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CSIR-Central Road Research InstituteCSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a premier national laboratory established in 1952, a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, traffic and transportation planning of mega and medium cities, management of roads in different terrains, improvement of marginal materials, utilization of industrial waste in road construction, landslide control, ground improvements environmental pollution, road traffic safety and analysis & design, wind, fatigue, corrosion studies, performance monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and rehabilitation of highway & railway bridges. The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user organizations in India and abroad. For capacity building of human resources in the area of highway Engineering to undertake and execute roads and runway projects, Institute has the competence to organize National & International Training Programmes continuing education courses since 1962 to disseminate the R&D finding to the masses.

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India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated

India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated
Source: PIB URL: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1995906 CSIR-CRRI’s Steel Slag Road Technology is paving the way to build stronger and eco-friendly national highways in the country: Dr. V.K. Saraswat Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member (S&T), NITI AAYOG inaugurated India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway today. Dr Saraswat said that the Steel Slag Road Technology, developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI...

India’s first National Highway Steel Slag road section on NH-66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated! Know all about this ground breaking eco-friendly initiative

India’s first National Highway Steel Slag road section on NH-66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated! Know all about this ground breaking eco-friendly initiative
Source: The Financial Express URL: https://www.financialexpress.com/business/roadways-india-gets-its-first-steel-slag-road-on-nh-66-mumbai-goa-national-highway-know-all-about-this-groundbreaking-eco-friendly-initiative-3364017/ The construction process involved converting approximately 80,000 tons of CONARC Steel slag into processed steel slag aggregates at the JSW Steel Dolvi plant in Raigad. In a significant development, India’s first National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH-66...

Special campaign 3.0 for institutionalizing Swachhata

The following activities were done for the observance of the Special compaign 3.0 for institutionalizing Swachhata and minimizing pendency in Govt offices from  2-10-2023 to 31-10-2023 . vide OM No. CRRI/QSP/ESD/S.P/22-23 dt 22-09-2023   I. CCN division has organised E-Pledge compaign to all the staff members during the period.   The following E-waste Pledge has been taken from https://pledge.mygov.in/e-waste-2022/ the site   E-Waste Pledge  ...

How these forensics on wheels help Delhi cops put cons behind bars

How these forensics on wheels help Delhi cops put cons behind bars
NEW DELHI: The mobile forensics vans introduced to save time while lifting and analysing evidence from crime scenes have till August visited over 25,000 spots since their induction in February. This has proved a boon for police in their investigation. Forensic experts are able to perform on-the-spot forensic tests in the vans before sending them for further analyses to the Forensic Science Laboratory. The spots visited this year till August related to house theft (10,492), burglary (4,164),...

After lockdown, 35% rise in nanoparticle emissions

'After lockdown, 35% rise in nanoparticle emissions'
NEW DELHI: Scientists have found that after the Covid lockdown eased in Delhi, the emission of nanoparticles, which are super-fine pollutants, increased by 35% on the city's roadside. Nanoparticles are fine pollutants which are about 1/1000th of particulate matter. They cannot be filtered out by N-95 masks. Scientists in the department of environmental engineering at Delhi Technological University (DTU) and the space and atmospheric sciences division of the Physical Research Laboratory in...

Over 80% of women complain buses don't stop for them at halts, says survey

Delhi: Over 80% of women complain buses don't stop for them at halts, says survey
NEW DELHI: About 80.2% of women bus users surveyed during a study reported instances of the public transporters not halting for them at designated stops, a report by Greenpeace India released Tuesday said. While 29% of the respondents faced such instances 'frequently', 50.2% said they experienced this 'occasionally' and 20.8% said they hadn't witnessed such episodes. Besides, 54.2% respondents said they were targeted with comments and faced discrimination from drivers, conductors and male...

MCD to take EV charging infra to outskirts of Capital

MCD to take EV charging infra to outskirts of Capital
Source: Times of India 5th Oct 2023 URL:  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mcd-to-take-ev-charging-infra-to-outskirts-of-delhi/articleshow/104172799.cms?from=mdr NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to expand its electric vehicle charging infrastructure to outer Delhi in the coming days.Officials said more charging facilities for e-auto or e-vehicles would be made in areas such as Narela, Najafgarh and Rohini so that people can use them in large numbers...

