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Odisha govt has data on number of people under OBC category: Pradhan

As the OSCBC gears up to start survey of social and educational condition of the backward classes in Odisha from May 1, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

Pradhan seeks investment in port development on Odisha coastline

Pradhan on Wednesday urged investors to invest in development of ports in Odisha

IndianOil Corp set to invest Rs 32,946 crore in Panipat refinery

The Panipat Refinery is IOC's seventh, and technically the most advanced public sector refinery complex of India

Fuel prices rising as crude-producing nations raising prices: Pradhan

Pradhan on Thursday said petroleum products in the country are getting costlier due to rising prices of crude by oil-producing nations

Pradhan urges GST Council to bring petroleum products under its purview

The move, if carried out, will be a big relief for the common man, Pradhan said

Don't regulate crude oil production and raise prices, Pradhan urges OPEC

Petrol crosses Rs 100 a litre in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar

No plans to cut taxes on petrol, diesel: Oil Minister Pradhan

Pradhan on Wednesday ruled out any cut in excise duty, for now

BSNL-MTNL merger shelved as GoM says not feasible; Cabinet to meet soon

Move to merge may erode BSNL value, say officials

Low production due to Covid-19 raising fuel prices: Dharmendra Pradhan

This lower production had caused an imbalance in demand and supply, the minister said

Just a few people disagreeing: Union minister Pradhan on farm protests

Pradhan added that the changes allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere like traders

Pradhan flags off equipment for Indian Oil's MEG Plant at Paradip

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday flagged off from L&T's Hazira plant in Surat district critical components bound for Indian Oil's MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha. During his visit to Surat in Gujarat, the minister flagged off the equipment from the engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro's Hazira plant. "Flagged-off indigenously manufactured critical components from L&Ts Hazira manufacturing facility to @IndianOilcls MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum- petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha," Pradhan tweeted after the visit. In a series of tweets, the Union Minister said the delivery of three super critical equipment -- Ethylene Oxide Reactor, Wash Tower and De-ethyleniser -- "will be a significant stride in the commissioning of the MEG project at Paradip refinery" and will help reduce MEG imports and also enhance the competitiveness of .

Union cabinet approves interest subvention for ethanol distilleries

The union cabinet approved an interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore for new distilleries producing ethanol

Odisha govt denying PM-Kisan Nidhi benefits to farmers: Dharmendra Pradhan

Stating that the Centre has given Rs 60,000 crore to Odisha farmers through different schemes during the last six years, Pradhan said the new farm legislations intended to make the farmers atmanirbhar

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India plans $60 bn investment in gas infrastructure until 2024: Pradhan

Currently, gas accounts for 6 per cent in the country's total energy mix

Anti-Indian, feudalistic force behind farmers' stir: Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan said that before the new agricultural laws, there was a lot of exploitation of farmers in the crop trading system and middlemen used to benefit a lot

Fuel prices hiked in international market due to US elections: Pradhan

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said there has been a rise in fuel prices in the international market because of the recent elections in America and other reasons."There has been a rise in fuel prices in the international market because of recent elections in America and other reasons," said Pradhan."Recently, OPEC has decided to increase production. We expect the fuel prices to stabilise soon," he added.Pradhan on Sunday interacted with officials of Indore Municipal Corporation, officials of the state unit of Indian Oil and several stakeholders from the industry. Had insightful discussions on the efforts of IMC in waste segregation & management to ensure a clean environment for better public health, he added."Indore Municipal Corporation also came up with a presentation on setting up of waste-to-energy plants. Happy to share that IMC has consistently eliminated garbage dumps, ensured 100 per cent household-waste segregation and ...

OPEC's decision to hike oil output would stabilise fuel prices: Pradhan

Pradhan's statement comes in the wake of a steep hike in the prices of petrol and diesel recently

India to see $66 bn investment in gas infrastructure, says Pradhan

LNG import terminals and capacity additions are planned on both east and west coast.

3 bids for India's second-biggest fuel retailer BPCL: Oil minister Pradhan

BPCL is India's sixth-largest company by turnover.