Page 17 - Latest Updates on Dharmendra Pradhan
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
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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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Help govt in providing low-cost homes for migrants: Pradhan to steel firms
Pradhan said the government has set a target of providing 100,000 such houses, but the industry should build many more steel-intensive, low-cost houses, which will be a model for others to emulate
Pradhan asks steel industry to hike spending to boost consumption, jobs
Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asked the industry stakeholders to prepare a plan to enhance investment that will boost steel consumption and create new job opportunities in the country
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests Covid positive, admitted to Medanta
In a tweet, Pradhan said he has been admitted to hospital after testing positive of Covid-19
Naveen Patnaik, Dharmendra Pradhan condole SP leader Amar Singh's death
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi on Saturday condoled the death of Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh
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Pradhan urges for inauguration of Haridaspur Rail line in presence of PM
he Paradip-Haridaspur new rail Line project has recently reached its final stage of completion
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Gas economy: Centre planning to change LNG pipeline pricing policy
The second of the two-part series talks about why zonal pricing may be on the way out
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India signs MoU to develop strategic petroleum reserve in America
The two countries are in advanced stage of discussion to store crude oil in America to increase India's stockpile
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Pradhan says pipeline tariff rationalisation, gas pricing freedom on anvil
The present zonal tariff structure, he said, results in additive tariffs for usage of multiple pipelines to transport natural gas from distant gas supply sources
FinMin told to levy tax on imported goods to boost local products: Pradhan
The proposed Border Adjustment Tax would be imposed on imported goods in addition to customs duty to bring the imported product at par with locally-made products.
Centre profiteering from price hike, says Sonia; Pradhan rebuts charges
Pradhan, however, said Congress-ruled states were equally responsible for an overall rise in oil prices
 "Centre profiteering from price hike, says Sonia; Pradhan rebuts charges")
Steel imports worth Rs 20,000 cr avoided due to DMISP policy: Pradhan
Domestically manufactured iron and steel products (DMISP) policy was launched in 2017 and has helped India avoid steel imports worth over Rs 20,000 crore
 "Steel imports worth Rs 20,000 cr avoided due to DMISP policy: Pradhan")
Pradhan urges all industry stakeholders to use domestically produced steel
The minister further said there are many sectors which still do not use domestically produced steel due to various reasons.
Central transmission utility hived off from Power Grid Corporation
Power Grid, as a CTU, is responsible for the wheeling of power generatedby power producers and involved in planning transmission systems and operations.
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GAIL, Adani, Petronet LNG join IGX; gas price of $4.07 per unit discovered
Launched on Monday, the platform - set up by the Indian Energy Exchange - has so far traded 100 mmBtu gas.
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Refining capacity to double to 500 mt by 2030, says Dharmendra Pradhan
The country has already planned the world's largest refinery in the western coast, on which work will start soon, said Pradhan
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India aims to double refining capacity to 500 MT by 2030: Pradhan
The country already has the world's largest refinery project in the West Coast of India, work on which will start soon, the minister said
 "India aims to double refining capacity to 500 MT by 2030: Pradhan")