Title: Making our roads safe
(The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, will rectify systemic issues)
• The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in 2017. If passed by the Rajya Sabha, it will be the first of its kind to extensively reform existing legislation on road safety, the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
• The Bill introduces technology in the licensing procedure.
• The Bill also proposes to introduce digitisation in the monitoring and enforcement of traffic laws. Electronic monitoring and enforcement can already be seen in practice in Kerala.
• The State has a ‘city surveillance and traffic monitoring system’, and automated traffic enforcement systems to detect traffic light violations as well as speeding. The enactment of the Bill will facilitate the replication and creation of such digitised systems for all other States.
• The Bill proposes to mandate the use of protective headgear by every person above the age of four driving, riding or being carried on a two-wheeler. It provides for measures to be laid down for the safety of children below the age of four.
• The Bill mandates the use of safety belts and child restraints for those under 14 years and introduces a fine of ₹1,000 for the driver or guardian for the violation of the same.
Various Penalties
• Drunk driving – Rs. 10, 000, [later on 15, 000]
• Exceeding lawful speeds –
Rs. 1,000 [for light motor vehicles]
Rs. 2,000 to 4,000 [for medium and heavy motor vehicles]
• Non-use of helmets & seatbelts –
Rs. 1000
Title: A risky recovery
(Countries will need to move beyond monetary stimulus to boost their economies)
• World Economic Outlook. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey conducted and published by the International Monetary Fund. It is published biannually and partly updated two times a year.
• According to the IMF’s January update of the World Economic Outlook, the global economy is all set to clock its best growth rate in seven years in 2018 following a pick-up since mid-2016.
• Global economy could accelerate to 3.9% in both 2018 and 2019, an upward revision of 0.2 percentage point.
• India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.4% during the financial year 2019, and at an even faster pace of 7.8% the following year.
• India will be the fastest-growing major economy next year as China’s growth is expected to slow from 6.6% this year to 6.4% in 2019.
• It warned about the “troubling” rise in debt levels across countries, including the U.S., which could pose a huge risk to financial stability and drag down economic growth.
• It is no secret that since the 2008 financial crisis the global economy has been propped up mainly by the unprecedented easy money policies adopted by global central banks.
•Title : Making our roads safe & A risky recovery
Vocabulary words:
Robust(adj) = Strong and healthy (मजबूत)
Vulnerable(adj) = Can easily be hurt (जो सहज में घायल हो सके)
Imperative(adj) = Of vital importance (अनिवार्य)
Predominantly(adv) = Mainly, mostly (मुख्य रूप से)
Err(verb) = Be mistaken or incorrect (ग़लती होना)
Replication(noun) = The action of copying or reproducing
something (पुनरावृत्ति)
Attribute(verb) = Regard something as being caused by (जिम्मेदार ठहराना)
Reckoning(noun) = Calculation (गणना)
Lacuna(noun) = Deficiency (कमी)
Headgear(noun) = Helmet (शिरस्त्राण)
Fatality(noun) = An occurrence of death by accident, in war or
from disease (मौत)
Deter(verb) = Prevent the occurrence of (प्रतिरोध करना)
Instance(noun) = An example of something (उदाहरण)
Statute(noun) = A written law passed by a legislative body (क़ानून)
Overhaul(verb) = Maintain or repair (मरम्मत)
Stimulus(noun) = Encouragement, incentive (प्रोत्साहन)
Oblivious(adj) = Unaware, unconscious (बेख़बर)
Spook(verb) = Frighten, unnerve (ख़ौफ़ में डालना)
(The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, will rectify systemic issues)
• The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in 2017. If passed by the Rajya Sabha, it will be the first of its kind to extensively reform existing legislation on road safety, the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
• The Bill introduces technology in the licensing procedure.
• The Bill also proposes to introduce digitisation in the monitoring and enforcement of traffic laws. Electronic monitoring and enforcement can already be seen in practice in Kerala.
• The State has a ‘city surveillance and traffic monitoring system’, and automated traffic enforcement systems to detect traffic light violations as well as speeding. The enactment of the Bill will facilitate the replication and creation of such digitised systems for all other States.
• The Bill proposes to mandate the use of protective headgear by every person above the age of four driving, riding or being carried on a two-wheeler. It provides for measures to be laid down for the safety of children below the age of four.
• The Bill mandates the use of safety belts and child restraints for those under 14 years and introduces a fine of ₹1,000 for the driver or guardian for the violation of the same.
Various Penalties
• Drunk driving – Rs. 10, 000, [later on 15, 000]
• Exceeding lawful speeds –
Rs. 1,000 [for light motor vehicles]
Rs. 2,000 to 4,000 [for medium and heavy motor vehicles]
• Non-use of helmets & seatbelts –
Rs. 1000
Title: A risky recovery
(Countries will need to move beyond monetary stimulus to boost their economies)
• World Economic Outlook. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey conducted and published by the International Monetary Fund. It is published biannually and partly updated two times a year.
• According to the IMF’s January update of the World Economic Outlook, the global economy is all set to clock its best growth rate in seven years in 2018 following a pick-up since mid-2016.
• Global economy could accelerate to 3.9% in both 2018 and 2019, an upward revision of 0.2 percentage point.
• India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.4% during the financial year 2019, and at an even faster pace of 7.8% the following year.
• India will be the fastest-growing major economy next year as China’s growth is expected to slow from 6.6% this year to 6.4% in 2019.
• It warned about the “troubling” rise in debt levels across countries, including the U.S., which could pose a huge risk to financial stability and drag down economic growth.
• It is no secret that since the 2008 financial crisis the global economy has been propped up mainly by the unprecedented easy money policies adopted by global central banks.
•Title : Making our roads safe & A risky recovery
Vocabulary words:
Robust(adj) = Strong and healthy (मजबूत)
Vulnerable(adj) = Can easily be hurt (जो सहज में घायल हो सके)
Imperative(adj) = Of vital importance (अनिवार्य)
Predominantly(adv) = Mainly, mostly (मुख्य रूप से)
Err(verb) = Be mistaken or incorrect (ग़लती होना)
Replication(noun) = The action of copying or reproducing
something (पुनरावृत्ति)
Attribute(verb) = Regard something as being caused by (जिम्मेदार ठहराना)
Reckoning(noun) = Calculation (गणना)
Lacuna(noun) = Deficiency (कमी)
Headgear(noun) = Helmet (शिरस्त्राण)
Fatality(noun) = An occurrence of death by accident, in war or
from disease (मौत)
Deter(verb) = Prevent the occurrence of (प्रतिरोध करना)
Instance(noun) = An example of something (उदाहरण)
Statute(noun) = A written law passed by a legislative body (क़ानून)
Overhaul(verb) = Maintain or repair (मरम्मत)
Stimulus(noun) = Encouragement, incentive (प्रोत्साहन)
Oblivious(adj) = Unaware, unconscious (बेख़बर)
Spook(verb) = Frighten, unnerve (ख़ौफ़ में डालना)
