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India's May fuel consumption up 2.4%; LPG demand drops 20% amid Hormuz disruptionsIndia's fuel consumption rose to 19.93 million metric tons in May, a slight increase from April but a 6.5% drop year-on-year. Liquefied pet...
In 1939, a quiet dig on an English estate uncovered a giant ship and changed Britain’s history foreverIn 1939, Basil Brown's excavation at Sutton Hoo unearthed a massive Anglo-Saxon ship burial, revealing a wealthy and sophisticated civiliza...
Fuel price hike hitting common people, contractors stopping work due to rising bitumen costs: Himachal PWD ministerHimachal Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh alleged that rising petrol and diesel prices are fueling inflation, im...
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3/litre: Here’s what top economists have to sayFuel prices in India saw their first increase in over four years on Friday. Petrol and diesel prices rose by approximately Rs 3 per litre. ...
Scientists Studied an Ancient Roman Shipwreck and Found a 2,200-Year-Old Portal to the PastA Roman shipwreck, Ilovik-Parzine 1, discovered off Croatia, has revealed ancient waterproofing techniques through a new study. Analysis of...
India LPG consumption slides 13% amid West Asia conflictIndia's LPG consumption plummeted by 13% in March due to West Asia conflict-induced supply disruptions. Despite government efforts to boost...
Word of the day: BitumenBitumen meaning: Bitumen, a sticky black substance, builds our modern world. Ancient civilizations used it for boats and buildings. Today, ...
Farm to roads, a circular routeIndian innovators have made a remarkable stride with a new technology that repurposes crop stubble into a valuable resource for road buildi...
Bitumen demand surges 47% in August as road construction activity picks upBitumen demand in India rebounded sharply in August, surging 47% after a monsoon-induced slump in previous months, driven by renewed road c...
Nexxus Petro Industries share list with 20% premium on BSE SMENexxus Petro Industries' shares debuted positively on the BSE SME, opening at Rs 126, surpassing the upper price band expectations. Engaged...
Govt to allow up to 35% bio-bitumen mixing, to save Rs 10,000 cr of foreign exchange outflowsUnion Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari declared that the government would allow a 35% blend of lignin with petroleum-based bitumen to ...
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.
Nhava Sheva Customs intercepts 189 MTs of areca nuts, one heldIndian Customs seized 189.6 MTs of Areca Nuts valued at Rs. 9.63 crores in a crackdown on smuggling. The items were mis-declared in import ...
Bitumen sales hit 10-year high in FY24"Road construction activity is in full swing. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) constructed 12,349 km of national highway...
15-year-old govt vehicles will be scrapped: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said all vehicles belonging to the Indian government that have completed 15 years will be scrapped, ...
Sharp pickup in road construction leads to 93% surge in bitumen imports in 2014-15A sharp pickup in road construction led to a 93% surge in bitumen imports in 2014-15, when 13 km of roads were built every day on average.
Gulf Petrochem acquires Shell's bitumen plant in GujaratThe acquisition of the plant at Savli near Vadodara will complement the construction of a high capacity storage terminal for various petrol...