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♤ Death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde in road accident

♤ General Assembly adopted a resolution in April on “Improving global road safety” in April 2014 which encourages the inclusion of road safety in the post-2015 development agenda; invites WHO to continue monitoring progress in the Decade of Action amongst other things

♤ Save LIFE Foundation and United Centre for India and Bhutan released a report on road safety in India post Union Minister for Rural Development Gopinath Munde’s death.

♤ Entry level car prices will rise by Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 35,000 from October next year as the government will make it mandatory for all new passenger cars in India to have basic safety features such as air bags, anti- lock braking systems, child restraint systems, seat belt reminders and reinforced body structures. (Hindustan Times)