New Delhi, June 5: India and Venezuela have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, with both countries exploring new opportunities to build a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership amid evolving global energy dynamics. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri held discussions with Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, in New Delhi […]
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New Delhi, June 4: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday launched India’s first flex-fuel passenger vehicle, manufactured by Maruti Suzuki, marking a significant step in the country’s clean energy transition and efforts to reduce dependence on imported crude oil. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari was also present […]
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Goa : India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 concluded with the Union Government reiterating India’s growing influence and preparedness in the global energy ecosystem, even as international markets continue to face geopolitical uncertainty and supply disruptions. Addressing the closing session of the four-day global energy summit, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri […]
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New Delhi, Jan 23: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri announced that India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 will be held from January 27 to 30, 2026, at ONGC’s ATI campus in Goa, positioning India at the centre of global energy discussions at a crucial time for the sector. Speaking at the […]
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Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, today participated in a high-level roundtable with prominent Japanese industry leaders in Tokyo to explore opportunities for collaboration across the entire energy value chain. The meeting focused on how India and Japan—two leading economies of the Indo-Pacific—can jointly shape a secure, sustainable, and future-oriented energy ecosystem. […]
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Geoje, South Korea– Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri concluded a significant visit to South Korea by touring Hanwha Ocean’s advanced shipbuilding complex in Geoje, marking a major push in India’s maritime expansion plans under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. The Minister’s Korea tour (13–15 November 2025) focused on accelerating […]
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New Delhi, October 16, 2025 – Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, today announced that the sacred footwear of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji—reverently known as Charan Suhawa—will be carried from Delhi to Patna Sahib as part of a nine-day, 1500-kilometre Guru Charan Yatra. The Yatra […]
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New Delhi, September 29, 2025 – Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the 5th Hockey India Senior Women’s Inter-Department National Championship 2025 at Shivaji Stadium on Monday evening. The opening ceremony drew senior officials including Indian Oil Chairman A.S. Sahney, Hockey India President Dr. Dilip Kumar Tirkey, federation members, coaches, and […]
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Balotra (Rajasthan), August 24: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri along with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma inspected the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) at Pachpadra in Balotra district on Sunday. During the visit, Minister Puri inaugurated the Refinery Main Control Room (RMCR) and reviewed the progress of the Crude Distillation […]
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New Delhi, July 15, 2025: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri stressed that education must remain central to India’s development agenda if the country is to transform from a $4 trillion to a $35 trillion economy by 2047. Speaking at a seminar titled “School Education in India: Towards Equitable Access to […]
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