PM Modi to dedicate Kochi-Mangaluru gas pipeline to nation on Jan 5

New Delhi, January 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation on January 5 at 11 AM via video conferencing. The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’. Governors and Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Kerala, along with Union Minister for […]

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New LPG connection, refill booking just a missed call away

Bhubaneswar, January 1: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched missed-call facility for Indane refill booking and for registering a new LPG connection through a single number – 8454955555. The facility for booking LPG refill by giving a missed-call on – 8454955555 – has been rolled out pan-India and […]

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Union Ministers review Talcher coal gasification & urea manufacturing projects

New Delhi, December 11: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and MoS Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday reviewed the progress of coal gasification and urea manufacturing projects being executed by Talcher Fertilisers Ltd (TFL) via videoconferencing. “We discussed the challenges faced by TFL and also deliberated upon […]

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Union P&NG Minister Pradhan lays stone for CBG plant in Karnataka

New Delhi, November 27: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday laid the foundation stone of Leafiniti Bioenergy’s press mud-based compressed bio-gas (CBG) plant at Jamkhandi in Karnataka through video conference. The plant will produce CBG from sugarcane press-mud and pave the way for creation of a circular economy in […]

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Pradhan inaugurates Rs 220 crore Seismic Survey Campaign in Mahanadi Basin in Odisha

SesBhubaneswar, November 20: Union Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday inaugurated Rs 220 crore seismic survey campaign of Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s second largest National Exploration & Production Company, at Kakatpur in Puri District, Odisha in the Mahanadi Basin (Onland). Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, ” Today’s […]

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1,000 LNG fuel stations to be established in next 3 years: Pradhan

New Delhi, November 19: We plan to have 1,000 LNG fuel stations will be established across all major highways, industrial corridors and mining sectors in next three years, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Thursday. The Minister was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for India’s first-50 LNG fuel […]

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Rs 84.93 crore Central rebate boost for distressed power utility sector in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, September 25: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that a rebate of Rs 84.93 crore offered by PSUs of Ministry of Power to DISCOMS in Odisha for power purchase during the lockdown period will provide much-needed relief to the distressed power utility sector in the State. In […]

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Odisha has received over Rs 35 crore between 2019-2021 for tiger & elephant conservation: Union Minister Pradhan

Bhubaneswar, September 14: More than Rs 35 crore has been released to Odisha by the Centre between 2019 and 2021 under centrally sponsored schemes for tiger and elephant conservation in the State, informed Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday. “Odisha, one of the most richly endowed States in biodiversity has witnessed a direct impact of […]

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Starting September 12, three pairs of special trains to run from Odisha

Bhubaneswar, September 9: Starting September 12, three pairs of special trains will run from Odisha to various destinations, including Ahmadabad, Gandhidham and Okha, informed Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On Tuesday, Pradhan had written to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal seeking to restart Shramik Special trains from Odisha to States like Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra to ferry […]

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‘New Education Policy will make India’s education system more robust & inclusive’

Bhubaneswar, August 31: The New Education Policy-2020 (NEP) encompasses provisions that bolster Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government’s resolve to provide quality education to all, tweeted Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. In a series of tweets, Pradhan said, “Designed to enhance essential & analysis-based learning and critical thinking of students, NEP […]

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