The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel,  Dharmendra Pradhan met H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Investments here today. Discussions centred around enhancing composite engagement in both energy...

Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the first meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament (MPs)  of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 5 December 2019. The meeting...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan experienced the test drive of Hydrogen Fuel Cell based car manufactured by Toyota Kirloskar in Shri Dhyan Chand National Stadium here today.Shri Pradhan mentioned that in the rapidly...

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the India Gas Infrastructure Conference 2019 organised by FICCI, here today. Theme of the event was ‘Indian Gas Sector- Ushering in an era of growth’.Speaking on...

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the Aadi Mahotsav 2019, an annual extravaganza of tribal art, culture, craft and cuisine, here yesterday evening which is being organised by TRIFED. The event is...

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today met with H.E. Mr. Leonid Petukov, CEO, Far East Russia Investment and Export Agency in New Delhi. Russian delegation included Russian Ambassador H.E. Nikolay Kudashev, Trade...

Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhanhas said India has the potential to emerge as the world’s top industry destination in biotechnology sector. Addressing the Inaugural function of the...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has asked the Steel industry in the country to work towards the mission of Green Steel. In his inaugural address in the ISA Steel Conclave 2019 organised by Indian Steel Association in...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today launched the the first Winter-Grade Diesel outlet for Ladakh region, which will help to address the problem faced by people due to loss of fluidity in Diesel fuel during extreme winter conditions. He said, the winter grade...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over a function to launch a special winter-grade diesel, developed by Indian Oil Corporation (Indian Oil), for the high-altitude regions of Ladakh through a video-link here today. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the 57th National Metallurgist’s Day Function and 73rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals at Thiruvananthapuram. He also handed over National Metallurgist’s...

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and  Conference (ADIPEC). The India Pavilion has been set up by 9 Indian Oil & Gas...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that Global energy system is transforming at an unprecedented pace. Participating in the ENRich 2019 - KPMG India’s Annual Energy Conclave here today, the Petroleum Minister...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the steel consumption in the country is set for a quantum jump. Addressing the ‘Chromium 2019’ organized by International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) here today, he...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today visited Sakhalin oil field in Russia. “It was my long-standing desire to visit the Sakhalin oil field. Today,  had a day-long visit of Sakhalin field and processing facilities. ONGC...

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, on his 4-day Russian visit, today had a productive meeting with Mr. Sergey Tyrtsev, first Deputy minister for development of the Russian Far East and Artic. Furthering energy cooperation the...

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed oil and gas projects being undertaken in the Russian far-east, including India Russia joint collaborations. Far-east in Russia has vast mineral opportunities, with Russian...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the 2nd Annual India Leadership Summit of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum here today.While sharing his views on “India’s Role in Geo-politics of Energy”, in a conversation with...

India’s largest private university LPU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (GOU). The MoU has been signed by Deputy Governor of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar Mr Khaliunbat Myagmarjav...

Indian Railways launches 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains todaytoconnect smaller towns around major cities.  These services were launched by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri PiyushGoyal along with Minister for Health and Family Welfare,...

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal participated in the 3rd edition of India Energy Forum2019by CERAWeek in New Delhi today. Piyush Goyal was part of the Indian Ministerial panel along with R. K. Singh, Minister for New and...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has called for inclusion of petroleum products under GST regime. Speaking at third India Energy Forum by CERAWeek in New Delhi today, he appealed to the union finance ministerto take this up...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today asked media to shun the tendency to sensationalize and present facts dispassionately without mixing news and views. He said that media must remain honest and truthful and act with great restraint and responsibility.Speaking...

Securing affordable and sustainable energy figures as a top agenda for India. Speaking at the session on ‘Re-energizing India’ at the India Economic Summit here today, the Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel minister Dharmendra Pradhan said “Today, we are meeting...

The Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar;  Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel,  Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the nationwide  “Paryatan Parv 2019"...

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the Chintan Shivir: Towards a Vibrant, Efficient and Globally Competitive Indian Steel sector, organized by Ministry of Steel, here today. The event aims to bring...

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan visited the Corporate Office of NMDC Limited at Hyderabad today, and reviewed NMDC’s performance. The Minister met CMD, Directors and employees of the company.Shri Pradhan, during his...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan met Mr. Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Rosneft and Former  Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation today in New Delhi. This visit is aimed at furthering...

Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel minister Dharmendra Pradhan today held meeting with CEOs of steel industry in New Delhi. The issues and bottlenecks concerning the industry and the possible solutions for them were discussed in the meeting.The Minister assured...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the inevitable shift in global energy consumption to Asia is a reality. Addressing the opening session of the 8th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in Abu Dhabi...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan met ace shuttler Ms. P. V. Sindhu and her father Shri P. V. Ramana here today.Calling her a national pride, the Minister congratulated her and felicitated her for winning gold at BWF World Championship....

