India has become world's first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen

¨     India has become world's first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen.

¨     The achievement was announced by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari at the CSIR Technology Transfer Ceremony in New Delhi.

¨     Bio-bitumen is used in road construction. It serves as an alternative to conventional bitumen, which is derived from crude oil.

¨     Mr Gadkari congratulated CSIR on this historic milestone and said that the initiative will assist in lowering pollution from crop residue burning.

¨     Mr Gadkari described the initiative as a step toward Viksit Bharat 2047.

¨     Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh also spoke at the event.

¨     He said the development is a sign of a new phase of clean and green highways in India.

¨     He also said that the initiative supports the Waste to Wealth mission and will help convert agricultural waste into useful resources.