Page 16 - Latest Updates on Dharmendra Pradhan
BP wants bigger pie of India fuel market, bats for natural gas under GST
Firm to create 80,000 jobs by increasing fuel retail outlets, along with Reliance, to 5,500 in 4-5 yrs
 "BP wants bigger pie of India fuel market, bats for natural gas under GST")
Elect NDA to fast-track development: Pradhan's appeal to people of Bihar
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
 "Elect NDA to fast-track development: Pradhan's appeal to people of Bihar")
'Cleaner than CNG' fuel for Delhi buses from today: Facts you should know
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan will today formally launch the much-awaited trial run of HCNG buses
 "'Cleaner than CNG' fuel for Delhi buses from today: Facts you should know")
Rs 22,267 crore allocated to Odisha to help fight Covid-19: Pradhan
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said an aid package of Rs 22,267.66 crore has been allocated as central assistance to Odisha to combat the Covid-19 pandemic
9 injured in Bhubaneswar petrol pump fire; Dharmendra Pradhan orders probe
Nine people were injured, two of them critically, in a major fire that broke out at an IOCL petrol pump near the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, police said.
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Govt grants pricing, marketing leeway to gas producers, allows e-bidding
Move will help in bringing at least 40 mmscmd of natural gas from Krishna Godawari basin alone
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Torrent to invest Rs 8,000 cr in CGD; Pradhan bats for home-delivery of CNG
The company has got 16 geographical areas covering 32 districts with a population of over 90 mn, in the ninths and tenth round of CGD bidding
 "Torrent to invest Rs 8,000 cr in CGD; Pradhan bats for home-delivery of CNG")
Pradhan launches 42 CNG stations, 3 City Gate Stations of Torrent Gas
As part of the plan to develop a gas-based economy in India by making natural gas available across the upcountry regions, Pradhan dedicated 42 CNG stations and 3 City Gate Stations to the community
Petroleum Minister urges opting 100% clean fuels for prime tourist cities
He was addressing a virtual meet on ''tourism and rural development'' along with Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, an official statement said here
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Iconic spots to be turned into green zones with use of bio fuels: Pradhan
He said the proposed project will be the joint effort of the ministry of tourism and the ministry of petroleum and natural gas
Odisha CM, Dharmendra Pradhan, Pratap Sarangi condole Jaswant Singh's death
Singh, a close associate of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Sunday
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Pradhan invites US cos to engage in developing gas infrastructure in India
Dharmendra Pradhan discussed 'Strategic Energy Partnership' during video conferencing with Kenneth Juster, and invited the US companies to engage more intensely in developing the gas infrastructure
India saved Rs 5,000 cr by filling reserves with low-priced oil: Pradhan
The average cost of procurement of crude oil was $19 per barrel, as compared to $60 a barrel prevailing during January 2020
India's oil import bill dips by two-third on fall in global prices: Pradhan
India's crude oil import bill fell to a third in the first four months of the current fiscal after international oil rates nosedived on demand evaporating, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said
Pradhan urges Odisha CM to initiate Ayushman Bharat, Digital Health Mission
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement two flagship public welfare schemes of the Union Health Ministry in Odisha
India's 11th city gas bidding round to be launched soon, says Pradhan
The 11th bid round is being planned around a new pipeline being constructed from Angul in Odisha to Mumbai in Maharashtra to ferry natural gas between the east and west coast
5 Petroleum and Gas PSUs to join International Solar Alliance: Pradhan
Five PSUs under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will be joining ISA's Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners and will be contributing to ISA's Corpus Fund
Restart Shramik Special trains from Odisha: Pradhan to rail minister
Pradhan has written to Piyush Goyal requesting him to restart Shramik Special trains from Odisha to ferry migrant workers back to their workplace in states like Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Pradhan discusses with CHT officials about innovation in oil and gas ops
Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with officials of Centre for High Technology to discuss the adoption of best practices and promotion of Research Development and innovation in oil and gas operations
State-run oil and gas firms set to invest Rs 1.62 trillion this year
At present, the sector is seeing work on 8,363 projects with an anticipated cost of Rs 5.88 trillion.
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