{"id":48168,"date":"2025-12-06T17:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/bitumen-forum-india-signs-landmark-mou-with-csir-crri-to-advance-indias-road-infrastructure-excellence\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T17:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:17:45","slug":"bitumen-forum-india-signs-landmark-mou-with-csir-crri-to-advance-indias-road-infrastructure-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/bitumen-forum-india-signs-landmark-mou-with-csir-crri-to-advance-indias-road-infrastructure-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitumen Forum India Signs Landmark MoU with CSIR\u2013CRRI to Advance India\u2019s Road Infrastructure Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span><strong>New Delhi [India], December 5:<\/strong> <\/span>Bitumen Forum India proudly announces the signing of a transformative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific &amp; Industrial Research \u2013 Central Road Research Institute (CSIR\u2013CRRI). The agreement was formally exchanged today between Mr Akhilesh Srivastava, President \u2013 Bitumen Forum India, and Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Director \u2013 CSIR\u2013CRRI, marking a milestone collaboration for India\u2019s road and infrastructure ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">A Strategic Alliance for Innovation<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This partnership integrates\u00a0CRRI\u2019s scientific leadership\u00a0with\u00a0Bitumen Forum\u2019s strong industry network, creating a powerful synergy focused on driving innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the road construction sector. Together, both organisations will work toward the development of\u00a0future-ready pavements, cutting-edge technologies, and advanced research solutions.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Building Capacity for a Better Tomorrow<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Under this MoU, Bitumen Forum India and CSIR\u2013CRRI will jointly undertake a wide spectrum of initiatives, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Industry-oriented\u00a0training and certification programs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Collaborative\u00a0research on next-generation bitumen and pavement technologies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Road safety awareness campaigns\u00a0for national impact<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Extensive\u00a0knowledge-sharing platforms\u00a0for engineers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The collaboration aims to significantly strengthen national capacity building and uplift technical expertise across India\u2019s highway and construction ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Driving India Toward Smarter, Safer, and Sustainable Roads<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This partnership reinforces a shared commitment to shaping India\u2019s future through durable, intelligent, and eco-friendly road infrastructure. By combining science with real-world industry requirements, the alliance will contribute to safer roads, skilled professionals, and a robust innovation-driven construction framework.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u201cWhen Industry Meets Science, Nations Move Forward.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With this MoU, India\u2019s journey toward world-class roads becomes stronger, smarter, and more sustainable than ever before.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">About Bitumen Forum India<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bitumenforum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitumen Forum India<\/a>\u00a0is a leading national platform uniting stakeholders from across the bitumen and road construction value chain. The Forum works actively to promote technological advancements, knowledge exchange, policy discussions, and industry growth through collaborative initiatives with government bodies, academia, and global partners.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For Media Enquiries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bitumen Forum India<br \/>\nEmail: info@bitumenforum.in<br \/>\nWebsite: www.bitumenforum.in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], December 5: Bitumen Forum India proudly announces the signing of a transformative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[623],"class_list":["post-48168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}