CSIR-CRRI की स्टील स्लैग रोड टेक्नोलॉजी को जर्मनी में मिला ग्‍लोबल अवार्ड

CSIR-CRRI की स्टील स्लैग रोड टेक्नोलॉजी को जर्मनी में मिला ग्‍लोबल अवार्ड
नई दिल्‍ली. सीएसआईआर- केंद्रीय सड़क अनुसन्धान संस्थान, दिल्ली स्टील स्लैग रोड टेक्नोलॉजी को जर्मनी का प्रतिष्ठित अवार्ड मिला है. ग्‍लोबल स्‍लैग पर्सनालिटी ऑफ द इयर अवार्ड 2023 प्रधान साइंटिस्ट सतीश पांडेय को जर्मनी में दिया गया. वो इस वैश्विक सम्मान को प्राप्त करने वाले प्रथम भारतीय साइंटिस्ट हैं. यह सम्मान वर्ष 2007 से प्रतिवर्ष, स्टील इंडस्ट्रीज में सॉलिड वेस्ट के रूप में उत्पन्न होने वाले आयरन एंड स्टील स्लैग के पर्यावरण अनुकूल उपयोग को बढ़ावा देने के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर...

Earth Day - 2023 Celebration & Participation of CSIR-CRRI into 'World's Largest Global Climate Clock Assembly and Display'

Earth Day  - 2023 Celebration  & Participation of CSIR-CRRI into 'World's Largest Global Climate Clock Assembly and Display'
The following activities have been completed at CSIR-CRRI in accordance with the celebration of Earth Day - 2023 and the event of World's Largest Global Climate Clock Assembly and Display' The Energy Literacy Course has been completed by more than 60 staff members and Contractual Workers More than 17 volunteers have completed their training on Climate Clock assembly and display activity Schools and Students were identified and training for the same is under way List of Staff...

An Assessment of Avoided CO2 Emissions during Construction, Maintenance and Operation of National Highways

An Assessment of Avoided CO2 Emissions during Construction, Maintenance and Operation of National Highways
Source: teri Date: 22nd Feb 2023 Download India has the 2nd largest road network in the world. Amongst the different types of roads, the National Highways extending to 1,44,634 km has contributed significantly to India’s rapid economic development. The rapid pace of construction of highways is enabling integration of the local economies of far flung towns and villages into the national economy. Construction and maintenance of roads is known to be a source of CO2, which is over and above...

देश की पहली स्टील कचरे से बनी सड़क का नीति आयोग के सदस्य ने किया निरीक्षण

Source: NDTV India URL: https://ndtv.in/india/niti-aayog-member-inspected-the-countrys-first-road-made-of-steel-waste-3055632   देश के अलग-अलग स्टील प्लांटों (Steel Plants) हर साल करीब 20 मिलियन (2 करोड़) टन स्टील का कचरा निकलता है. 2030 यह बढ़कर 45 मिलियन टन हो जाएगा. आज हालात यह हैं कि स्टील प्लांटों में स्टील के कचरे के पहाड़ बन गए हैं. इससे पर्यावरण (Environment) को बड़ा खतरा है. सूरत: गुजरात (Gujarat) में देश की पहली स्टील कचरे (Steel Waste) से बनकर सड़क तैयार है. इस...

अब स्टील स्लैग से बनेंगे रनवे, देश की पहली स्‍टील स्लैग रोड की गुणवत्ता देख नीति आयोग ने की घोषणा

अब स्टील स्लैग से बनेंगे रनवे, देश की पहली स्‍टील स्लैग रोड की गुणवत्ता देख नीति आयोग ने की घोषणा
Source: News 18 URL: https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/now-the-airport-runways-will-be-made-of-steel-slag-niti-aayog-big-announcement-know-full-details-here-4310471.html सूरत/नई दिल्ली. देश में अब स्टील स्लैग से रनवे बनाए जाएंगे. इसके अलावा रेलवे ट्रैक पर एग्रीगेट बैलास्ट के रूप में भी इसका इस्तेमाल किए जाएगा. यह घोषणा नीति आयोग के सदस्य डॉक्टर वीके सारस्वत ने शुक्रवार को गुजरात के सूरत में की. वो सूरत के हजीरा में देश की पहली 100 फ़ीसदी स्टील स्लैग से बनी रोड की गुणवत्ता का...