Page 71 - Latest Updates on Piyush Goyal
No death due to train accident in nearly 22 months: Piyush Goyal
Goyal on Friday said with more focus on safety, no death has been reported due to train accidents in nearly 22 months
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India exports Covid-19 vaccines worth about Rs 338 cr so far: Goyal
The exports include grant of the vaccine doses to friendly countries and commercial shipments
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Govt has formed public-private panel to help promote localisation: Goyal
The government has constituted a committee comprising members from public and private sectors to look into issues like promoting localisation, said commerce minister Piyush Goyal
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Over 13,000 railway health staff vaccinated against Covid-19: Goyal
Around 13,117 railway health staff have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday.
Over 17,000 FIRs lodged in 2020 for incidents of crime on trains
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday.
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E-commerce firms being probed on small traders' complaints: Piyush Goyal
Says complaints against errant firms being looked into; hopes India's offer of TRIPS waiver for Covid vaccine will get WTO nod
Indian ministers switch to local platform Koo as Twitter standoff continues
Koo was launched in July 2020, founded by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. Radhakrishna had earlier founded TaxiForSure, which was later bought by Ola
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India's MSP operations are WTO-compliant: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Goyal on Tuesday said the minimum support price (MSP) operations being conducted by the country are completely compliant with the rules of the WTO
Govt considering certain clarifications on FDI in e-commerce sector: Goyal
The government is considering to come out with certain clarifications to ensure that the e-commerce sector works in the "true spirit" of the law and rules
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Ready to resume farmer talks if they have new proposals: Piyush Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the Union government was ready to resume talks with the farmers' unions if they (farmers) came out with some new proposals.
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All supercritical railway projects to be completed by March 2022: Goyal
Fund allocation and targets planned for next 4 years, says minister
Highest ever allocation for WB in rail budget: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Poll-bound West Bengal got an allocation of Rs 6,636 crore
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Railways on the right track
The bottom line is that it calls for a capital expenditure of Rs 16.74 trillion between 2022 and 2031 on track and terminal infrastructure and rolling stock
Hiking FDI cap in insurance to open up large source of fresh funding: Goyal
Goyal on Monday said that hiking foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 74 per cent in the insurance sector will open up a large source of fresh funding for the sector
Completion of 200 projects during Covid helped Railways' future plan: Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the completion of 200 long pending projects during the coronavirus period helped the Railways in planning for the future.
BSNL-MTNL merger shelved as GoM says not feasible; Cabinet to meet soon
Move to merge may erode BSNL value, say officials
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Piyush Goyal reviews progress of Bengaluru suburban railway project
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday held a meeting with senior officials of the Railway Board and the Karnataka government
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India ushering in rapid reforms to become $5 trn economy by 2025: Goyal
India is strengthening the entire ecosystem to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of becoming a $5 trillion, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday
Talks with farmers opportunity to explain them benefits of agri laws: Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said he looks positively at the ongoing discussions with farmer unions
Piyush Goyal launches IRCTC's upgraded e-ticketing website
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched an upgraded version of the e-ticketing website of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which has personalised features.
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