The union government on September 25 said energy major ONGC will fund and encourage startups to carry out research and innovation for the development of advanced electric household stoves which can be powered using solar power. According to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Prad…
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Cabinet Reshuffle | Dharmendra Pradhan takes charge of MSDE with focus on job creation & skills
Dharmendra Pradhan and Anant Kumar Hegde assume charge of their offices at Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; To bring scale and speed to Skill India Mission
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SMEpost Comment #CabinetReshuffle | Continuity with room for decisive action
A dispassionate analysis beyond pure play ministerial number attached to the MSME Ministry shows that a focused Key Responsibility Area (KRA) approach is set to draw better dividends.
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Dharmendra Pradhan assures support to tap Bamboo resources of Arunachal
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has assured support to tap the huge bamboo resources of Arunachal Pradesh that can change the economy of rural masses. Pradhan gave the assurance when Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rij…
Oil & Gas field auctions: ONGC, OIL retreat paves way for start-ups, new players
Paving the way for start-up firms and new players with little experience in operating hydrocarbon blocks, the country’s two public sector explorers — ONGC and Oil India — have decided to stay away from the ongoing auctions of the 67 discovered marginal oil and gas fields. The auction would close…
Seven oil PSUs plan to set up Rs 100 cr start-up fund
Seven public sector oil companies—Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Gail India Ltd, Oil India Ltd, Engineers India Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd—are coming together to launch a Rs.100 crore start-up fund shortly, said three officials who are …
Pradhan pitches for funds to boot energy sector start-ups
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on September 6 urged the public sector undertakings to create startup funds on the lines of private sector in order to promote innovation and nurture new ideas in the energy sector. Pradhan while addressing a conference on methanol economy organised by NITI Aayog s…
DIPP to handhold startups, put them in touch with government
In a conversation a few months ago, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s help in collecting used oil at an industrial scale, which can be recycled and put to use again. The trend of recycling used oil from restaurants and homes that can be recy…
Global barons & local tycoons meet at P4 Expo India 2016
Spurred by the prospect of participating in the growth story of Indian Petrochemicals and related industries, All India Plastic Industries Association (AIPIA) has organised P4 Expo India 2016, an international trade show and conference on plastics, petrochemicals, printing and packaging, at India…
Oil sector PSUs to float ‘start-up fund’ in FY17 | Dharmendra Pradhan
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on March 21 said public-sector oil companies led by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) would set up a ‘start-up fund’ in FY17 to support technology innovation in the hydrocarbon sector. “The PSUs in consultations with the petroleum ministry are planning the creatio…