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Railways to operate 200 non-AC passenger trains daily from June 1
The Railways informed that bookings will be completely online and shall commence in a few days time
 "Railways to operate 200 non-AC passenger trains daily from June 1")
200 non-AC passenger trains to run daily from June 1; online bookings soon
These trains will have non-air conditioned second class coaches and will run daily
 "200 non-AC passenger trains to run daily from June 1; online bookings soon")
No consent needed from destination states to run Shramik Specials: Railways
Earlier, a political storm had broken out when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were being laggard in approving these trains
 "No consent needed from destination states to run Shramik Specials: Railways")
Get more trains, ensure migrant workers don't walk: Centre tells states
Coronavirus and loss of livelihood driving factors for the movement of stranded workers, says home ministry
 "Get more trains, ensure migrant workers don't walk: Centre tells states")
Lockdown impact: Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances
Rlys' traffic dropped 32% to 99.86 mt between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same period last year
 "Lockdown impact: Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances")
The king's speech
What the Indian public got this week was another monologue - the fifth since March 19
India provided medical supplies to 120 nations to fight Covid-19: Goyal
Goyal participated during the second G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting
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Long walk home ends in tragedy: Goods train mows down 16 migrants
Migrants fell asleep on railway track in Maharashtra
 "Long walk home ends in tragedy: Goods train mows down 16 migrants")
Railways to pay 85% of train fare for workers, says govt after controversy
Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry, gave a clarification after the Congress party offered to pay for the train tickets of migrant workers.
 "Railways to pay 85% of train fare for workers, says govt after controversy")
Railway board in a huddle as Congress offers to pay for travel of migrants
Sonia Gandhi said in a letter to the state units that every Pradesh Congress committee shall bear the cost of rail travel for every needy worker and migrant labourer
Story in numbers: Steep drop in industrial demand may spoil recovery
Lack of domestic consumer demand and cyclical ebbing of global commodity prices have repeatedly been cited by the government as reason
 "Story in numbers: Steep drop in industrial demand may spoil recovery")
Govt working to identify key sectors for making India a manufacturing hub
The manufacturing sector contributes about 15 per cent in the country's economy and the government is aiming to increase it significantly
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India open to mutually benefitting alliance with interested nations: Goyal
The minister said India gives importance to 'the fair dealing and the reciprocity' while signing any multilateral agreements.
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Post-coronavirus India: Exporters must seek bigger global share, says Goyal
Goyal asks exporters to "identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets
Need partial reopening of units, offices in red zones: Exporters to Govt
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says open to export incentives if they are 'justified, reasonable and WTO compliant'
 "Need partial reopening of units, offices in red zones: Exporters to Govt")
Traders seek clarity, urge states to issue guidelines on reopening of shops
The Retailers Association of India (RAI) said the government's order to allow reopening of shops is open to interpretation as terms like "market complexes" are not easily understood
 "Traders seek clarity, urge states to issue guidelines on reopening of shops")
PM hails ministries' response, says humanity will overcome Covid-19
"The world is fighting Covid-19 together. Humanity will surely overcome this pandemic," Modi wrote on Twitter while retweeting a tweet by the Indian Embassy in Switzerland.
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Covid-19: E-commerce saves the day as delivery workers emerge as heroes
Trade Minister Piyush Goyal held a video conference with nearly two dozen e-commerce executives in a bid to understand hurdles faced by the sector.
 "Covid-19: E-commerce saves the day as delivery workers emerge as heroes")
Start-ups flags concerns related to cash flow, labour in meeting with Goyal
In the meeting, the minister said the country is passing through the unprecedented crisis, and this requires prompt remedial actions.
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Be ready to convert 20K coaches into isolation ward: Railway Board to zones
Five zonal railways have already prepared prototypes for the coach-turned-isolation wards, it said
 "Be ready to convert 20K coaches into isolation ward: Railway Board to zones")