April 12, 2018 06:56 PM IST
Goyal, who was in Thane as part of the BJP's day-long nationwide fast over the washout of the budget session of Parliament, spoke via-video conference with the representatives of the food and beverage industry to improve catering services on trains.
April 09, 2018 02:05 PM IST
The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878. It was designed on the late medieval Italian models and it was elevated to the status of a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2004.
April 04, 2018 03:31 PM IST
Addressing a press conference, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Veerappa Moily and Pawan Khera also questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the matter.
April 03, 2018 10:08 PM IST
"Coupled with all these 14 new lines and expansion that we are doing, we will be adding an ability to move much larger volumes and the freight corridor which we are focusing to implement on fast-track basis," the minister said.
April 03, 2018 03:49 PM IST
Gandhi used the hashtag “PiyushGhotala” in his tweet, which also mentioned BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's son Shaurya Doval and fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi.
March 21, 2018 04:56 PM IST
To promote cleaner and alternate use of coal, CIL is pursuing initiatives for setting up plants for gasification of coal and its further processing into downstream chemicals, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
March 20, 2018 02:32 PM IST
With scores of agitating students bringing the rail service in the metropolis to a halt early this morning, the minister said all applicants should get a "fair and equal opportunity" to serve the country.
March 19, 2018 08:10 AM IST
Goyal said that Indian Railways are working relentlessly on speed, safety, security and passenger amenities being provided over all the stations across the length and breadth of the country.
March 18, 2018 11:58 AM IST
The Committee had a mandate of assessing the impact of flexi-fare scheme in its current form on railway revenue and on passengers — in terms of their choice of the railways as a means of transport with increased fare.
March 18, 2018 10:45 AM IST
Goyal also alleged that the UPA government did a gross injustice to Madhya Pradesh in awarding railway projects.
March 17, 2018 06:15 PM IST
Layover time is defined as the idle time of a train at the originating or terminating station before the commencement of journey.
March 16, 2018 10:24 PM IST
Here's a look at day one of News18 Network event themed “From Take-Off to Triumph”, where ministers, top policymakers, industrialists and celebrities discussed India's growth story.
March 16, 2018 07:15 PM IST
The government decision to auction coal mines for sale of dry-fuel in return will bring higher investment, create jobs and bring efficiency in the sector, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said.
March 12, 2018 02:35 PM IST
In a meeting last week, the minister took review of the coal stock at various power plants and coal loading by Indian railways.
March 08, 2018 08:22 AM IST
Goyal said 68 km of the 160 km suburban railway network will be elevated. In addition, the Railways would invest Rs 5,000 crore for upgrading the stations and for bringing in the most modern locomotives rail coaches.
March 05, 2018 12:28 PM IST
Many corridors have been studied for the feasibility of bullet trains, such as the Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata and Bengaluru-Chennai routes.
February 22, 2018 10:50 AM IST
A media report had last week said Debroy had sent a note to the PMO and Rail Bhawan asking the government to rethink the railways' 100 per cent electrification mission.
February 21, 2018 08:59 PM IST
Without denying railways' junior minister Manoj Sinha's comments where he said that the railway station would be built as a replica of the Ram temple, Goyal said the design was yet to be finalised.
February 20, 2018 06:59 PM IST
Private sector firms were only allowed to mine coal for use in their cement, steel, power and aluminium plants. Coal India Ltd (CIL) is the sole commercial miner with 80 percent market share.
February 20, 2018 03:12 PM IST
While making the announcement, he also said that connecting naxal-affected areas through railways is the government's priority.
February 15, 2018 09:50 PM IST
He said the development, once in place, would also help control crime and make train travel safer in the country
February 15, 2018 12:18 PM IST
Piyush Goyal, the railway minister, announced the start of this recruitment drive talking about the Group C & D openings, through a tweet.
February 14, 2018 08:01 AM IST
"Indian railways plans to have a bidding process to soon come out for expanding solar footprint of railways where NLC India Ltd is also having very aggressive plans and will be bidding very aggressively to try and get those contracts through the bidding process," the Railways Minister told reporters here.
January 26, 2018 07:30 PM IST
The issues discussed also included understanding the socio-political and economic landscape, creating a sense of collective purpose and leveraging technology as a tool.
January 25, 2018 08:35 PM IST
It is unclear how long these projects have been pending, but the ministry seeks to complete a major part of them in this financial year
