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Word of the day: BitumenBitumen meaning: Bitumen, a sticky black substance, builds our modern world. Ancient civilizations used it for boats and buildings. Today, ...06 Mar, 2026, 08.02 PM IST- ITPL opens greenfield bitumen derivatives plant near ChennaiIndianOil Total Pvt Ltd (ITPL) has inaugurated a new greenfield Bitumen Derivatives Plant in Gummidipoondi, near Chennai. This facility wil...01 Dec, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
- On the way: Production of Bitumen using biomassIndia plans to produce bio-bitumen from biomass to reduce imports and tackle stubble burning issues in road construction.18 Jun, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
- Potholes may become a thing of the past, as highway authority is testing this magical techPotholes persist as a major concern for Indian road users, despite technological advancements. The NHAI is exploring self-healing materials...06 May, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
- Self-healing roads may soon be a reality: NHAIThe technology allows asphalt, used to build roads, to self-heal and address the issue of potholes, one of the key reasons for road acciden...28 Apr, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
- Indian Coast Guard rescues 19 crew members from a 'sinking' ship in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri"Within minutes of receipt of the distress call from the vessel. MRCC Mumbai swung into action. Two Coast Guard Ships- ICGS Sujeet and ICGS...16 Sep, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
- Praj Industries has announced development of technology to produce lignin based bio-bitumenLignin is one of the co-products resulting from the 2nd generation ethanol plants, paper making and also from compressed biogas plants. Bit...18 May, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
- After introducing ingenious plastic-reuse mechanism in road construction, Bengaluru is now falling behind2015 was the last time plastic was used for road-building in Bengaluru, discover ET.02 Sep, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
- This engineer offers cold solution to city potholesnvented in the 1980s when the professor worked as the chief asphalt engineer in Pennsylvania, the material is informally known as “Kandhal ...12 Sep, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
- Concrete Plan: Cement to replace asphalt on 29 Bengaluru roadsAlthough white-topping costs several times that of conventional asphalting, experts believe it's worth the money spent as these roads last ...09 Oct, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
- Oil traders scrape bottom of the barrel to seek out new fortuneWhile there’s no shortage of bitumen, world’s largest traders are jumping in as the shift in production locations and increased demand crea...14 Jul, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
- Panel to probe issue of Rs 57 crore annual cost on bitumen coat while building roadsGovt. has formed a committee to examine the issue of additional spray of bitumen while building roads over certain allegations that at leas...25 Jan, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
- New material could lead to ice-proof roadsThe researchers started with the salt potassium formate and combined it with the polymer styrene-butadiene-styrene.20 Dec, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
- Gujarat Apollo hits 52-week high on JV with Ammann GroupGujarat Apollo Industries Ltd surged over 13 per cent to hit its 52-week high of Rs 158.70 in early morning trade on Thursday,20 Dec, 2012, 10.23 AM IST
- EIL to hand over report for Oman bitumen plant in Feb 2008Engineers India Ltd said the report for the upcoming Sohar bitumen plant would be handed over to the Omani authorities by February 2008.18 Dec, 2007, 03.54 PM IST
- Centre for asphalt sceince at IIT-MA Centre for Asphalt Science and Technology will come up at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras to cater to the industry needs and of...10 Sep, 2007, 02.40 PM IST
- Surat may get plastic roadEver imagined zooming on a plastic road? Could be a reality soon, if Surat’s civic body has its way. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is s...14 Nov, 2006, 12.18 AM IST
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