January 8, 2026 10:26 AM
India ushers in ‘clean, green highways’ era with indigenous bio-bitumen technology
India has taken a major step towards sustainable and self-reliant infrastructure with the successful transfer of an indigenous bio-bitumen technology developed by the CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi, and the CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Vice-President of CSIR, Dr Jitendra Singh, said the development marks the beginning of an era of “Clean, Green Highways” in...