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Industry

India’s fuel demand rose 0.8% in August

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 16.60 million tonnes, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed

1 min read14 Sep 2018
Industry

India’s fuel demand up 8.7% in June, gasoline sales rise by 14.9%

Oil ministry data shows consumption of fuel totalled 17.99 million tonnes in June

1 min read12 Jul 2018
Industry

India’s fuel demand grows 1% in July

Fuel consumption in July totalled 15.8 million tonnes as compared to 15.63 million tonnes in the same month of 2016

1 min read14 Aug 2017
Industry

Bitumen imports jump as highway expansion drive picks up pace

India's bitumen imports have risen 823% since 2010-11 to 905,000 tonnes, road construction pace quickened to 22 km per day in FY17 from 17.2 per day in FY16

2 min read10 May 2017
Industry

India’s fuel demand falls 4.5% in January

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 15.52 million tonnes, oil ministry data shows

1 min read10 Feb 2017
Industry

National highways to be made of concrete, cement

The minister of roadways played down safety concerns from cement-concrete highways by saying that tyre technology has improved to counter such issues

1 min read12 Jan 2016
Industry

Gulf Petrochem acquires Shell’s bitumen plant in Gujarat

Acquisition of bitumen plant to help Gulf Petrochem in meeting demand for road construction products

1 min read25 Sep 2014
Politics

Govt opts for cement over bitumen for all new road projects

Detailed project reports for new road projects will assess the project cost factoring cement as the raw material

2 min read23 Sep 2014
Politics

Opposition gun for govt on slow highway projects

Opposition gun for govt on slow highway projects

1 min read21 Jul 2009
Politics

Builders want terms revisited, threaten stoppage as costs soar

Builders want terms revisited, threaten stoppage as costs soar

3 min read23 Apr 2008
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