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

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

• This achievement was announced by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, at a CSIR technology transfer ceremony held in New Delhi.

• Bio-bitumen is used in road construction. It is an alternative to conventional bitumen derived from crude oil.

• Mr. Gadkari congratulated CSIR on this historic achievement and said that this initiative will help reduce pollution caused by crop residue burning.

• Mr. Gadkari described this initiative as a step towards a developed India by 2047.