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Ananya Mukherjee
While the debate rages around the travesty of justice in the Salman Khan hit and run case, the prolonged case has put a spotlight on the menace of drunk driving. Earlier in 2015, a Supreme Court Committee issued guidelines recommending jail term for drunk driving offenders. Also, with the 2015…
6 Data Sets Needed for a Strong Road Safety Act
Road safety in India is a matter of great concern, given that a person dies every 4 minutes on our roads. In 2015, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) put road accident numbers at over 4,50,000, resulting in 1,41,526 deaths and 4,77,731 injuries. With the government’s proposed Road Transport and…
6 Technological Interventions to Rid India of Corruption
India holds the dubious distinction of ranking 85th among 175 nations surveyed for corruption. The socio-economic price of corruption is very high. So, as India takes its place on the world economic stage, corruption needs to be tackled seriously. On the one hand, the attitude of accepting bribery needs to…