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No proposal to rename IIT Madras as IIT Chennai: Dharmendra Pradhan

Madras city was renamed as Chennai in 1996 by the Tamil Nadu government.

Over Rs 14.75 crore spent on PM eVIDYA initiative in FY 2020-21: Govt

Over Rs 14.75 crore was spent during the financial year 2020-2021 for PM eVIDYA, an initiative launched in May last year to unify all efforts to enable multi-mode access to education

39 posts of chairman, directors vacant at IITs, NITs: Dharmendra Pradhan

Thirty-nine posts of chairman and directors are vacant at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

Training starts in 607 districts under third phase of PMKVY: Pradhan

Training has started in 607 districts across 32 states/Union Territories under the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2020-22, Parliament was informed on Monday.

AICTE permits BTech programs in 11 regional languages: Dharmendra Pradhan

These languages are Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi and Odia

Pradhan terms NEP 'guiding philosophy', calls for fast-tracking policy

Noting that the new National Education Policy (NEP) is not merely a document but a guiding philosophy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for fast-tracking its implementation.

ONGC's existential problem: India's exploration conglomerate running empty

India's dependence on imported oil and gas is rising steadily but the country's premier exploration conglomerate is running on empty

NEET-UG to be held in 13 languages, exam centre opened in Kuwait: Pradhan

In a first, medical entrance exam NEET-UG will be conducted in 13 languages with Punjabi and Malayam being the new additions, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. He also said that a new exam centre for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) has been opened in Kuwait to facilitate the Indian student community in the Middle East. "Registrations for the NEET(UG) 2021 has started on http://ntaneet.nic.in from 5:00 pm today. For the first time in the history of NEET(UG) exam and in order to facilitate the Indian student community in the middle east, an examination centre has been opened in Kuwait," he tweeted. "The NEET(UG) 2021 will be for the first time conducted in 13 languages with new addition of Punjabi and Malayalam," Pradhan said. The languages which are now being offered are Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Urdu and English, he said. The Minister had on Monday announced that

Committed to creating linkages between skilling, employment: Pradhan

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday assumed charge of the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry and said he is committed to creating linkages between skilling and employment. "We are committed to strengthen the skilling efforts of the ministry and equipping the youth with necessary skills to prepare them for Future of Work, and creating linkages between skilling and employment," he said. Rajeev Chandrasekhar also took charge as the Minister of State in the ministry.

Dharmendra Pradhan puts ONGC, OIL on notice: Perform or get shipped out

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday put state-owned ONGC and OIL on notice saying oil and gas reserves they hold need to be monetised through joint ventures with domain experts

Former Telangana minister Eatala Rajender joins BJP in presence of Pradhan

Former Telangana health minister Eatala Rajender joined the BJP on Monday in the presence of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Third round of discovered small field auctions begins

Production from DSF-1 Elao field in Cambay basin expected to being in a weeks

Production from blocks awarded in first round auctions expected in a week

Third round of discovered small field auctions begins

Fossil fuels will be a bad word in decades to come: Oil Minister Pradhan

He asked oil and gas firms to take a lead in clean fuel initiatives, urging them to focus more on using farm waste to energy projects

Shiv Sena says ONGC's negligence led to the barge tragedy during cyclone

The Shiv Sena on Saturday held Oil and Natural Gas Corporation responsible for the death of several personnel of the barge that sank off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae brushed past the city

Congress seeks resignation of petroleum minister over barge tragedy

Maharashtra Congress demanded the resignation of Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on moral grounds over the death of 37 personnel on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea

Oil for oxygen: India welcomes Saudi covid aid, boosts oil imports

Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil producers for supplying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to help the country in its battle with the Covid

India in process of securing commercial supplies of LMO from Gulf countries

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said he had close consultations during the last week with his counterparts from some Gulf countries on ways to increase import of oxygen

Pradhan holds meeting to augment supply of medical oxygen from steel plants

Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday held a meeting with senior officials of the ministry to augment availability of medical oxygen in the country.

Working on hydrogen-natural gas synergy, broader role for former: Pradhan

Minister says role of hydrogen to go beyond transport, embrace chemicals, iron, steel, fertiliser and refining, among other areas