India needs to reduce imports and increase exports to become 3rd-largest economy: Gadkari
NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (PTI): India will have to reduce imports and increase exports, if it wants to become the third-largest economy in the world, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.
Speaking at ‘CSIR’s Technology Transfer Ceremony’, Gadkari highlighted how agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource and help in reducing the country’s crude imports.
The road transport and highways minister noted that the use of bio-bitumen, a petroleum-free component, in road construction is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
