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Dr. Anilkumar Gaikwad Unanimously Elected as President of IRF India Chapter Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (NewsVoir) In a moment of pride for the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. Anilkumar Gaikwad, has...

K.K. Kapila welcomes supreme court judgement declaring safe road travel a fundamental right Print Media Coverage  

Industry leaders highlight AI, Policy Innovation and Road User Charging at Global Mobility Forum At the 13th Annual Forum for International Green and Smart Mobility, held alongside the 1st Asia-Pacific Road User Charging Summit in Taipei, Taiwan, global mobility...

Adopting QCBS for Better Infrastructure Outcomes It is time for the government to move away from the outdated practice of lowest bidding (L1) in public procurement and adopt the globally accepted Quality-cum-Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method. This transition is...

Two-day Global Road Infratech Summit & Expo (GRIS) being organised in New Delhi on February 5-6 , 2026 New Delhi: About 400 plus eminent road safety and transport experts will be attending a Two day Global Road Infratech Summit & Expo (GRIS) 2026 to be held in...

IRF Seeks PM Intervention on Contract Quality New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Global road safety body IRF on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct government departments to ensure that contracts and procurement orders are finalised based on quality and not on...

Experts call for adoption of innovative materials in road construction New Delhi: Eminent infrastructure and road safety experts have stressed on the need of finding and developing innovative solutions, best practices, and policies to transform India’s roads for the...

India Needs Constructing Sustainable Infratech and Safer Roads

IRF proposes partnership with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways New Delhi, Dec 1: Geneva-based the International Road Federation (IRF) has proposed a partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to advance the national framework for Road...

Mr. K. K. Kapila conferred the Louis Prangey Award—the highest recognition by International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) the global apex body of consulting engineering industry

IRF expresses concern at increasing number of road accident deaths : Demands reduction of GST on Helmets for Two-wheeler riders to 0% New Delhi : International Road Federation (IRF) , Geneva based global road safety body working for better and safer roads worldwide...

IRF -Road safety body expresses concern at increasing number of road accident deaths as per latest data New Delhi : International Road Federation (IRF) , Geneva based global road safety body working for better and safer roads worldwide has expressed concern at...

IRF calls for GST removal on 2-wheeler helmets to reduce road accident fatalities New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Geneva-based global road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) on Wednesday demanded a reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on helmets for...

IRF: Remove GST on Helmets to Cut Road Deaths New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Geneva-based global road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) on Wednesday demanded a reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on helmets for two-wheeler riders from 18 per cent to nil...

IRF urges GST cut on helmets to reduce fatalities in road accidents Geneva-based global road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) on Wednesday demanded a reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on helmets for two-wheeler riders from 18 per cent to nil to...

International Road Federation (IRF) Calls For GST Removal On 2-Wheeler Helmets To Reduce Road Accident Fatalities New Delhi: Geneva-based global road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) on Wednesday demanded a reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on...

4.6% of National Road Accidents occur in School and College Zones, according to 2024 e-DAR     The 2024 e-DAR report reveals that 4.6% of road accidents in India occurred in school zones, including colleges. Despite mandatory road safety audits at all stages...

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Road Safety – An Urgent & Growing Concern in India     Road safety is an urgent and growing concern in India, and despite efforts made over the years, road fatalities continue to rise. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), in...

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Mr Kiran K Kapila addressing in United Kingdom Parliament-House of Commons and meeting newly elected Parliamentarians of UK.

  Road hypnosis is a physical condition that most drivers are unaware of. It starts after driving for 2.5 hours on the road. In hypnosis, the driver's eyes are open, but the brain does not record or analyze what the eyes see. Road hypnosis is the number one...

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S.No. PUBLICATION HEADLINE ONLINE 1 Press Trust of India IRF and PVR INOX join hands to promote road safety 2 Autocar Professional IRF partners with PVR Inox to improve road safety awareness 3 The Times of India PVR Inox, International Road Federation IRF partner to...

    Road safety experts on Thursday expressed concerns on the rise in accident-related deaths in the country and stressed on the need to embed safety features while planning and designing roads to avoid fatalities and serious injuries.They further called for...

    NEW DELHI: Government highway engineers will now be held responsible for failure to make the National Highway network pothole-free with the Centre setting the timeline to get NHs rid of potholes by the year-end. Each project director must visit all roads...

New Delhi: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), installation of Intelligent Transportation  Systems (ITS)  can help reduce road accidents in the country in a big way as it can be used to optimize traffic flow, manage congestion, thus reducing the risk of accidents....

    India accounts for more than 11 per cent of total global road accidents. It is a signatory to the UN declaration on halving the number of road accidents by 2030. While delivering a lecture during a recent seminar organised by the International Road...