Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday asserted that there was no proposal before the ruling BJP's high command to seek Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa's resignation
He said the focus now should be on managing the Covid-19 pandemic
Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the amendments in the mines and minerals act will help create employment opportunities
To enhance coal production and reduce imports, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has identified 15 new projects with a capacity to produce 160 million tonnes per annum
Security is "adequate" at Delhi's Red Fort and it is guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said on Tuesday
A day after Rahul Gandhi took out a tractor rally in Wayanad in solidarity with protesting farmers, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress leader
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday urged them to reconsider their decision.
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday assured Coal India of full government support
Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) will invest around Rs 30,000 crore for its ambitious expansion and diversification projects in the next six to seven years, which will help achieve the Centre's goal of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
Union minister Pralhad Joshi said this while addressing the 15th edition of Global Mining Summit and International Mining & Machinery Exhibition
The Centre is planning to come out with the proposed mining reforms in a month or so and the auction of mineral blocks will kickstart two to three months after the amendments take place
In an interview with Shreya Jai & Jyoti Mukul, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi argues why coal production cannot be sacrificed at the altar of environment
Joshi is the latest addition to prominent politicians from the state who have tested positive for Covid
The Union Minister said the exploration started after his meeting last month with Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on August 28
Those not having any faith in Gandhian principles sat in front of the Gandhi statue to protest on the orders of "naqli (fake) Gandhis", he said in an apparent reference to the Nehru-Gandhi family
The minister also invited investors, explorers and miners to come and explore the huge opportunities that the Indian mining sector offers
The company is eyeing one billion tonne of production by 2023-2024
Pralhad Joshi says he will replace mines from the auction if chief ministers object but they should understand this will change the economic situation in states.
Making it clear that he was not politicising the issue, the minister said many states are importing thermal coal which is substitutable
Joshi said India stood fifth in terms of coal reserves and the Centre was working towards achieving self-sufficiency in coal production