{"id":16533,"date":"2026-01-14T12:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=16533"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:26:56","slug":"union-minister-nitin-gadkari-highlights-agricultural-waste-can-be-converted-into-a-valuable-national-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=16533","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlights agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlights agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><br \/>\nBio-Bitumen is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>India\u2019s road infrastructure, as the nation becomes the first in the world to commercially produce Bio-Bitumen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 07 JAN 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Union Minister for Road transport and Highways, Shri Gadkari Ji highlighted how agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource. He noted that bio-bitumen is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. By utilising agro-waste, it reduces pollution caused by crop burning and strengthens the circular economy. With 15% blending, India can save nearly \u20b94,500 crore in foreign exchange and substantially reduce its dependence on imported crude oil.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Speaking at CSIR\u2019s Technology Transfer Ceremony titled \u201cFrom Farm Residue to Road: Bio-Bitumen via Pyrolysis,\u201d. He says, Today marks a historic milestone in India\u2019s road infrastructure, as the nation becomes the first in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen. Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji congratulated CSIR and its dedicated scientists, and thanked Union MoS Shri Jitendra Singh Ji for his constant support in achieving this pioneering breakthrough.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Shri Gadkari Ji further stated that this innovation will empower farmers, generate rural livelihoods, and boost the rural economy. Bio-bitumen, he said, truly reflects the Modi Government\u2019s commitment to sustainable development, self-reliance, and environmentally responsible growth, paving the way for a cleaner and greener future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001YBP0.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image00220SI.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image003WSOH.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlights agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource Bio-Bitumen is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 India\u2019s road infrastructure, as the nation becomes the first in the world to commercially produce Bio-Bitumen Posted On: 07 JAN 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister for &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16533"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16536,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16533\/revisions\/16536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}