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Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keeping a close eye on international prices.

India needs to re-examine long-term gas pricing with Qatar: Dharmendra...

India imports 8.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually under a long-term supply deal with Qatar.

27 Jan 2020 1:16 PM IST

India stockpiles low-cost oil, fills 32 million tonnes of commercial storage. (AFP Photo)

India takes advantage of low oil prices, stockpiles 32 million tonnes

India, the world's third biggest oil importer, buys over 80% of its oil needs from overseas markets

5 May 2020 11:00 AM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

India to end central control of gas prices, lift LNG transport use

India is expanding infrastructure including building new LNG import plants and connecting households with an expanding...

28 Jun 2020 10:29 AM IST

Indias fuel demand reaches 80-85% of pre-COVID levels. (AP Photo)

Fuel demand improves sharply in June as lockdown restrictions ease

Fuel consumption at 14.65 million tonnes in May was 47.4 per cent higher than April but 23.3 per cent lower than a year...

16 Jun 2020 4:36 PM IST

India aims for half of state-run fuel stations to be solar-powered in five years. (PTI Photo)

50% of state-run fuel stations will be solar powered in five years:...

They have currently installed a combined 270 MW of solar power capacity and will add 60 MW more capacity in the coming...

9 Sept 2020 6:42 AM IST

Visuals from the Karnataka BJP Legislative Party meeting on Bengaluru on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/@BJP4Karnataka)

Basavaraj Bommai is new chief minister of Karnataka

The 61-year-old leader was the minister for home affairs, law, parliamentary affairs and legislature in Mr Yediyurappa's...

28 July 2021 6:53 AM IST

Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Dharmendra Pradhan. (File: PTI Photo)

Karnataka: BJP deputes Dharmendra Pradhan, Kishan Reddy as central...

The move comes in the wake of BS Yediyurappa tendering his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister yesterday

27 July 2021 4:12 PM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

Digital initiatives taken during pandemic will be strengthened:...

Pradhan reviewed the digital initiatives taken by the ministry including the PM e-Vidya and the National Digital...

13 July 2021 2:53 PM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo- PTI)

India's education system has taken giant leap with introduction of...

Pradhan was given the education portfolio in a reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday

8 July 2021 3:31 PM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo- PTI)

Govt wants to bring 15cr out-of-school children into education system,...

Pradhan said for the first time, the government has combined the edu and skill departments, creating a new approach for...

12 Aug 2021 12:40 PM IST

The daily change in prices of petrol and diesel across the country follows the success of a pilot implementation in five cities.

Fuel prices continue to increase for 14th consecutive day

The revised petrol prices in metro cities are - Delhi: Rs 78.12 per litre; Mumbai: Rs 85.93; Kolkata: Rs 80.76 and...

27 May 2018 9:54 AM IST

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the government is open to Saudi oil giant Aramcos interest to own majority stake in the proposed Rs 3-trillion refinery at Ratnagiri.

Centre mulling solution to deal with fuel prices, says Dharmendra...

The minister said this time the Centre was looking at both short and long term solutions.

25 May 2018 2:30 AM IST