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  Fuel prices could go down once international markets stabilise: Dharmendra Pradhan

  News | June 29, 2020 19:32 IST

  Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on June 29 stated that the world economy as well as India's economy is going through a challenging time.

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  Govt will buy home-made biogas in UP: Dharmendra Pradhan

  News | June 25, 2020 19:44 IST

  home-made biogas, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jan Samvad, Ujjwala beneficiaries, Uttar Pradesh, 5000 biogas plants

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  Dharmendra Pradhan, Naveen Patnaik inaugurate Product Application and Development Centre via video-conferencing

  News | June 25, 2020 16:30 IST

  Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Product Application and Development Centre (PADC) on June 25 via video-conferencing.

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  Assam CM, Petroleum Minister review meeting over Baghjan gas tragedy

  News | June 14, 2020 7:56 IST

  Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan interacts with PMUY beneficiaries via video conference

  News | May 16, 2020 18:38 IST

  Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan held a video conference with the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) on May 16.

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  Congress shouldn't indulge in politics over migrant workers: Dharmendra Pradhan

  News | May 15, 2020 18:02 IST

  The Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at Congress for lambasting BJP over situation of migrant workers.

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  Petroleum Minister Pradhan allays fears of non-telcos PSUs over AGR dues

  Business | February 17, 2020 18:24 IST

  Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said he believes non-telecom PSUs are not covered by the Supreme Court order that asked telecom licence holders to pay statutory dues after including non-telecom revenues.

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  LPG Price Hike: Oil Minister justifies increase citing spike in global prices

  India | February 13, 2020 21:30 IST

  The oil ministry on Thursday justified the steep Rs 144.50 per cylinder hike in cooking gas LPG prices, saying the rates are based on the international market price that had increased over 26 per cent last month. It also said domestic consumers have been largely insulated from the hike by way of the large increase in subsidy.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan slams Rahul Gandhi over 'hollow budget' remark, requests him to educate

  Politics | February 01, 2020 20:37 IST

  While speaking on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remark, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said, "A person who is hollow himself, will find everything hollow.

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  Only those who say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' will stay in India: Dharmendra Pradhan

  India | December 29, 2019 8:37 IST

  Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that only those who will say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' will stay in India. Addressing the 54th state conference of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Pradhan questioned, "Whether the sacrifice given by Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose will go waste? People have fought for freedom not because we have to count after 70 years who all are citizens. Whether we will make this country a Dharamshala?."

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  IOC, GAIL to pay Adani 5% more charge than their own LNG terminal: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Business | November 18, 2019 15:26 IST

  ​State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and GAIL India will pay Adani Group 5 per cent more in hiring charges for using the private firm's upcoming LNG import facility at Dhamra in Odisha than their own similar terminal, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.  

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  Dharmendra Pradhan to visit Russia, Japan from Oct 22 to Oct 26

  India | October 21, 2019 22:07 IST

  Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will visit Russia and Japan between October 22 and 26 to boost energy ties with the two nations.

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  Indo-US energy trade to touch ten billion dollar in FY20: Pradhan

  Business | October 21, 2019 16:47 IST

  In 2018-19, our energy trade size is $7 billion with the US. It is increasing this year, as we are importing crude oil, LNG, coal, especially the special category of coal.

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  India to see USD 118 billion investment in oil, gas sector: Pradhan

  Business | October 14, 2019 16:14 IST

  Speaking at the India Energy Forum of CERAWeek conference here, he said India's energy transition level is in line with global trends.

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  Conclave on making India global steel manufacturing hub

  Business | September 22, 2019 11:03 IST

  At present, China is the world's largest steel producer with a production capacity of 928.3 MT of crude steel (2018), while India, with 106.5 MT of crude steel production, ranks second on the list.

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  Minister seeks direct flight between Bhubaneswar and Dubai

  India | September 18, 2019 13:13 IST

  In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Pradhan said there has been a long-pending request from various quarters for introducing a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai.

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  Government appoints two OSDs, one private secy to union ministers Pradhan, R K Singh and Nitin Gadkari

  India | August 28, 2019 22:35 IST

  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed Jitendra Asati, a 2009-batch IES officer, as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Pradhan for a period up to October 20, 2021.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan seeks independent trains connecting Kalahandi with Odisha capital

  India | July 19, 2019 18:52 IST

  Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains -- Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh -- for the convenience of the people in Odisha's Kalahandi.

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  86% of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries ordered LPG refill: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Business | July 01, 2019 21:13 IST

  Highlighting achievements of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), he said average per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is around 4.87 cylinders in a year.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan retains petroleum, gets steel too

  India | May 31, 2019 14:42 IST

  Considered the party's chief ministerial candidate at one time, Pradhan had steered one of the Modi government's most talked about schemes Pradhan Mantri Ujjawla Yojana, an initiative to provide free cooking gas connection to poor women.