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flag India mandates safer sleeper buses and launches world’s first commercial bio-bitumen from farm waste.

flag Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced new safety rules for sleeper buses in India, requiring fire detection systems, emergency exits with hammers, emergency lighting, and driver drowsiness alerts. flag Only accredited automobile manufacturers will be allowed to build sleeper coaches, with central oversight and mandatory retrofitting of existing buses. flag In a separate development, India became the first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen from agricultural waste, a move expected to save Rs 4,500 crore in foreign exchange, reduce pollution, and support rural livelihoods.

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