Hardeep Puri Archives

October 21, 2025 11:33 AM

Nearly 67 million Indians visit fuel stations daily: Hardeep Puri

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that nearly 67 million Indians visit fuel stations every day, reflecting the country’s growing energy demand in line with its rapid economic progress. Highlighting India’s impressive gr...

October 9, 2025 1:34 PM

Excellent interaction with BP CEO amid India’s thrust towards energy security: Hardeep Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said he had an excellent interaction with BP CEO Murray Auchincloss, who is part of the delegation accompanying UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his two-day visit to India. Starmer i...

October 8, 2025 5:23 PM

India’s Hydrogen age has begun: Hardeep Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that India’s Hydrogen Age has begun, with the country targeting 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen production by 2030, which would account for 10 per cent of the gl...

September 22, 2025 5:13 PM

Centre to distribute 2.5 million free LPG connections under Ujjwala Yojana this Navratri, PM Modi hails women empowerment

The Centre will distribute 25 lakh free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the festival of Navratri, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Monday. With this expansion, the total n...

September 21, 2025 3:05 PM

India is producing more energy than ever before: Hardeep Puri

India is producing record levels of energy to achieve self-reliance in the power sector, supported by a diversification of its supply sources, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at an industry event. “India is pro...

September 4, 2025 8:45 AM

‘Will boost economic growth, support India’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat’: Hardeep Puri lauds GST reforms

Lauding the Centre's landmark decision to slash and rationalise GST rates, Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Thursday said that these changes will boost economic growth and further support India's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. In a post on X, the Uni...

July 7, 2025 8:00 PM

Norwegian carbon storage model may shape India’s net-zero path: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Monday that the government is exploring various projects in Norway to leverage its expertise to upgrade and expand India’s energy capabilities. “In our continued quest to p...

July 7, 2025 3:41 AM

India has never faced fuel shortage, says Hardeep Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said India has never faced a shortage of petroleum products, even during the Covid pandemic or global conflicts, crediting the government’s foresight for ensuring uninterrupted supplie...

January 24, 2025 9:33 PM

Natural gas, aviation fuel likely to come under GST: Hardeep Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri stated on Friday that there is an increasing consensus on bringing natural gas under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. However, he refrained from specifying a timeline for this development....

November 8, 2024 3:05 PM

India’s purchase of Russian oil helped avert global price surge: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

India's decision to buy Russian oil during a period of global economic uncertainty prevented a steep rise in international oil prices, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Speaking at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleu...