About 6,650 metric tonne (MT) oxygen is being supplied by steel plants and oil refineries to healthcare centres across the country for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Pradhan, who handles the portfolios of petroleum and natural gas, and steel, said the domestic steel … Read more
The BJP on Thursday urged the Election Commission to remove “political appointees” from various boards of administrators in civic bodies appointed by the West Bengal government, saying it appointed the same representatives who had completed their term of five years in blatant violation of constitutional and legal provisions. A BJP delegation, including Union minister Dharmendra … Read more
Kendrapara: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here Sunday the coastal highway project worth Rs 7,500 that will link Gopalpur in Odisha and Digha in West Bengal will boost infrastructure and economy of Odisha. Briefing reporters after visiting Bhitarkanika National Park, the minister said that the 452-km long highway will emerge as an economic corridor for … Read more
New Delhi: India expects some international oil majors to participate in the Bharat Petroleum divestment process during the price bid stage, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Homegrown Vedanta and two international funds have shown initial interest in buying the government’s entire majority stake in BPCL. The government will call price bids after evaluating the … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday slammed the opposition Congress for spreading “false information” about agricultural reforms and said they have a “history of exploiting farmers”. The Narendra Modi government ensured a better future to farmers through the agrarian reforms which aimed at eliminating middlemen from the supply chain of farm produce, he said. … Read more