Govt reviews rural schemes, supply chain woes to protect beneficiaries from Iran war impactThe Rural Development Ministry is reviewing its key schemes in response to the West Asia conflict's potential impact on global supply chain...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
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...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
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...
15 Jan, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
From smog to streets: How crop waste blamed for Delhi’s pollution could soon build roadsDelhi Pollution News: Scientists at CSIR-CRRI have developed a bio-bitumen technology converting farm residue into road material, a signifi...
08 Jan, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Trump’s Venezuela oil grab is pushing Chinese refiners to CanadaChina's refiners, facing a cutoff from Venezuelan crude due to US actions, are now exploring pricier Canadian oil. Inquiries for Canadian s...
08 Jan, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India gets tech licence for steel slag aggegatesArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has secured a license for steel slag road technology, partnering with CSIR-CRRI. This technology allows th...
25 Jul, 2025, 05.28 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
Scrapped govt vehicles will be replaced with green options for lowering oil Bill: GadkariGadkari said about 900,000 government vehicles would be replaced by electric or alternative fuel vehicles to reduce the country's crude oil...
08 Feb, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
Technique to make bio-bitumen using stubble to be unveiled in 2 to 3 months: Gadkari"I have introduced a new technique which we will be launching in two to three months under which tractor-mounted unit will go to farmers' l...
07 Nov, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
Russia is running out of oil customersEven without direct sanctions on its energy industry Russia will lose around one million barrels per day (bpd) in oil exports, according to...
04 Mar, 2022, 10.04 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
India's fuel demand dips to lowest in over two yearsConsumption of fuel has touched its lowest since July 2017 indicating that the economy is in the throes of a slowdown. Diesel, which is mos...
16 Oct, 2019, 09.16 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asks states to cut tax burden on petro productsCrude oil, petrol, diesel, natural gas and ATF have been kept out of the purview of GST replacing over a dozen central and state levies wit...
18 Aug, 2017, 11.42 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asks states to cut VAT on natural gas, other fuelInputs like natural gas are used for power generation as well as in manufacturing fertiliser, petrochemicals and a variety of products like...
18 Aug, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
- 'India will soon have world's most extensive NH networks'
The country will soon have one of the world's most extensive National Highway networks through various phases of the National Highways Deve...
08 Jan, 2013, 11.28 PM IST
- Commissioning of Cuddalore refinery by early 2014: NOCL
NOCL said it has pushed back commissioning of its Rs 11,500 cr oil refinery at Cuddalore in TN by one-and-a-half yrs to end-2013 or early 2...
15 Oct, 2012, 10.43 PM IST
- Big relief coming for Faridabad, Noida commuters
The opening of the UP Link flyover will make the stretch between Geeta Colony and Noida completely signal-free. The Badarpur elevated stret...
29 Sep, 2010, 02.33 AM IST