International Energy Agency (IEA) and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, today organized a joint webinar on “Building a Natural Gas-Based Economy in India Amidst a Changing Global Gas Market Landscape”. The Workshop, inaugurated in the presence of Minister...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan witnessed on Tuesday the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between IOC Middle East FZE,asubsidiary of IndianOil based in Dubai and RR Holdings Ltd. of Beximco Group, in the presence...

A MoU was signed today on Waste to Energy plant at Okhla, Delhi, between Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). The ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Shri...

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas today chaireda webinar on “IspatiIrada: Enhancing steel usage with focus on construction and infrastructure sectors”. Minister of State for Steel Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Secretary, Steel,...

Minister of Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility set up by Madhav Alloys in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.Speaking on the occassion, Minister Pradhan said, “Steel in general, and...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel Dharmendra Pradhan, along with the Haryana Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal, today laid the foundation stone of Indian Oil’s state-of-the-art Technology Development & Deployment Centre as its second R&D...

V P Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab-cum-Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, alongwith the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated Battery Swapping FacilityQuick Interchange Service (QIS) at Chandigarh.Shri...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan along with the Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a Product Application & Development Centre (PADC) setup by Indian Oil at Paradip, through video conference.PADC has...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today interacted with over 1500 PMUY beneficiaries, Gas distributors and OMC Officers across the country, through the webinar.Shri Pradhan said that Pradhan Mantri UjjawalaYojana (PMUY)...

Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister  Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon all the stakeholders in the LPG cylinder supply chain to work diligently and in a systematic  manner to speedily increase the delivery of free Refills to PMUY beneficiaries....

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan interacted with over 1000 LPG distributors from across the country through video conferencing on Tuesday evening.While lauding their good work in ensuring doorstep delivery of LPG cylinders...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel ShriDharmendraPradhan today interacted with hundreds of District Nodal Officers (DNOs) of Oil Marketing Companies, to assess the distribution of LPG cylinders in districts, following the Covid-19 and...

Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today said that Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been one of the biggest achievements towards women empowerment in independent India. Speaking at a workshop here today on PMUY, he said...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur met Union Minister Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan at New Delhi today.He discussed various issues pertaining to the state with the Union Minister. He said that Public Sector Undertakings can be motivated to invest...

Union Minister of  Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the workshop on “Enabling Procedures for Increase of Steel Usage for the Growth of Economy” at Bhubaneswar today. This workshop was organised by Ministry...

Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today met Chief Minister, Odisha Naveen Patnaik, along with H.E. Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Satoshi Suzuki, in Bhubaneswar. Avenues for collaboration, particularly in the steel sector were...

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has described the Summit level meeting between the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the US President Mr Donald Trump as a momentous occasion for India-US bilateral relations. Speaking...

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, participated in a workshop on ‘Enabling Procedures for increase of steel usage for the growth of Economy’ here today. The aim of the workshop wasto hold deliberations among key...

Union Minister for Steeland Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan visited the Rajharamines of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) today on the second day of his Bhilai visit. He was accompanied by Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) Shri Anil Kumar...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today held a preparatory meeting with senior officials from the ministry and public sector undertakings. He reviewed the preparations and instructed officials to accelerate the efforts, in wake...

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the “Indian Steel: Fostering Steel Usage in Railways & Defence Sectors” organised by the Ministry of Steel in association with Confederation of Indian Industry,...

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that future of India’s energy sector will be noticeably different from its current avatar, to be driven by new technology and business models. In his inaugural address at the 10th World...

The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today asked the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to expedite all petroleum projects at various stages of implementation in Andhra Pradesh. The Union Minister assured...

The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan and Mr Igor Sechin, CEOand Chairman of Rosneft, held the bilateral meeting here today. Both leaders also witnessed the signing of the first-ever Term Contract between IOCL and Rosneft...

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dhamendra Pradhan has said that India will continue to lead the global sustainable energy agenda. Delivering the key note address at the TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit 2020 on ‘Energy Future...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dhamendra Pradhan has called upon all the stakeholders to contribute positively in transforming India into a gas based economy.  Presiding over the national conclave on emerging opportunities in the natural gas sector...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan today launched a scheme of SAIL to promote Voluntary Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by its employees.    The scheme called “SAIL Employee Rendering Voluntarism and Initiatives...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today interacted with a delegation from Russian media.  Speaking to the delegation, Shri Pradhan said, “2019 was a landmark year which boosted the bilateral relations between India and Russia...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today flagged off 3121st Bulk LPG Tanker Truck and participated in the Special National Vendor Development Program on Petroleum & Steel sectors for SC/ST Entrepreneurs, organised...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan today launched PURVODAYA: Accelerated development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in Kolkata, West Bengal.Shri Pradhan speaking on the occasion said “Whether it is our freedom...

In partnership with NITI Aayog, International Energy Agency (IEA) today released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies.The report highlights the achievements of India’s energy policies and provides recommendations to support the government’s...

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas today here signed contracts for 7 blocks, awarded under Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Bid Round - IV. The Government had launched OALP Bid Round – IV on 27th August 2019. The Bid Round-IV offered 7 blocks ...

The BPCL LPG Bottling plant at Balangir, Odisha was dedicated to the nation today by Prof Ganeshi Lal, Governor, Odisha in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel. Shri. Arun Kumar Sahoo, Minister...

In a major step towards making India a gas-based economy and making CNG as the eco-friendly option for long distance transport in the country, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, today unveiled India's first long...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan today participated in the 33rd National Conference of All India Induction Furnace Association of India (AIIFA) on Secondary Steel Sector. Theme of the Conference was “Most advantageous route...

Minister of Petroleum and Gas & Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan today participated in the 92nd Annual Session of FICCI in New Delhi.Giving 3-I mantra of India’s growth, Shri Pradhan said that Intellect, Imagination and Innovation will drive India towards a...

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the ‘Steeling India-2019: Driving metal intensity in key sectors’ organised by CII here today. In his inaugural address, Shri Pradhan talked about opportunities in...

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...