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To cut down on the import of coal due to the poor quality of Indian coal, the government should think of acquiring the technologies available to clean coal and remove or reduce the pollutant emissions.

Crack down on delays in Coal India projects

The government needs to tackle this problem either sector-wise or case by case.

22 Jan 2019 1:30 AM

In a bid to reduce deaths on railway tracks, the railway minister Piyush Goyal has suggested that people of the city participate in a way that office timings become flexible.

Min suggests flexible work hours to reduce accidents

On the question of staggered office timings, Mr Goyal said that this experiment had been carried out many years ago but somehow did not succeed.

20 Jan 2019 1:36 AM

The railways miniister Piyush Goyal said that frequency of the Express train would be increased in the upcoming days.

Goyal: Centre spent Rs 75,000 crore on city trains

Min says Modi govt invested 4 times more than UPA.

20 Jan 2019 1:34 AM

BJP will form govt, says Goyal

The BJP leader claimed that inflation is at a low, Current Account Deficit has been improved and that the economy is roaring.

19 Jan 2019 1:12 AM

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was speaking at a CII workshop on jobs and livelihoods. (Photo: File)

‘Rush for govt jobs doesn’t mean lack of job opportunities’: Piyush Goyal

Job security irrespective of performance is attraction of government jobs, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal added.

15 Jan 2019 8:12 PM

Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS last year in early April following which he underwent dialysis. He had a renal transplant surgery on May 14, 2018. (Photo: File)

Arun Jaitley flies to US for medical check-up: report

Jaitley is to present his sixth and the BJP-led NDA government’s last budget on February 1.

15 Jan 2019 12:39 PM

Blue light indicator on the door of a local train.

Rlys to install blue light for safety

Will be done on trial basis; Goyal shares video on Twitter.

14 Jan 2019 1:22 AM

There will be two classes -- one regular and another executive class -- and they will be fully air-conditioned, Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: File | Northern Railway Twitter)

Train 18, India’s fastest, to run from Delhi to Varanasi

Sources indicate its first commercial run would begin next week just ahead of Kumbh Mela, which starts in Allahabad on Jan 14.

03 Jan 2019 12:43 PM

'The article, besides being in bad taste, questions the wisdom of senior functionaries of the level of secretary to the government of India and also casts aspersions on the Minister of Railways (Piyush Goyal),' a statement said. (Photo: File | PTI)

Railway ministry seeks action against officer for article on Piyush Goyal

Railway Board has asked DoPT for immediate repatriation of Sanjiv Kumar for 'breach of official decorum and misconduct'.

01 Jan 2019 5:04 PM

Chawla, a former Punjab minister, was travelling AC-3 on the Saryu-Yamuna train on December 22 and had been stuck for an extra 10 hours when she made the mobile phone video. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

‘Forget bullet trains’: BJP leader’s message to PM Modi after harrowing train ride

'For god's sake, forget the bullet train and focus on the ones already running,' says Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a BJP leader from Amritsar.

26 Dec 2018 8:15 PM

Union minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: PTI)

Piyush Goyal survey predicts 300 Lok Sabha seats for BJP in 2019

Goyal said the survey was not done by the BJP but by a private agency, generally used by media houses.

19 Nov 2018 7:25 AM

Union minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: File)

Piyush Goyal faces angry railwaymen in Lucknow

Unconfirmed sources said that the minister was allegedly attacked with a flower pot and also suffered minor injuries.

17 Nov 2018 6:46 AM

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: PTI)

Rs 65,000 crore set aside for Mumbai suburban rail revamp: Goyal

Maha govt actively supporting these infrastructure projects, which seek to improve transportation and passenger amenities.

12 Nov 2018 11:18 AM

‘Central Rly to be completely electrified’

Railway minister Piyush Goyal said that rail connectivity would be provided to the Navi Mumbai airport from harbour line.

12 Nov 2018 12:31 AM

CR to get 4th suburban corridor

Railway minister Piyush Goyal and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate the line on November 11.

10 Nov 2018 1:29 AM

He added that PM Modi has focused on variety of programs that not only provide 'inclusive and sustainable growth but make India a power to be reckoned with on an international stage'. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Got rid of Railway budget to remove political interference': Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said there had been 'a dramatic shift in concept and execution of policies by this govt' as compared to its predecessors.

28 Oct 2018 12:20 PM

Modi govt discontinued rail budget to stop parties from using it as political tool: Goyal

As far as the railways is concerned, it was not only replacing diesel engines and aiming for 100 per cent electrification.

27 Oct 2018 5:38 PM

Piyush Goyal at the India Summit. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Piyush Goyal: Rly to fully run on electricity by 2023

Goyal said that one of the most important reforms of the current government was the elimination of the railway budget.

26 Oct 2018 2:15 AM

Citing acute shortage of coal in thermal power plants in Karnataka, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has urged Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal to ensure adequate supply to the state. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka CM writes to Goyal on coal shortage in thermal plants

He said the Raichur Thermal Power Station with 1,720 MW capacity has zerocoal stock now.

17 Oct 2018 6:55 PM

BJP mantri calls Rahul Gandhi serial liar

Mr Goyal said the government has maintained highest standards of transparency and integrity in the deal to buy 36 fighter aircraft from Rafale.

13 Oct 2018 6:33 AM

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