This lower production had caused an imbalance in demand and supply, the minister said
Pradhan added that the changes allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere like traders
Pradhan flagged off from L&T's Hazira plant in Surat district critical components bound for Indian Oil's MEG plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha
The union cabinet approved an interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore for new distilleries producing ethanol
Stating that the Centre has given Rs 60,000 crore to Odisha farmers through different schemes during the last six years, Pradhan said the new farm legislations intended to make the farmers atmanirbhar
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Currently, gas accounts for 6 per cent in the country's total energy mix
Pradhan said that before the new agricultural laws, there was a lot of exploitation of farmers in the crop trading system and middlemen used to benefit a lot
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan said there has been a rise in fuel prices in the international market because of the recent elections in America and other reasons
Pradhan's statement comes in the wake of a steep hike in the prices of petrol and diesel recently
LNG import terminals and capacity additions are planned on both east and west coast.
BPCL is India's sixth-largest company by turnover.
Exxon Mobil had in October last year signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ONGC to offer its expertise and technology for developing resources in offshore blocks.
India wants to diversify its oil imports, including the resumption of supplies from Iran and Venezuela after Joseph Biden becomes president of the US, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said
JBM Group, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas and Petronet LNG among companies that will set up the units.
Says his ministry plans to set up a separate body for data management in the sector, along the lines of Mineral Exploration Corporation
India is the world's third biggest oil importer
Firm to create 80,000 jobs by increasing fuel retail outlets, along with Reliance, to 5,500 in 4-5 yrs
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted achievements of the centre and the Bihar government and appealed to the people to return NDA to power so that more development could be done
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan will today formally launch the much-awaited trial run of HCNG buses