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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.

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

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

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

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

Pradhan invites US cos to engage in developing gas infrastructure in India

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday discussed 'Strategic Energy Partnership' during video conferencing with Kenneth Juster, the US Ambassador to India, and invited the US companies to engage more intensely in developing the gas infrastructure in India.Informing about the same in series of tweets, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that, the Minister also reviewed the strategic petroleum reserves' cooperation initiated in June this year."Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan had a discussion through VC with Kenneth Juster, the U.S. Ambassador to India on India-U.S Strategic Energy Partnership.The U.S. Ambassador to India recognized that the energy component is emerging as a key constituent of the India-US strategic partnership," tweeted the Ministry."Minister Dharmendra Pradhan invited US companies to engage more intensely in developing the gas infrastructure in the ...

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 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA)'s Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners and will be contributing to ISA's Corpus Fund, said Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Tuesday.In his inaugural speech at the First World Solar Technology Summit organized by ISA, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and GAIL (India) Limited will be contributing to ISA's Corpus Fund.According to a press statement, Pradhan said that increasingly and rightly so, Indian Oil & Gas companies are actively taking part in this clean energy transition. "In order to reduce carbon footprint, these companies will be focusing more on green energy investments such as ...

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

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday held a meeting with officials of the Centre for High Technology (CHT) to discuss the adoption of best practices and promotion of Research Development and innovation in oil and gas operations."Held a meeting with officials of Centre for High Technology to discuss the adoption of best practices and promotion of R & D and innovation in our oil and gas operations to achieve continuous improvement in performance, processes and energy efficiency," Pradhan said in a tweet attaching the pictures of his video-conferencing meeting with officials.Centre for High Technology (CHT) was established as a dedicated technology cell of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 1987 to assess futuristic requirements, acquire, develop and adopt technologies in the fields of refinery processes, petroleum products, work relating to the modernisation of technologies.

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.

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