Page 2 - Latest Updates on Ashwini Vaishnaw
Cabinet raises wheat MSP by ₹160 to ₹2,585 per quintal for 2026-27
The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 "Cabinet raises wheat MSP by ₹160 to ₹2,585 per quintal for 2026-27")
Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off 3 Amrit Bharat, 4 passenger trains for Bihar
The three Amrit Bharat Express Trains will be connecting 25 districts with 62 stoppages in Bihar, increasing connectivity for the people
 "Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off 3 Amrit Bharat, 4 passenger trains for Bihar")
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to be fully operational by 2029: Vaishnaw
The railway minister stated that the most modern technologies are being utilized to ensure the safe and efficient movement of trains
 "Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to be fully operational by 2029: Vaishnaw")
Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate 16th International Railway Expo: CII
Launched in 1990, the International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) is the CII's premier flagship exhibition that is being organised in partnership with the Ministry of Railways
Union Cabinet clears schemes to add 10,000 medical seats by 2028-29
The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 15,034 crore schemes to add 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats by 2028-29 through upgradation of government colleges
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Cabinet clears 4-lane highway, rail line projects in poll-bound Bihar
The Cabinet has cleared two big projects in Bihar-doubling of the Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya rail line and building a 4-lane Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah highway to boost travel and trade
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People will save on 99% of daily use items: Vaishnaw hails GST reforms
Ashwini Vaishnaw met shopkeepers in the national capital and raised awareness regarding the next-generation GST reforms
 "People will save on 99% of daily use items: Vaishnaw hails GST reforms")
Vaishnaw conducts bullet train tunnel breakthrough; 1st phase begins 2027
The first phase of the bullet train project will be first launched on the Surat-Bilimora section in 2027, covering Thane in 2028 and the Bandra Kurla Complex in 2029, Vaishnaw said
Online Gaming Act to be implemented from Oct 1: IT Minister Vaishnaw
The Act, passed by Parliament last month, bars all forms of online money games while promoting e-sports and other online games
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Focus must be on growth, self reliance amid global turbulence: Vaishnaw
We must embrace the things which are produced in India, Made-in-India, in a very big way, he said
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Electronic components PLI received over ₹50K cr proposals: Vaishnaw
Today, the world trusts India's electronics manufacturing capabilities, says Vaishnaw
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges toilet facilities on 9 Sealdah-Lalgola trains
Chowdhury said passengers, especially from Murshidabad, face severe hardships as EMU-MEMU trains lack toilets, calling it an "egregious act of inhumanity" by railway authorities
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Rahul writes to railway minister, seeks Rajdhani Express halt at Rae Bareli
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi added that the demand has been pending for a long time and fulfilling it would address a pressing need of the people of his constituency
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Vaishnaw inaugurates battery plant in Haryana entailing ₹3k cr investment
Vaishnaw said the factory in Haryana's Sohna is part of the government's effort to deepen the electronics manufacturing value chain in the country
Chip voyage from paperwork to wafer work on track: PM Narendra Modi
10 projects cleared under ISM as Centre readies Phase-II of semicon mission
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India a 'lighthouse of stability,' says Vaishnaw; invites global investors
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the country's electronics production has surged six-fold and exports eight-fold in the last decade
 "India a 'lighthouse of stability,' says Vaishnaw; invites global investors")
Vaishnaw meets gaming firms to discuss user money protection, esports
Meeting comes within a fortnight of Parliament passing The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, that bars all forms of online money games while promoting eSports and other online games
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Vaishnaw inaugurates Optiemus' ₹870 cr tempered glass factory in Noida
Optiemus Chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta said that in the second phase, the company will scale up capacity to 200 million units per annum for local and global markets
Mamata to skip inauguration of Kolkata metro projects by PM Modi on Aug 22
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a letter dated August 14, invited Banerjee to the inauguration of three metro projects on Friday
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Dropped bag caused stampede that killed 18 at New Delhi station: Vaishnaw
Railways to implement sweeping reforms after the February 15 incident that occurred during rush for Bihar-bound trains amid Maha Kumbh
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