Tag: Dharmendra Pradhan
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Modi government is committed to take financial inclusion to last mile: Dharmendra Pradhan
'Modi govt has accorded top-most priority to meaningful financial inclusion with a vision to provide banking to the unbanked,' he said.
August 21, 2020 -
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests Covid positive, admitted to hospital
Dharmendra Pradhan is the second union minister to test positive for the virus after Home Minister Amit Shah.
August 4, 2020 -
Prasanna Viswanathan slams Ramachandra Guha for his tweet targeting PM Modi over migrant crisis
Viswanathan attached a video posted by ABC news showing thousands waiting in miles-long lines on the outskirts of Pretoria for food aid.
May 18, 2020 -
‘Surplus rice produced will be used to manufacture sanitisers’: Govt amid lockdown
However, the move comes amid the lockdown which has left millions of migrant labourers and daily wage labourers with no job and food to survive.
April 20, 2020 -
India will remain engine of world’s energy demand growth: Pradhan to G20 leaders
India being world's third-largest oil consumer is planning to spend $ 670 million to buy oil at around the $30 a barrel for its strategic reserves purchased from Saudi Arabia and UAE.
April 11, 2020 -
Pradhan, Odisha CM and Japanese Ambassador to India hold talks on foreign investment in steel sector
The leaders and the Ambassador discussed prospects of Japanese investment in the steel sector and downstream development in the state.
February 28, 2020 -
‘Do we want country to become Dharam Shala’, asks Dharmendra Pradhan amid NRC protests
'Therefore, we need to accept this challenge and we should make sure that only those who are ready to say Bharat Mata Ki Jai can live here,' the BJP leader said.
December 29, 2019 -
‘Country’s natural gas consumption to rise 3-folds in 10 yrs for 15% target,’ says Dharmendra Pradhan
A massive USD 60 billion is being spent on building gas infrastructure to meet the demand.
December 5, 2019 -
India looking for more foreign investments in oil and gas sector: Dharmendra Pradhan
The move is expected to be a great catalyst to the Make in India programme for attracting foreign investment.
November 6, 2019 -
Rise in petrol, diesel prices for 7th straight day
Petrol price has hit the highest in the year in India while diesel is the highest in the past few months.
September 23, 2019 -
Dharmendra Pradhan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Odisha
Pradhan, accompanied by Bolangir and Kalahandi MP’s –Sangeeta Singh Deo and Basant Panda respectively, conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh and Sonepur districts on Saturday.
August 17, 2019 -
Dharmendra Pradhan defends fuel price hike, says funds required for ‘vikas’
Skirting the issues involved, he said the drop in crude prices has given an opportunity for the country to garner resources for ‘vikas’.
July 7, 2019 -
Pradhan slams Congress for alleging BJP-BJD nexus
Odisha PCC president Niranjan Patnaik also lashed out at the BJD and the BJP and said both the parties were enacting a drama.'
June 23, 2019 -
Pradhan, Sarangi to seek special package for cyclone-hit Odisha from PM Modi
Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi on Saturday assured that they will impress upon PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman to formulate a special package of assistance for the hotel and tourism sector in Odisha in view of the damage cause by Cyclone Fani.
June 9, 2019 -
Dharmendra Pradhan seeks MEA intervention in release of 10 Odia men stranded in Dubai
Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Petroleum Minister, on Thursday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking his intervention in the release of 10 workers from Odisha stranded in Dubai.
June 6, 2019 -
As US ends waiver on Iran oil, Amit Shah chairs meet with top ministers on purchase, investment
The meeting gains significance as the Trump administration recently told India, China, Turkey and a few other oil customers of Iran that no waiver on sanctions would be granted to them after 1 May.
June 5, 2019 -
BJP goes overboard to woo BJD
Post-poll math in mind, sworn enemies now exchanging thank-you notes, letters of appreciation.
May 19, 2019