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Dharmendra Pradhan

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu anguished over absence of ministers

Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed displeasure at ministers not making it to the House in time for laying the papers listed against their names.

Dec 20, 2017, 17:40 PM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan pitches for including gas in GST

Crude oil, petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel and natural gas are not included in GST.

Nov 28, 2017, 15:04 PM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan asks Oil PSUs to boost gas supplies to states

India consumed 14 million tonnes (MT) of pet coke during April-October 2017, marginally lower than 14.9 MT used in same period of last fiscal. Of the fuel consumed, only 8 MT was produced locally and the rest was imported.

Nov 21, 2017, 21:01 PM IST

Delhi, NCR to get BS-VI grade fuel by 2018 to help in war against pollution

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said BS-VI grade fuel will be implemented in NCR in April of 2018. While IOC has reportedly said it is ready, the news may not go down too well with auto companies.

Nov 15, 2017, 16:34 PM IST

Entrepreneurship will be strength of Indian economy: Arun Jaitley

Recounting the benefits of entrepreneurship, he said once the youth moves out of the prohibitions and restrictive framework of job, he can create new ideas for himself.

Nov 09, 2017, 19:53 PM IST

Govt non-committal on cutting excise duty on petrol, diesel

After the cut, petrol price came down to Rs 68.38 per litre and diesel to Rs 56.89 in Delhi on October 4. Rates have since climbed to Rs 69.85 per litre for petrol and Rs 58.31 for diesel in the national capital.

Nov 09, 2017, 19:41 PM IST

India for promoting flexible, open gas market globally

Pradhan said although Asia is the largest natural gas- consuming region and accounts for 70 per cent of global LNG imports, the region lacks a transparent LNG pricing benchmark.

Nov 02, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

'Bharat 22' ETF likely to hit market on Nov 15

The state-owned companies or PSUs that will form part of the new ETF are ONGC, IOC, SBI, BPCL, Coal India and Nalco.

Oct 30, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

May God give him better sense: BJP Minister hits back at Rahul Gandhi for mocking Narendra Modi

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 24, 2017, 14:54 PM IST

HPCL starts selling lubricants in Myanmar

HPCL is the first Indian oil company to have started marketing lubes in Myanmar and has chosen commercial hubs of Yangon and Mandalay.

Oct 13, 2017, 14:56 PM IST

Feasible to sell petrol via e-commerce, but safety needs priority: Experts

If petrol is offered online, then it will surely ease pressure on these retail outlets.

Oct 13, 2017, 14:14 PM IST

India to send 3 lakh youth to Japan for on-job training

Japan will bear the financial cost of the skill training of Indian technical interns.

Oct 12, 2017, 00:11 AM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan raises with OPEC issue of premium being charged on oil

India`s engagement with the OPEC is important as India sources about 86 percent of crude oil, 75 percent of natural gas, 95 percent of LPG from the OPEC member countries.

Oct 09, 2017, 09:12 AM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan raises issue of premium on oil supplied to Asian countries by OPEC

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday again raised the issue of premium being charged on oil supplied to Asian countries by some OPEC members and asked that a reasonable pricing policy be adopted by the 13-nation producers' cartel.

Oct 08, 2017, 23:37 PM IST

Saudi Aramco opens office in India, eyes higher sales

Aramco India plans to expand its operation by introducing hydrocarbon sector functions, including engineering services, IT operations and security and also R&D centre in the near future.

Oct 08, 2017, 15:18 PM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan slams Kerala govt for not cutting taxes on petrol

He further alleged that the CPI(M) that calls itself a party of the poor had no concern for them.

Oct 08, 2017, 15:05 PM IST

World Skills event: Team India to vie for gold in Abu Dhabi

The Indian contingent comprises 28 participants and will represent the country at the competition to be held between October 14-19.

Oct 08, 2017, 11:38 AM IST

Nitish Kumar, Dharmendra Pradhan discusses about effective implementation of Central schemes

Pradhan apprised Kumar about progress made under different developmental programmes as part of Prime Minister's package to Bihar.

Oct 06, 2017, 20:20 PM IST

States should cut VAT on petrol, diesel: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Centre had earlier this week cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each to provide relief to consumers from three-month long relentless price hike.

Oct 05, 2017, 21:41 PM IST