Articles tagged under: Dharmendra Pradhan

Gigantic equipments for Paradeep Odisha, 88th K9-Vajra tank flagged off from L&T Hazira

January 04, 2021
Gigantic equipments for Paradeep Odisha, 88th K9-Vajra tank flagged off from L&T Hazira

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

Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Migrant Workers Cell of SMC in Surat

January 04, 2021

Surat: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated a migrant worker cell of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) at Udhna based iLab in Surat. Migrant Cell has been created by SMC for the first time in the Country under the 'National Urban Livelihood Mission Scheme' to prepare a database of migrant workers in the city of Surat with mapping. The city has presence of over 15 lakh migrants. Their data is required during natural calamities and other urgent situations. Newly opened migrant c...Read More

Union minister Pradhan urges officials of his ministry to replicate the success of Gujarat

November 29, 2019
Union minister Pradhan urges officials of his ministry to replicate the success of Gujarat

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

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation stone of ONGC’s North Kadi Polymer Project in Gujarat

August 22, 2019
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation stone of ONGC’s North Kadi Polymer Project in Gujarat

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

Surging oil price in India due to external factors involving OPEC, US, Iran and Venezuela: Pradhan in Surat

September 02, 2018

Surat: In reply to media persons outside Surat airport, union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan said international factors were responsible for rising price of fuel in India. 'OPEC had assured the world that it will increase production of crude oil by 1 million barrel per day, but in our two months review covering July-August we have found that production has not been increased, and due to lower production ,oil price is under pressure,' Pradhan said adding that Venezuela and Iran c...Read More

Paradip in Odisha will leave Kandla Port behind and become India’s number one port in two years: Dharmendra Pradhan in Surat

September 02, 2018
Paradip in Odisha will leave Kandla Port behind and become India’s number one port in two years: Dharmendra Pradhan in Surat

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