Nitin Gadkari slams Indian Road Congress, calls for construction of better quality roadsUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari criticised the Indian Road Congress for poor road quality and slow decision-making. He emphasized the need for...
26 Sep, 2024, 02.27 PM 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
Dolly Khanna buys 1.03% stake in multibagger smallcap stock with 222% YTD growthKhanna purchased 1.76 lakh shares of the company during the first quarter of the year. The company's ownership is primarily held by promote...
05 Jul, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
Working to lower construction and logistic costs: Nitin GadkariSpeaking virtually at the 95th FICCI Annual Convention and AGM, he said, "We are trying to minimise use to cement and steel in construction...
16 Dec, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
Quality of Purvanchal Expressway compromised: Akhilesh YadavMaterial used in the expressway and scant regard to specifications of the road congress will take its toll on the quality of the constructi...
16 Nov, 2021, 02.07 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
- BPCL Kochi Refinery develops food grade quality product FGQ hexane
FGQ hexane is a light distillate produced from special cut naphtha where the hexane rich stream is extracted and purified to meet the requi...
01 Nov, 2018, 05.37 PM IST
Upasi pitches for roads laid with rubber bitumenAccording to Upasi, there is huge potential for use of rubberised bitumen in road laying and the attempts made in the past on this has show...
26 Jul, 2016, 04.04 PM IST
Gulf Petrochem's open offer to acquire up to 26% of Sah PetroleumsGulf Petrochem Group, a UAE-based leading player in oil space, today said it has made an open offer to acquire upto 26 per cent of Sah Petr...
09 Oct, 2014, 04.10 PM IST
Gulf Petrochem's open offer to acquire up to 26% of Sah PetroleumsGulf Petrochem Group, a UAE-based leading player in oil space, today said it has made an open offer to acquire upto 26 per cent of Sah Petr...
09 Oct, 2014, 06.12 AM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- High fuel cost speeds up natural rubber use
Defence engineers have started experimenting with retread rubber sheathing over the metal chains of battle tanks and armoured vehicles to i...
21 Dec, 2012, 11.20 AM IST
Assam for 'green roads' by using cold mix technologyFrom Green Buildings to Green Roads, Assam has begun its journey towards becoming one of the greenest and cleanest states in the country by...
11 Oct, 2012, 03.35 PM IST
- IOC commissions bitumen plant at Haldia
State-run Indian Oil Corp commissions bitumen plant at Refinery, intended to enhance the margins.
03 Jul, 2007, 05.27 PM IST
- Shell sets up bitumen plant in WB
With nearly $1 billion invested already, the company is the largest and most diversified international investor in India’s energy sector.
28 Dec, 2006, 10.20 PM IST
- Kerala announces tax concessions
Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac on Wednesday announced a reduction in luxury tax imposed on hotels, house boats and cable TV opera...
18 Oct, 2006, 10.20 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