Piyush Goyal
Indian Railways to run up to 50 Shramik Special Trains in a day to Bihar, Piyush Goyal reveals
Tue, May 19, 2020
Shramik Special Trains: In a bid to help Bihar labourers stranded in various parts of India to reach their native place, Indian Railways will be running up to 50 Shramik Special Trains in a day.
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Shramik Special Trains: Indian Railways operated 1,034 trains since May 1, says Piyush Goyal
Sat, May 16, 2020
Shramik Special Trains: Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Indian Railways has operated 1,034 Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers across the country.
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Approved 1000 Shramik Special trains till date, Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal reveals
Fri, May 15, 2020
Shramik Special Trains: In a bid to help labourers stranded in various states to reach their native place, the Narendra Modi Government has approved 1,000 Shramik Special trains run by the Indian Railways.
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'Term loan EMIs should be postponed by one year' - This council writes to Piyush Goyal
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
In a major development, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has sought a suspension in declaration of non-performing assets (NPA) and raising the moratorium period on term loan EMIs to one year.
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Constitute rapid response team to stop COVID-19: Piyush Goyal
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
Goyal, in the meeting with the Railway Board Members and other senior zonal officials through the video conferencing, said, "Constitution of a COVID-19 rapid response team comprising six Executive Directors from Railway Board to coordinate the efforts of Railways across all the zones."
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Railways provided first aid on request to over 60,000 train passengers during 2018-2019: Min
Thu, Mar 05, 2020
"In compliance of orders of the Supreme Court and as recommended by a committee of experts constituted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), instructions have been issued to provide a medical box containing life saving medicines, equipments, oxygen cylinders at all railway stations and passenger carrying trains.
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India, US have 'almost closed' contours of limited trade pact: Goyal
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
India and the US moved to the next level of engagement having "almost closed" the final contours of limited trade package, and will come up with a comprehensive trade deal going forward, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Business News: Gift indigenous products on festivals, promote 'swadeshi': Piyush Goyal
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Business News: The minister said "despite pressure", he restricted import of incense sticks which revived the indigenous manufacture of 'agarbattis'. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union minister Hardeep Puri and Indian Council for Cultural Relations president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe were also present on the occasion.
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Live near Indian Railways station? You may get to use Wi-Fi hotspots there
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Women, farmers and students from nearby areas can come and surf the Internet at railway stations for betterment of their lives through the usage of modern means of communication technology, he said, speaking at the annual NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) here.
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Indian Railways to run 100% on electricity by 2024: Piyush Goyal
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal assured that 100% electrification of Indian Railways to be done by the year 2024. “By the year 2024, we expect the entire Indian Railways to be run on 100% electricity. It will be the first railway network in the world to be run on 100% electricity. By 2030, we plan to make the entire railway network a net-zero emission network,” said Railway Minister while addressing India-Brazil business forum.
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Luxurious! This is how Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express looks like
Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Indian Railways is set to launch the second premium Tejas Express train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, to be inaugurated soon and now we know how it looks like. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal gave a closer look of the new train by sharing some images of it.
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Watch! Indian Railways Madhupur-Anand Vihar Humsafar Express flagged off by Piyush Goyal via video conferencing
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal flagged off new AC 3-tier ‘Humsafar Express’ train on January 14. He flagged off Madhupur (Jharkhand) - Anand Vihar (Delhi) Humsafar Express via video conferencing. The aim of the launch of this train is to provide comfortable journey to passengers. The latest train will be operated under Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.
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