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April 25, 2019 09:52 PM IST
The statement of Pradhan, also a Union minister, came hours after Patnaik accused the BJP led central government of contributing only 20 per cent of the cost of setting up two medical colleges in the state.
March 28, 2019 09:20 PM IST
Hitting out at Patnaik over his role in the coal block allocation during his tenure as union minister for steel and mines, Pradhan said a Nagpur-based company which was registered in January, 1999 was allotted a coal block on April 3, 1998.
February 23, 2019 09:59 PM IST
The terminal would be constructed on the west side of the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
February 23, 2019 07:36 PM IST
The initiative aims to support girls and women by 2030 through education and skills development
February 19, 2019 07:38 PM IST
Addressing the gathering at Rayagada, Pradhan said the Centre is according top priority to accelerating development of backward KBK region in the state.
January 23, 2019 08:15 AM IST
Hours after Pradhan's press conference, the BJD convened a press conference here and came down heavily on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister and called him a 'habitual liar'.
January 22, 2019 04:40 PM IST
Describing the Digha-Gopalpur costal highway, as a "game changer" for Odisha, the senior BJP leader said it was one of the grandest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the state.
January 07, 2019 06:45 PM IST
In the first round of OALP last year, as much as Rs 60,000 crore was committed in the exploration of oil and gas in 55 blocks or areas.
December 26, 2018 10:22 PM IST
Pradhan also accused Patnaik of maintaining a double standard on women's reservation.
December 17, 2018 05:39 PM IST
The present BJP-led NDA government took away so-called idle small and marginal discoveries of ONGC and OIL and auctioned them to private firms under Discovered Small Field (DSF) bid rounds.
December 13, 2018 09:00 AM IST
The petroleum and natural gas minister said 2019 Lok Sabha election would be fought on the agenda of development.
November 20, 2018 02:20 PM IST
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) haven't been able to develop the discoveries or bring them to production as the current gas price of $3.36 per million British thermal unit (MMBtu) is way lower than the cost of production.
November 12, 2018 09:10 AM IST
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) will sign an initial agreement with ADNOC on Monday in the presence of oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
October 16, 2018 03:09 PM IST
Refusing to say if India has sought a waiver of sanctions from the US as to continue purchasing crude oil from Iran, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said he has articulated the country's position on importing oil from the Persian Gulf nation in November and "there is nothing new to repeat."
October 15, 2018 12:47 PM IST
India had contracted to import about 25 million tonnes of crude oil from Iran in the fiscal year 2018-19 (April 2018 to March 2019), up from 22.6 million tonnes imported in 2017-18.
October 08, 2018 03:42 PM IST
Speaking at The Energy Forum here, he said international oil prices touching a four-year high of USD 85 per barrel is a "challenge" that has resulted in fuel prices continuing to rise despite a one-off excise duty cut and public sector units (PSUs) subsidising fuel.
October 08, 2018 11:08 AM IST
"Two of our oil companies have made nominations to purchase Iranian oil in November," he said speaking at The Energy Forum here. "We do not know if we will get waiver (from US sanctions) or not."
October 04, 2018 01:29 PM IST
The two ministers met last evening amid concerns of high fuel prices adding to farmers' distress, particularly in the upcoming Rabi crops season, sources said.
October 01, 2018 02:22 PM IST
Pradhan announced that state-owned fuel marketing companies will purchase all the bio-gas from these plants at Rs 46 per kg in a bid to cut reliance on imports for meeting oil needs.
October 01, 2018 08:12 AM IST
'BJP will form the government in Odisha and win more number of Lok Sabha seats in the state, where people have made up their mind to see victory for the party,' Pradhan said, while responding to queries at a function here.
September 12, 2018 07:15 PM IST
"Because of this, new investment and technology will come and Rs 50 lakh crore worth of production will increase in 10 years," the minister told a news conference here.
September 12, 2018 05:44 PM IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the procurement price of ethanol derived from 100 per cent sugarcane juice to Rs 59.13 per litre from the current rate of Rs 47.13, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told a news conference.
September 06, 2018 09:16 PM IST
"We have provided BS VI fuel in national capital territory. There would not be any uncertainty from our side. Whatever we have committed, to provide BS VI fuel in the country by April 1, 2020, we stand by that commitment," Pradhan said.
August 31, 2018 08:42 PM IST
Asserting that nobody can stop the juggernaut of Indias growth story, he said company secretaries will have to play a major role in writing a new chapter in the countrys transformation.
August 31, 2018 07:36 PM IST
He said the Centre is concerned about the spiralling prices of petrol and diesel and is taking all measures to check them.
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