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Look at India as next investment destination: Piyush Goyal to US businesses

The bilateral trade between the two countries grew from $126 billion in 2017 to $145 billion in 2019.

Cabinet nod to Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor will aid ease of living: PM

Estimated completion cost of the project is Rs 8,575 crore and the target date of completion is December, 2021

Piyush Goyal holds discussions with top leadership of coal and power sector

Goyal held a meeting with top leaders of the coal and power sector to ensure consolidation of the coal business of Railways and to suggest ways to further improve the joint operational productivity

Goyal meets top brass of coal, power sectors to consolidate rlys' coal biz

Coal accounts for almost 50 per cent of the freight of the railways

Goyal inaugurates Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East West Metro corridor

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday virtually inaugurated the Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East West Metro corridor, and flagged off the first train from there to Salt Lake Sector-V. Goyal also said the entire stretch of the corridor, connecting Sector-V and Howrah Maidan, is likely to be completed by December 2021. "I am told that by the end of next year, the entire East West Corridor project of 16.55 km is expected to be completed; hopefully with no further hiccups coming up due to the Covid pandemic," he said while inaugurating the extension of the line till Phoolbagan Station through the virtual mode. Goyal said the project, which has suffered delays owing to several issues, has been fast-tracked since 2015 because of the personal intervention and monitoring by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Quality and scale, not subsidies, to push exports to $1 trn: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said quality, technology and scale of production would help India take its annual exports to $1 trillion and not government subsidies

Indicators show that India will bounce back to high growth levels: Goyal

Indicators like positive growth in exports in September and increase in GST collections show India will bounce back to high growth levels, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday

Railways freight traffic will surpass last year despite Covid: Piyush Goyal

The minister noted that despite September being a lean month, for the first time during the past 10 years freight movement touched 100 million tonnes

India has capability to be global player in many sectors: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that India has the capability to become a global player in many sectors and needs to scale up its manufacturing activities

After contracting for 6 months, exports up 5.27% in September: Goyal

He said this is an indicator of the "rapid recovery" of the Indian economy as it surpasses pre-COVID-19 levels across parameters

India in the process of finalising FTA with Mauritius: Piyush Goyal

India is in the process of finalising the proposed free trade agreement with Mauritius which is aimed at further strengthening economic ties

India not in a position to accept concept of DFFT, says Piyush Goyal

India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust as it is neither well understood nor is comprehensive enough in the legislation of many countries, Piyush Goyal said

Covid-19 crisis an opportunity for transition to clean, cheap energy: Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said the current crisis should be used as an opportunity to make the transition to clean energy smoother, faster, more resilient and affordable. Goyal, also the minister of railways, further said Indian Railways is committed towards 100 per cent electrification by December 2023and becoming a net zero emitter by 2030, an official statement said on Monday. He was speaking at the launch of a report on 'Sustainable Recovery Post COVID-19' by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Niti Aayog on September 18. "This is the right time to move forward and prepare ourselves for a resilient and sustainable future, as rightly pointed out in the report... the current crisis should be used as an opportunity to make energy transitions smoother, faster, more resilient and affordable," the minister said. Speaking at the event, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said post the 2008-09 financial crisis, green initiatives accounted for around 16 per cent of the total ...

Indian Railways floats fresh tender for 44 Vande Bharat train sets

The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has floated the tender and the date of opening of tenders will be November 11

India's imports from China fall by 27.63% during Apr-Aug this fiscal: Goyal

Value of imports from China stood at $4.98 billion in August and $5.58 in July, according to the data provided by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

97 persons died on Shramik Special trains till Sept 9: Govt tells RS

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha that 97 persons died while travelling on Shramik Special trains between May 1 and September 9

97 people died while travelling on Shramik Special trains: Piyush Goyal

Govt said that 97 people died on board Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Several multinational firms interested to shift base to India: Goyal

Several multinational firms in sectors such as electronics, retail, e-commerce, and automotive, among others, have shown interest in shifting their base to India, the Parliament was informed on Friday

Govt's decision on FDI in defence to enhance self-reliance in sector: Goyal

The government's decision to ease FDI norms in the defence sector will push self-reliance in production and keep national interests and security paramount, Piyush Goyal said

Govt to bring out strategy paper on boosting industrial growth: Goyal

The government is in the process of bringing out a strategy paper on boosting industrial growth which will be a road map for all businesses in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday