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Road accidents cost India $20 billion every year 20 February 2012
The bill seeks to establish a panel for the development and regulation of road safety, traffic management system and safety standards in highway design and construction. India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due...
Keywords: victim-related costs, victim-related costs, stringent punishments for drunken driving, stringent punishments for drunken driving
Read MoreMisuse of hallmarks attract severe penalty 10 January 2012
Though the voluntary jewellery hallmarking scheme was started in 2001, the recent survey conducted by BIS taking 162 jewellery samples from 16 cities found that more than 90 per cent were not of the declared purity. “This means the consumer...
Keywords: stringent punishment, K V Thomas, voluntary jewellery hallmarking scheme, compulsory certification
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