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Dharmendra Pradhan directs SAIL to draw action plan to enhance production

The minister said this while interacting with officials of SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, the PSU said in a statement

Coronavirus outbreak to impact steel industry for next 2-3 years: Pradhan

The minister also asked Indian steel companies to enhance output, particularly special steel, to grab larger global market share

I believe SC's AGR ruling does not apply to non-telecom PSUs: Pradhan

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. Following the October 24 Supreme Court ruling that non-telecom revenues of telecom firms such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea should be included for considering payments of government dues, the telecom department sought Rs 1.83 lakh crore from gas utility GAIL India Ltd, about Rs 48,500 crore from OIL, Rs 21,953.65 crore from Power Grid Corp and Rs 15,020 crore from Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. The government's demand from such companies was many times more than their net worth. "The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has served notice to government oil companies due to some communication gap. We have placed our side after doing all legal consultations," Pradhan told reporters here. He went on to state that neither of the public sector ...

Moving towards a gas-based economy

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has taken a strong turn in the energy road map towards renewables and rebalancing the energy mix

KEC sees civil works opportunity in oil & gas sector in absence of IL&FS

To test the waters, Kejriwal says they'll bid for smaller projects worth Rs 50-250 crore

Over Rs 1 trn investment in oil, gas projects lined up in AP: Pradhan

The projects include Rs 26,264 cr modernisation of Visakhapatnam refinery by 2022-23, and Rs 68,000 cr in the development of offshore oil and gas fields.

Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft keen to bid for BPCL: Report

The government is selling all of its 53 per cent stake in BPCL in the country's biggest privatisation plan

As Delhi election nears, Dharmendra Pradhan holds door to door campaign

The minister went door to door and handed booklets of BJP to the residents of the colony. He was accompanied by other party workers and later joined by residents too

Communication gap behind DoT seeking Rs 3 trn from non-telco PSUs: Pradhan

He said parallel to discussions with the DoT, the Supreme Court has been approached on the issue

From teacher's pet to 'bully' on campus: ABVP and its relationship with BJP

Despite being the BJP's older sibling, the ABVP's relationship with the Sangh's political progeny is peculiar

Steel ministry is looking at $70-bn investment in eastern region: Pradhan

Pradhan said the underdeveloped districts in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha have to be taken forward for development of the steel sector

US-Iran tensions: No need to panic about oil prices, says Pradhan

There are tensions in the Persian Gulf due to geo-political reasons, the union minister said

Govt to provide Rs 5,559 cr viability gap funding to set up gas grid in NE

The government will provide Rs 5,559 cr viability gap funding for building a 1,656 km gas grid in North East at a cost of Rs 9,265 crore

ONGC gets all 7 oil, gas blocks in latest bid, adds 18,510 sq km of area

ONGC signed contracts for the seven blocks at an event where Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other ministry officials were also present

White paper to reduce tax burden on steel sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

To provide more relief, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government is bringing changes to the Electricity Act which will address concerns related to power tariffs

ArcelorMittal keen to expand presence in India, govt assures full support

Global steel major ArcelorMittal is keen to expand its presence in India, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday. Pradhan, who met ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Niwas Mittal here, assured him of full support to leverage the country's large market. The meeting comes a day after ArcelorMittal initiated payment of Rs 42,000 crore for acquiring debt-laden Essar Steel, which it had won in an insolvency process. "Had a fruitful meeting with Mr. Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Chairman & CEO of ArcelorMittal @ArcelorMittal. We had wide ranging discussions on ways to boost domestic steel production through technology upgradation & attracting more investments in the steel sector, " Pradhan said in a tweet. In another tweet, the minister said ArcelorMittal is keen to expand its presence in India and he has assured the company of full support and cooperation to help leverage India's large and diverse market, rising demand and investor friendly regime. The decks for acquisition

Budget 2020: Pradhan hopes for signal on ATF, natural gas inclusion in GST

5 commodities namely crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were kept out of GST's purview given the revenue dependence of state governments on these sectors

BPCL privatisation: Govt has no business to be in business, says Pradhan

Currently, 95 per cent of retail petrol and diesel sales and near 100 per cent of cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene sales are controlled by the public sector units.

Growth after slowdown: India a net exporter of steel in FY20, says Pradhan

He was responding to a query on whether the government proposes to set up new steel plants in Haryana

60 complaints against FSNL's MD including caste-based discrimination

In a separate reply, Pradhan said the complaints received by the government are forwarded for examination and comments of chief vigilance officer of FSNL