Identifying the opportunities for sustainable bitumen production in India.

The present study assessed the environmental impacts due to bitumen production in India using life cycle assessment approach. The impacts were calculated for production of 1 t of bitumen and system boundary covered extraction of resources, processing at refinery, transportation of bitumen and storage at the production site. In this study, five scenarios were considered to estimate the impacts reduction assuming different future electricity mix and thermal energy source.

A critical review of the life cycle assessment studies on road pavements and road infrastructures.

In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of life cycle assessment (LCA) studies related to road pavements and road infrastructures. The main aim of this study is to perform a critical analysis of various studies undertaken so far to examine goals, scopes, impact categories, life cycle phases, methods and approaches, and limitations. A total of 67 LCA studies reported in literature were analysed and categorized into four categories viz.

Correction: COVID-19 and transportation of India: influence on infection risk and greenhouse gas emissions.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02311-9.].

COVID-19 and transportation of India: influence on infection risk and greenhouse gas emissions.

COVID-19 have significant impact on travel behaviour and greenhouse gases (GHG), especially for the most affected city in India, Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR). The present study attempts to explore the risk on different modes of transportation and GHG emissions (based on change in travel behavior) during peak/non-peak hours in a day by an online/offline survey for commuters in Indian metropolitan cities like MMR, Delhi and Bengaluru. In MMR, the probability of infection in car estimated to be 0.