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IN NEWS ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA-2018

EXAM POINT OF VIEW: GS Prelims and GS Mains III – Infrastructure

What is the main cause of road accidents?

Distracted driving is the most common cause of road accidents in the United States, resulting in

more crashes every year than speeding, drunk driving, and other major accident causes. Drivers can

become distracted behind the wheel for a variety of reasons.

Ways to Avoid Car Accidents

Pull into traffic slowly. Stop, Look, Listen. ...

Watch for red light runners. Count to three before

entering an intersection on a green light. ...

Keep at least one hand on the steering wheel. ...

Watch for kids. ...

Perform engine maintenance regularly. ...

Scan 12 seconds ahead. ...

Look backwards when backing out. ...

Do not tailgate.


The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways released the annual report on road accidents in

India, which shows a daily average of 1,280 road crashes and 415 deaths

Some of the findings of the report are:

1. More than 1.5 lakh people lost their lives in road crashes in the country in 2018, registering

an increase of 2.4% as compared to the 2017 (1.47 lakh fatalities)

2. Of the total people killed in road crash deaths in 2018, 48% were between 18 years and 35

years old. Minors involved in road crash deaths were at 6.6% of the total deaths.

3. Over-speeding is a major killer, accounting for 64.4% of the persons killed. This category

was followed by driving on the wrong side of the road, which accounted for 5.8% of the

accident related deaths.

4. Use of mobile phones accounted for 2.4% of the deaths and drunken driving accounted

for 2.8% of the persons killed.

5. As many as 43,614 deaths or 28.8% of total road accident deaths in the country last year

were caused due to “non-wearing of helmets”

6. Among the States, Tamil Nadu (13.7%) topped the country in terms of the total number of

road crashes, followed by Madhya Pradesh (11%) and Uttar Pradesh (9.1%).

India is the most unsafe country in the world for road users across 199 countries, as reported by the

Geneva-based World Road Federation’s World Road Statistics 2018. It’s followed by China (63,000

deaths) and the U.S. (37,000 deaths).



TNPSC|SSC|RRB|BANK

IRCTC signed a MOU KSTDC to improve tourism and run

golden chariot train

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited

(IRCTC), a tourism arm of Indian Railways, signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Karnataka State

Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC). The MoU

aimed to market and operate the Golden Chariot train.

The MOU is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

vision to promote tourism in India. It will also execute PM

Modi's call to the countrymen to visit at least fifteen tourism

spots in the country.

MoU highlights:

♦ Under the MoU, the KSTDC will hand over the reins of the train to IRCTC soon.

♦ IRCTC plans to revamp the train itineraries and to add different ideas that KSTDC offers. It can

be expected that the new itineraries shall be a mix of history, culture, wildlife, and nature.

♦ IRCTC has proposed to include Bandipur, Mysore, Halebid, Chikmagalur, Hampi, Bijapur, and

Goa in the itinerary.

♦ IRCTC will carry out an internal refurbishment of the train and begins the operations from March

2020.

♦ The Golden Chariot train, which started its operations in 2008, is an initiative by the

Government of Karnataka in a joint venture with the Ministry of Railways.

Universal Children's Day is celebrated on 20th November

Universal Children's Day is celebrated on 20th

November every year. The day aims to promote international

togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. The

day also works towards improving children's welfare across the

world.


Aim:

The day aims to promote togetherness around the world, awareness of the problems children face

in the world. The day also ensures to improve the welfare of all children.

Date significance:

In 1959, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on

20 November. Also, on the same day in 1989, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention

on the Rights of the Child. The year 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the

Rights of the Child.

Ministry of Culture to promote the Indian literature in foreign

countries

Ministry of Culture has started to

promote the Indian literature in foreign

countries through Sahitya

Academy. To promote Indian Literature

in foreign countries, the Sahitya

Akademi that functions under the

Ministry of Culture has sent few

delegations to different countries under

the Cultural Exchange Programme of

the Ministry. The countries include

Spain, London, Brazil, Thailand, Israel,

Mauritius, Sharjah, and Nepal.

Sahitya Akademy:

Formed on: 12 March 1954

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

President: Chandrashekhara Kambara

Sahitya Akademy is an autonomous organization. It functions under the Ministry of Culture. It has

translated many Indian literary masterpieces into foreign languages under the Ministry of Culture's

project, Indian Literature Abroad (ILA).


Government add 6 states selected to promote pulses and

oilseeds cultivation

The Government is to implement the National Food Security Mission

(NFSM)–Oilseeds and Oil Palm (OS&OP) in six more States, namely

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, and

Andhra Pradesh. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been

included to bring additional area and production of pulses and oilseeds.

Aim:

The Centre aims to increase the production of oilseeds and the domestic availability of

edible oils. The also aims to expand the area under oil palm and TBOs cultivation.

Implementation:

♦ Currently, the implementation of NFSM–(OS&OP) is being done in 29 States. It has three

subcomponents, namely, Oilseeds, Oil palm, and Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs).

♦ The oilseeds production, which was 27.72 million tonnes in 2008-09, has been increased to

32.26 million tonnes in 2018-19. During the same period, productivity also increased from 1006 to

1265 kg/ha.

♦ The edible oil production, which was 6.34 million tonnes in 2008-09, increased to 10.44 million

tonnes in 2018-19.

♦ The government has covered an area of 3.30 lakh ha under oil palm up to 2018-19.

♦ To reduce import dependency, the government is promoting pulses and oilseeds cultivation

majorly in the six eastern states, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and

West Bengal, since 2016-17.



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