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Transparent policies in India for investment in energy: Dharmendra Pradhan

He said India is seeking global investors for its energy sector to create competition in the domestic market

Dharmendra Pradhan to lead roadshow in Singapore

Pradhan will also meet Asian oil and gas industry leaders to attract FDI in the Indian hydrocarbon exploration and production sector

Of teachers and cab drivers

There's a mini-storm raging in Odisha over the appointment of retired teachers to temporarily fill up vacancies in schools. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticised the state government's plan to fill the huge number of vacancies in primary and secondary schools and said teachers should not be hired like cab drivers and made to take classes "on call". On his part, state school and mass education minister Debi Prasad Mishra clarified the move was aimed to make the system smooth and ensure that studies in schools were not affected and alleged it was the Union minister who was comparing teachers with taxi drivers.

Dharmendra Pradhan to launch LPG scheme for BPL households in West Bengal

To meet additional demand, the three oil marketing companies - IOC, BPCL and HPCL would invest around Rs 540 crore

Dharmendra Pradhan favours lower cess for explorers

The oil minister said that cess has to be in line with oil market dynamics

Govt open to deliberating on merger of oil firms: Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister said with crude oil prices falling, profits and margins of state-owned E&P firms ONGC and Oil India were getting eroded.

Petroleum Minister favours merger of CPCL with IOC

Centre is expecting more co-operation from the state government, says Minister

Govt wants Chennai Petroleum merged with Indian Oil: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Union government is in favour of merging Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) with its parent, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to bring the standalone refinery under one umbrella, said Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday.

India, US sign bilateral agreement for hydrocarbon sector

The agreement was signed between Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washingto

Dharmendra Pradhan meets US Secretary of Energy to review bilateral energy cooperation

Bilateral energy cooperation between the two countries had started in the form of energy dialogue in 2005

Dharmendra Pradhan promises greater ease in doing business with India

Minister in his plenary address, promised a transparent regulatory regime

NDA's first oil auction to see road shows in US, Canada this week

Govt oil brass to promote Discovered Small Fields Bid Round

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to visit Russia this week

Pradhan will be accompanied by senior officials from his Ministry and executives of public sector oil and gas companies

Govt ready to help revive Nagarjuna oil refinery: Dharmendra Pradhan

Nagarjuna Oil Refinery earlier said it was in talks with prospective investors, including state-run firms, Saudi Arabia

Piped gas for over 2.5 lakh households in Hyderabad by 2021: Dharmendra Pradhan

The minister said all preparatory work has been completed and tenders have been invited for the pipeline-laying process

Pradhan says govt won't come in way of ONGC-GSPC deal

Welcomes Saudi Aramco and Total SA to invest in downstream oil and gas

Dharmendra Pradhan: Consistent performer

Govt has managed to weed out more than 33 million fake or duplicate LPG connections leading to savings of Rs 21,672 crore in the two financial years

Targeting, not saving, is the aim of Direct Benefits Transfer for kerosene: Dharmendra Pradhan

Interview with petroleum minister