Oil Ministry pitches for ad-valorem levy of oil cess
The Petroleum Ministry wants the Finance Ministry to cut cess on crude oil and make it ad valorem in view of the slump in global oil rates, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Tuesday.
Dec 15, 2015, 23:04 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Rawat seeks Rs 500 crore assistance from Centre for Ardha Kumbh
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday sought a one-time assistance of Rs 500 crore from the Centre for the Ardha Kumbh mela that is scheduled to begin in January next.
Nov 25, 2015, 21:22 PM IST
Oil & gas block auction policy to be ready by FY16: Pradhan
In September, the government had allowed pricing freedom for the gas produced from 69 small and marginal fields.
Nov 17, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Time has come to think on income bracket for LPG subsidy: Dharmendra Pradhan
The minister also said the government was also planning to include kerosene in line with LPG for targetting the subsidies effectively.
Nov 14, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
LPG subsidy for consumers with over Rs 10 lakh annual income to be lifted
The NDA government is mulling to lift the subsidy on LPG cylinder for consumers whose annual income is above Rs 10 lakh, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here Saturday.
Nov 14, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
Bihar defeat has no link with intolerance debate: Dharmendra Pradhan
"Bihar defeat has no connection with intolerance although many people are trying to link the two," Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters.
Nov 14, 2015, 17:06 PM IST
Time has come for stopping LPG subsidy to well-off: Pradhan
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday hinted of stopping supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to the well-off as only 42.5 lakh out of nearly 15 crore cooking gas consumers have so far voluntarily give up subsidy.
Nov 06, 2015, 21:15 PM IST
Low pollution Euro-VI fuels be to introduced by 2020: Pradhan
India will shift to Euro-VI emission compliant petrol and diesel by 2020 to cut carbon emissions, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.
Oct 30, 2015, 00:04 AM IST
Make excise rates on LPG uniform: Oil Min to FinMin
LPG or domestic cooking gas, is sold in different pack sizes - 5 kg, 14.2 kg and 19 kg. A household customer is allowed 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each or 34 cylinders of 5 kg each during a year at subsidised rates. Any requirement beyond this has to be bought at market rate.
Oct 29, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
Soon, transparent LPG cylinders to keep a tab on gas theft
Such transparent cylinder will come at anything between Rs 2,500-3,000.
Oct 14, 2015, 14:40 PM IST
Bids for 69 marginal oil and gas fields to begin by Dec: Pradhan
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday said the government will open the bids for 69 marginal oil and gas fields from late November or early December and expressed confidence of getting good response from across the globe.
Sep 21, 2015, 21:43 PM IST
Bihar polls: LJP dissatisfied with seat sharing, says Chirag Paswan
Dharmendra Pradhan has said that Ramvilas Paswan is a veteran minister of NDA and he has no issues regarding NDA’s division of political seats.
Sep 15, 2015, 13:36 PM IST
India should buy overseas assets aggressively: Pradhan
Opportunities emerging from low oil prices were discussed at a meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with business leaders, bankers and bureaucrats yesterday against the backdrop of global economic turmoil, he said.
Sep 09, 2015, 12:43 PM IST
Govt to fix formula for premium on gas pricing soon: Pradhan
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government would soon finalise a formula to calculate premium on gas pricing for difficult blocks.
Aug 28, 2015, 19:26 PM IST
India signs pact to lay oil pipeline to Nepal
India Monday signed an agreement to lay an oil pipeline from Raxaul in Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal to supply petrol, diesel and ATF to the land-locked Himalayan Kingdom.
Aug 24, 2015, 18:54 PM IST
Pradhan to sign MoU for oil pipeline with Nepal
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is visiting Kathmandu this week for signing of an agreement to lay an oil pipeline from Raxaul in Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal to supply petrol, diesel and ATF to the land-locked Himalayan Kingdom.
Aug 23, 2015, 18:07 PM IST
Govt to announce new gas price formula for 'difficult fields'
Government will "any day" announce a decision to allow market price for part of gas discoveries made in future from difficult fields, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.
Aug 10, 2015, 17:55 PM IST
Govt caps kerosene subsidy at Rs 12/litre, LPG at Rs 18/kg
Government has capped the subsidy payout on kerosene at Rs 12 per litre and domestic cooking gas (LPG) at Rs 18 per kg, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.
Aug 10, 2015, 13:52 PM IST
Govt moots single entity for oil sector safety, installations
With four agencies under different ministries being responsible for safety of oil installations, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday mooted bringing them under one umbrella organisation by enacting a new law.
Aug 04, 2015, 20:14 PM IST
Govt recovers Rs 368 crore additional profit from RIL
Government has recovered nearly a third of the USD 195.34 million additional profit it is claiming from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 field as a result of penalty imposed for gas output lagging targets, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.
Aug 03, 2015, 17:28 PM IST
