Mehsana: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today in Mehsana during a press conference called the Aam Aadmi Party a bunch of 'loud-mouthed' people. Pradhan was addressing the press conference regarding the Gujarat Gaurav Yatra of BJP, taking place in multiple locations in Gujarat. The Union Minister for Education took a jibe at AAP and said, "This is a group of loud-mouthed people (AAP)...What is their Delhi model? If they are honest, they should take you (the media) to Delhi to s...Read More

Gandhinagar: A memorandum of understanding was signed today between Government of Gujarat and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) today in the presence of Chief Minister Rupani and union petroleum, natural gas and steel minister Dharmendra Pradhan here for expansion of IOCL Gujarat Refinery. Gujarat is petrochemical's mother bed, leading country's petrochemicals sector, said Dharmendra Pradhan. As per MoU signed today, IOCL will set up six projects investing Rs. 24,000 crore and create direct ...Read More

Surat: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today flagged off 88th K-9 Vajra tank manufactured at L&T complex Hazira in Surat. The minister also flagged off super critical equipment - Ethylene Oxide Reactor, , Wash Tower and deethanalyzer at Ro-Ro jetty of L&T. It's worth noting that L&T made Ethylene Oxide Reactor is going to be installed at Indian Oil Corporation (IOL) facility at Paradeep in Odisha. Pradhan said L&T Hazira unit is a living example of Atmanirbhar Bharat. He said IOC is under its ...Read More

New Delhi: Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday held a meeting with officials of Petroleum ministry and Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) an representatives from the Oil & Gas industry to discuss ways to fast track India into a gas-based economy by utilising the learnings from Gujarat and adopting best practices to increase the share of natural gas from 6% to 15%. Pradhan in a series of tweets said, Gujarat’s share of natural gas in the energy mix is appr...Read More

Mahesana: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan today performed Bhumi pujan and laid the foundation stone of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC)'s North Kadi Polymer Project. This is second heavy oil polymer flooding project being developed in Mehsana in a bid to enhance oil recovery from our wells & boost domestic production. The minister also took stock of operations at ONGC's Bechraji Polymer Pilot Project in Mehsana district of North Gujar...Read More

Surat: Speaking at Textiles and Plastic Conclave in Surat, union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said Paradip port in Odisha will defeat Kandla port in Gujarat in next two years and become India's number one port. 'Today we compete you and we will leave you behind. In two years, Paradip will be number one port. It has deepest draft. The annual traffic was 106 million and it will go up to 107 million tonne, and I am saying this as per conservative estimate. Becoming number one port could b...Read More