Piyush Goyal
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Rail budget had only become a political statement, says Piyush Goyal
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Railways mulling over introducing dynamic pricing system to increase revenues: Piyush Goyal
Business | Feb 02, 2018, 05:50 PM ISTReplying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, he also said his ministry was planning a major overhaul of the obsolete signalling system currently being used and to introduce latest technology.
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Railway Budget 2018: Know all about Rail Minister Piyush Goyal
Budget | Jan 30, 2018, 09:58 PM ISTPiyush Goyal comes from a renowned political family of Maharashtra. His father Late Ved Prakash Goyal was a respected BJP leader who served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet.
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Huge appetite for further global investments in India: Piyush Goyal in Davos
Business | Jan 23, 2018, 02:33 PM IST"Going forward, India's role in the world economy, in the social tensions and in the fight against terrorism and climate change is only going to grow," Goyal said.
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Union Budget 2018: Focusing on rail funds from monetisation and not budget, says Piyush Goyal
Budget | Jan 15, 2018, 05:22 PM ISTWithout giving details on the budget allocation for Railways, Goyal told reporters here that he is “satisfied with whatever has been proposed (in the budget)”.
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Indian railways to use GPS-enabled safety devices to help guide trains through fog
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Railways studying dynamic pricing with discounts on tickets, says Piyush Goyal
India | Dec 16, 2017, 07:18 PM IST"We are studying a model under dynamic pricing, where we would also give discounts on train tickets, just the way in which it is offered in airways," Goyal said.
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Gandhi family meddled in govt decisions, reduced Manmohan Singh to titular head: Piyush Goyal
National | Dec 13, 2017, 10:20 PM ISTUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday used a series of email exchanges to accuse the Gandhi family of interfering in governmental decisions during the erstwhile UPA regime.
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Railways eye 2022 launch for hi-speed network interconnecting four metros
Business | Nov 30, 2017, 08:05 PM ISTIn a meeting on November 28, the railway board started the process of drawing up a blueprint to interconnect the four metros - Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Chennai, Chennai-Howrah, Chennai-Mumbai and Howrah-Mumbai.
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S&P’s sovereign ratings ‘very satisfying’, economy strong and improving: Piyush Goyal
Business | Nov 24, 2017, 08:49 PM ISTUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the latest report by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) on India’s sovereign ratings is “very satisfying”.
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Congress allegations on Rafale deal reflects its desperation: BJP
National | Nov 17, 2017, 09:26 PM ISTThe Congress has raised several questions over the Rafale aircraft deal, including the rates, and had accused the government of compromising national interest.
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Decision on Parliament's Winter Session soon: Piyush Goyal
National | Nov 17, 2017, 09:01 PM ISTThe Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) was likely to meet on Friday to take a call on holding the Winter Session of Parliament. The meeting, however, did not take place.
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‘Does India actually need a bullet train? Railway Minister Piyush Goyal answers the question on Quora!
Trending | Nov 15, 2017, 10:56 AM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote an 884-word-long answer on Quora to the question 'Does India actually need a bullet train?'.
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Don't let trains pass when maintenance work is underway, Piyush Goyal directs officials
India | Nov 14, 2017, 07:37 PM ISTPiyush Goyal said that track renewal -- replacing old tracks with new wherever necessary -- was essential for the safety of the railways
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Aadhar-based biometric attendance system in railway offices by January
India | Nov 05, 2017, 06:25 PM ISTAn official said that a letter regarding the system's installation was received by all the zones last week.
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Indian Railways mulling app to predict confirmation of waitlisted tickets
India | Nov 05, 2017, 04:26 PM ISTA railway official said that the idea of predicting chances of waitlisted tickets getting confirmed was of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
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Army to help build foot overbridge at Elphinstone station, opposition criticises move
India | Oct 31, 2017, 01:49 PM ISTIndian Army will help build a new foot overbridge at the Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai, where a deadly stampede killed 23 people last month.
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Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal,Devendra Fadnavis visit Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station
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Railways to invest $150 bn, create 1 million jobs in 5 yrs: Goyal
Business | Oct 29, 2017, 07:41 PM ISTThe Railways is looking to invest over $150 billion over the next five years which would help create one million additional jobs, minister Piyush Goyal has said.
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Indian Railways working towards 100% electrification: Piyush Goyal
Business | Oct 27, 2017, 06:50 PM ISTPiyush Goyal said that railways will be able to accomplish 100 per cent electrification at lower prices with "an incentive cum penalty" framework scheme.