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visited Moscow from August 29-30, 2019 on the invitation of Minister of Energy of Russian Federation Mr Alexander Novak. During the visit, he held a series of high-level bilateral engagements...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan led a business delegation from Oil and Gas as well as Steel sectors to Moscow, Russia. The visit is a part of active overreach to strengthen bilateral relationship between India and Russia in...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held a meeting with Australian Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan. Both Ministers stressed on the importance of energy and resources in...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Sh Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the commencement of work for 10th City Gas Distribution (CGD) bidding round which will cover 50 Geographical Areas (GAs) in 124 districts. Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Narendra...

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today released the Expression for Interest (EOI) by National Oil Marketing Companies (IOC, HPCL and BPCL) for procurement of Biodiesel, made from Used Cooking Oil(UCO). On the Occasion...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that India’s growing energy sector is attractive for foreign investors. Speaking at Bloomberg NEF  New Delhi Summit today, he said that it has repeatedly received funding from...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel ShriDharmendra Pradhan today launched Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) in New Delhi, to encourage the spirit of innovation at the community level. This initiative aims to encourage the spirit of innovation...

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel held a meeting today in New Delhi with H.E. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco. Both the Ministers discussed about...

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that Secure, Efficient, Affordable and Sustainable Energy will have to be ensured to fuel the $5 trillion economy. Delivering a keynote address at Energy Horizons 2019,...

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains -- Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh -- for the convenience of the people in Odisha's Kalahandi.In a letter released...

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas today signed contracts for 32 blocks awarded under Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Bid Rounds – II & III. The Government had launched OALP Bid Rounds-II and III on 07th January, 2019 and 10th February, 2019 respectively....

Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that Common Service Centres (CSCs)have the potential to grow exponentially todo financial transactions of Three lakh crore rupees in next five...

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways and Steel Minister discussed the challenges being faced by the steel sector and the import- export trends with steel producers in New Delhi today.Both the Ministers assured the steel industry that Ministries...

Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that the Centre in cooperation with the state government will try to develop Odisha as a global hub of ancillary industry in the steel sector.Pradhan said the youth will benefit from the endeavour.India...

Dharmendra Pradhan today took charge as the cabinet minister of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry.  Shri Pradhan was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan yesterday. Shri Pradhan was holding...

Union Minister of Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan took charge today afternoon as Steel Minister. He was greeted by Minister of State for Steel, Faggan Singh Kulaste while assuming office. Secretary Steel, Binoy Kumar, SAIL Chairman, Anil Kumar Chaudhary and Senior...

Rajya Sabha member and BJP candidate from Odisha Dharmendra Pradhan will have an expanded role in the new Modi government with the former Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister retaining this key Ministry while given additional charge of the Steel Ministry.Pradhan,...

Known for his organisational skills, Dharmendra Pradhan is all set to be a cabinet minister again during the second term of the Narendra Modi government.Pradhan, who held important portfolios like Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development in the previous...

In the backdrop of the poll body suspending an IAS officer for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter, a video of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan losing cool during a similar scanning of his chopper has gone viral on social media.Pradhan...

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will provide rice, dal and salt at Re 1 per kg to 3.26 crore people if the party came to power in Odisha."If the BJP comes to power in Odisha, it will provide 5 kg rice,...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco, H.E. Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih in New...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan today handed over the Seven Croreth LPG connection under the Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY). Under the scheme, deposit free LPG connection is provided to...

The Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving women livelihood and empowering them through skill development. The MOU was signed...

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday slammed the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's claim that they have fulfilled their poll promises."It is the biggest lie that the Odisha government has fulfilled...

Hon’ble Vice-President of India  M. Venkaiah Naidu today laid the foundation stone of Kaushal Bhawan, the proposed office of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and several of the Government offices which are part of the Ministry. The...

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan today distributed the Letter of Intents (LOI) to 12 successful entities for 50 Geographical Areas (GAs) under the 10th CGD Bidding Round, recently awarded...

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday accused the Odisha government of creating hurdles in the implementation of several developmental and welfare schemes proposed by the Centre in the state."The Odisha government has been creating hurdles...

Union Minister for Water Resources, RiverDevelopment and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport and Highways & Shippingi Nitin Gadkari has assured that all the on-going Namami Gange projects will be completed by March 2020.  Addressing an event on Clean...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan today handed over the 100th Letter of Intent (LOI)  to the Compressed Bio-Gas(CBG) Entrepreneur (producer) under the SATAT scheme. SATAT is an initiative...