Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician and the current minister of Railways and Commerce in the Government of India. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, and the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha. He was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy. Piyush Goyal has been allocated the cabinet ministry for Narendra Modi led NDA government in May 2019. He is currently taking charge as Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
DRMs may review the situation over railway stations and raise the price of platform ticket to Rs 50 wherever deemed necessary, to avoid overcrowding at stations, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal was told.. DNA - Published
Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering to stop the present practice of private vendors and agents for booking train tickets for passengers, who often promise confirmed.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that terror has no religion and condemned what he said was a "conspiracy" by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Congress party to raise the "bogey.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sources said that the recent actions by both sides — the US raised duties on certain steel and aluminium products, while India imposed a cess on imported medical devices — can be seen as signals.. IndiaTimes - Published
At a time when ecommerce giants Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart are under investigation for alleged violations of the country’s competition law, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said Muslims in India are safer than most places in the world. "India is probably one of the most inclusive societies in the world," Goyal said here at a session.. IndiaTimes - Published
Six Union ministers on Sunday embarked on the first leg of the Centre’s outreach in J&K, with commerce minister Piyush Goyal calling the erstwhile state “desh ka noor (jewel in the crown)” and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Minister for Railways and Commerce also announced that Kashmir would be linked with the rest of the country by train by December next year. He asserted that development work has gathered pace in.. IndiaTimes - Published
On the day commerce minister Piyush Goyal made light of Jeff Bezos’s offer to invest $1 billion in India, a prominent BJP functionary chose to make plain the saffron establishment’s displeasure.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the percentage of minorities in Pakistan has reduced to mere three per cent from earlier 23 per cent, which is a testimony of hardships being faced by.. IndiaTimes - Published
Earlier this month, the Japanese foreign minister said, "Japan is making diplomatic efforts to realize the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with the participation of all 16 countries,.. DNA - Published
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said the govt has brought a lot of "sanity" to the working of eight areas of intellectual property rights, be it patent, copyright or trademark. "All of these are.. IndiaTimes - Published
"With the revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and 35A, the Centre has ensured a safe and sound future for the children of newly formed union territories," Goyal said. He.. IndiaTimes - Published
Railways is looking to provide Wi-Fi on all passenger trains over the next three-four years, said Union minister Piyush Goyal. The railways will seek more public-private partnerships, including in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Union minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks that Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is "Left-leaning", saying "these bigots are blinded by hatred" and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at Union minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, saying the government's job is to improve the "collapsing".. IndiaTimes - Published
Banerjee, an Indian-American who has been critical of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies, won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. He had endorsed "Nyay", the minimum basic income.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal and his Bangladeshi counterpart Tipu Munshi will lead delegations of the two countries to a meeting here next week to discuss the opportunities created following.. IndiaTimes - Published
The meeting was attended by five ministers -- home minister Amit Shah, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and minister of state for commerce and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The boisterous crowd of commuters at Andheri and Ghatkopar railway station has caught the attention of Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Ever since the stations were merged with.. DNA - Published
In a video posted by Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, Modi is being welcomed by officials at the photo session. The Prime Minister was seen opting for the chair over the sofa. Following this, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sources who attended the meeting with the minister said that the railways is looking to get at least three AC locals and run them on the Thane-Panvel route by the end of this year DNA - Published
Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI).. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he had urged his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal to make kulhads mandatory at 100 railway stations. "I have also suggested that airports and state transport.. IndiaTimes - Published
Indian railways has manufactured a high-speed locomotive in West Bengal's Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180 kmph, Union minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet on Monday. He.. IndiaTimes - Published
The US is one of India's largest trading partners and the strategic partnership between the two countries have strengthened significantly over the past two decades. DNA - Published
Goyal, who also heads the Ministries of Industries and Railways, was to visit Beijing from August 2 to 3 to take part in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sharing the roadmap to enable the shift to clean energy sources, minister for railways Piyush Goyal said in Rajya Sabha on Friday that besides focussing on electrification of tracks and moving to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, he said there was no proposal at present to change Railway fares, after the recent hike in diesel costs due to increased excise duty in the general.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as Bullet Train Project, has been sanctioned with a target to be completed by 2023, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. DNA - Published
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