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  India should avoid knee-jerk reaction to oil price hike, says Dharmendra Pradhan

  India | September 08, 2018 23:11 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan

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  Gas trading platform to come up 'very soon' in India, says Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan

  Business | October 11, 2017 11:00 IST

  The Oil minister said the government will soon come up with a gas trading platform.

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  Need tax uniformity, bring petroleum products under GST: Oil Minister to FinMin

  Politics | September 18, 2017 12:31 IST

  The Ministry of Petroleum has requested the Ministry of Finance to bring petroleum products under the ambit of GST, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

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  Consumers were benefitted first; excise duty came later: Oil Minister

  February 25, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Under attack for hiking excise duty on petrol and diesel, government today said the step was taken to save money for developmental works after “substantial” benefits of reducing global crude prices were passed

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  India can be economic power, says new Oil Minister

  May 27, 2014 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: India can become an economic power if it becomes self sufficient in energy, said Dharmendra Pradhan who took charge Tuesday of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. Pradhan, a minister of state with

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  Oil Ministry considering hike in subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household

  India | January 12, 2014 21:56 IST

  New Delhi: Under pressure from his party, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the government is considering increasing the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household even as hints were dropped of

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  Moily asks PM to appoint expert panel to examine fuel pricing

  Politics | February 03, 2013 11:55 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: Fearing oil refineries will be hit hard by the Finance Ministry's move to change the way petrol and diesel are priced, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has asked Prime Minister Manmohan

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  No immediate fuel price hike, says Oil Minister Reddy

  September 07, 2012 12:17 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 7:  Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said there was no immediate plan to hike the prices of oil products including petrol, but also hinted at some "immediate painful decisions" Speakings to reporters

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  Vayalar Ravi slams oil companies, says their claim of loss 'untrue'

  Politics | June 03, 2012 15:20 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 3: Overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi on Friday became the second Union minister after A K Antony to disapprove of the petrol price hike and asked oil minister Jaipal Reddy to

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  Govt Not Looking At Diesel Price Decontrol, Says Jaipal Reddy

  March 23, 2012 16:31 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 23: Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said the government is not contemplating decontrol of diesel prices and admitted to “some kind of” discontinuation of petrol deregulation of late.“As of now, we