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...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Road ministry to compensate for price hike and volatility in commodity prices to contractorsHighway contractors will now receive payments monthly. The government has shortened the price adjustment period to one month. This aims to ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
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
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...
19 Sep, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
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...
04 Oct, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
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 ...
07 Aug, 2024, 04.10 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
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...
08 May, 2024, 11.39 PM 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
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
Bring down cost of road construction without compromising on quality: Gadkari to industryGadkari also urged the industry to increase the use of plastic and rubber wastes in road construction, besides encouraging the use of waste...
10 Sep, 2020, 06.25 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
Government makes use of plastic waste in road construction mandatoryThe government expects this measure to bring down the cost as well for road developers, from about Rs 10 crore for one km of road length at...
26 Nov, 2015, 03.44 AM IST
- Kamal Nath casts in concrete plan for laying fresh roads
Transport minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said the government may look at using cement for constructing over 18,000 km of expressways in th...
15 Jan, 2010, 04.30 AM IST
- Crude price rise hits road building costs
Ever wondered whether the movement of crude oil prices on the world’s top bourses have a bearing on the roads you drive on?
28 May, 2007, 03.25 AM IST
- Now, highways too go green
t is now time for Indian roads to turn environment-friendly. With the use of waste plastic for road construction particularly in bitumen, I...
16 Oct, 2006, 12.52 AM IST