had given owners of non-compliant vehicles 12 months to comply with emission standards
Tuesdays are pedestrian's day out in Bhutan
Central Thimpu becomes pedestrian zone on World Environment Day
He upheld human rights and dismissed PILs
