The Government has decided to use Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen in bituminous pavement courses during road construction.
Bituminous pavements are constructed in different layers such as base course, binder course and surface course.
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A report by the UN University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health has mentioned about certain safety concerns of the Mullaperiyar dam.
Commissioning or de-commissioning of dams owned by State Governments is exclusively within the purview of the dam owning State.
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The James Webb Space Telescope scheduled to be sent into orbit soon has an important object, which is a large gold mirror.
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Experts said that the infestation of desert locusts is closely linked to climate change, as a hotter climate is linked to more damaging locust swarms.
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