Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician and the current minister of Railways and Commerce in the Government of India. He was elevated to 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.
"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
The railways is planning to bring down travel time of Rajdhani trains on the busy Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes by over three hours with an investment of about Rs 14,000 crore in infrastructure,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The profiles of officials in the railway ministry are being studied as part of a wider anti-corruption drive to set an example of transparency, railway minister Piyush Goyal said here. IndiaTimes - Published
The two-day India US trade talks came to an end on Friday with no big breakthrough but sides agreeing to continue discussions on trade issues. Commerce minister Piyush Goyal will be going to Washington.. DNA - Published
Rejecting the opposition's allegation that the government is working to privatise the national transporter, railway minister Piyush Goyal Friday asserted there is "no question" of privatisation, but.. IndiaTimes - Published
India Tuesday raised concerns about widening trade deficit with Indonesia and called for diversifying the export basket for sustainable trade. The issue was flagged by Commerce and Industry minister.. IndiaTimes - Published
The heightened political crisis in Karnataka showed no signs of abating after the 10 of the 13 Cong-JD(S) MLAs, who submitted their resignations to the Speaker’s office on Saturday morning, were.. IndiaTimes - Published
A high-level trade delegation from the US is expected to visit India next week to find ways to resolve the recent trade tensions between the two countries, official sources said Thursday Firstpost - Published
The railways has set a target to install CCTV cameras in more than 7,000 coaches of mainline passenger trains by March 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament Wednesday. DNA - Published
Goyal said there were 21,340 Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) and 1,048 Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) in the country as on April 1, 2019 DNA - Published
The number of women constables in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is less at present and the government has decided to fill up 50 per cent of the 9,000 vacant posts notified with lady constables,.. DNA - Published
The Railways has set a target of 2021-2022 to electrify its entire broad gauge network, railway minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament on Wednesday. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Railways on Saturday dropped its plan to offer massage services to passengers on board, days after a BJP MP wrote to Union minister Piyush Goyal raising objections against the proposal. IndiaTimes - Published
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal will lead the Indian delegation on trade and digital economy at two-day G20 ministerial meeting beginning Saturday in Tsukuba city, Japan. He will also hold dialogue with.. IndiaTimes - Published
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