In addition, Goyal said that the UAE-India partnership is destined to play an important role in the global economy and in ensuring a better future for billions of people around the world. "This will be a defining partnership for the 21st century."
Piyush Goyal On Rising Petrol & Food Commodities Prices In India
The minister said that the detailed text of the pact has been released in public domain and now we are trying to complete all our paperwork, all the customs notifications expeditiously. We hope it can be operationalised by May 1, 2022 .
Of all the cases registered, 60 per cent of them are under section 33 penalty for use of unverified weights and measures; 25 per cent of them are under section 36 (1) penalty for selling of non-standard packaging and 8-10 per cent are under section 25 penalty for use of non-standard weights and measures, the Minister said.
Air India's first evacuation flight departed from Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday afternoon for Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine due to the ongoing Russian military offensive, officials said.
Quoting Steve Jobs, "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do," Goyal said the country's women have again proved their capabilities.
Goyal asked to plan for modern infrastructure and logistics. "Upgrade warehouses to international standards. Improve storage capacity for the growing need - power back-up, CCTV, robust network facility," he said.
The minister on the occasion unveiled 'LEAP' -- Leverage, Encourage, Access and Promote -- as the way forward for startups.
The minister advised the officials to properly implement SAMARTH, the skill development initiatives of the ministry. He emphasised on the use of technology for effective monitoring for better outcomes.
"Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) before even becoming the Chief Minister of Gujarat had given the concept of 3S - Speed, Skill and Scale. It's now time to change it to 4S - Speed, Skill, Scale and Standards," he said.
The Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to come up with a 'Model Community Kitchens Scheme' agreeable to the states/union territories (UT) within three weeks' time.
According to the minister, the Centre has introduced several key policy and business reforms for improving the investment climate.
During the pandemic induced lockdown, all the agencies under the Department of Food and Public Distribution, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the Indian Railways transported record food grains in every nook and corner of the country.
In the letter, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted that Odisha has a long and rich history of textiles and the handlooms of Odisha have gained worldwide acclaim for their design and quality.
While addressing the business and trade fraternity through the platform of Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO), he noted that recently India emerged as the world's second most desirable manufacturing destination overtaking the US.
The MPs submitted a memorandum to the Union Minister and also raised the demand for early evacuation of surplus rice from Odisha and the gunny bags shortage issue. The delegation also apprised Goyal about no lifting of surplus rice by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Odisha.
In the coming monsoon session starting from July 19, Goyal will take the place of Thaawarchand Gehlot, who has been appointed governor of Karnataka.
Bhubaneswar: Now getting a confirmed ticket will be easy for the passengers as the Northern Railway will start 71 unreserved train services from next week. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the 71 unreserved mail/express trains will resume operations from April 5, 2021. Through a tweet, Goyal further informed that the Railways will ensure proper […]
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In order to curb e-ticketing malpractices, a number of preventive and punitive measures have been taken by the Indian Railways, informed Union Minister Piyush Goyal. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the Railway Minister said that the new initiative aims at making the IRCTC reservation website foolproof. […]
New Delhi: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years […]
Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways has assigned the work for the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for seven new high speed rail (HSR) corridors to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). The seven new high speed rail corridors are: (i) Delhi-Noida-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow-Varanasi (ii) Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur-Ahmedabad (iii) Mumbai-Nasik-Nagpur (iv) Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad (v) Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore (vi) Delhi-Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Jalandhar-Amritsar (vii) Varanasi-Patna-Howrah Though […]
New Delhi: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the state governments should support the national transporter in completing all the pending projects. Participating in Question Hour proceedings, Goyal lamented that governments before 2014 announced railway projects “without allocating funds” for execution. He said the Modi government increased investment in railway infrastructure to Rs […]
New Delhi: Time has come when we should focus on ‘One Nation, One Standard’ to make India a global leaders in setting standards as per global benchmarks as strength and character of a nation is often exemplified by the standards it sets for the quality of its products and services, said Union Minister for Railways […]
Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure comfort rail travel and hassle-free movement of traffic in towns or cities in Odisha, the Railway Budget 2021-22 has earmarked a massive Rs 581 crore. The highlight of this year’s budget is the allocation of highest ever Rs 429 crore for passenger amenities in Odisha. Also, in pursuance of zero […]
Bhubaneswar: With a special focus on ramping up of the rail infrastructure in Odisha, the rail budget 2021-22 has allocated a record Rs 5,528 crore for the development of infrastructure and rail safety alone, though the total budgetary outlay for the State has been pegged at Rs 6,995.58 crore. The release of the railway Pink […]
New Delhi: After sportspersons and sports associations raised concerns over the withdrawal of railway concessions in passenger fares, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday requested Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to restore the privileges. The Railways had suspended ticket fare concessions for all categories of passengers except for students, patients and the specially-abled to discourage people […]
Bhubaneswar: Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has stressed on improving the existing features on the IRCTC e-ticketing web site. Goyal reviewed the upgradation work that is being initiated by the Indian Railways for the E-ticketing system. The Minister sought that E-ticketing web site should provide holistic convenience to the passengers for their train journey. The […]
Bhubaneswar: Adding another feather to its cap, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has been selected for the most prestigious Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Best Zonal Railway Shield-2020 for all-round performance among all the zones in Indian Railways. Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Best Zonal Railway Shield is a prestigious honour for any Zonal Railway and the […]
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Cabinet colleague & Railway Minister Piyush Goyal seeking his intervention into the issue pertaining to relocation/modification of RUB (underpass) in Dhenkanal, Odisha. The RUB at 8/600 km of Badakamar -Pangatira Road in Parjang which is being constructed to divert the PWD road has been experiencing a water-logging […]
New Delhi: In a move that will not only ease Kolkata’s traffic but also have political significance ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls next year, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the East-West Metro Corridor Project which will have India’s first tunnel below the river Ganga which is the first transportation tunnel in India […]
Bhubaneswar: The Railways has decided to run three pairs of special trains from Odisha from September 12 to enable migrant workers to return to their respective outstation workplaces. The move came after Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan wrote to the Union Railway minister Piyush Goyal requesting the latter to resume operation of Shramik Special train […]
New Delhi: Emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar India mission, Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the SBI-IRCTC credit card that offers a host of benefits to rail passengers. “We are strongly committed in making Railways ‘Atmanirbhar’ in all the fields with ‘Make in India’ initiatives as envisaged by the Prime Minister. […]
New Delhi: Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal held a meeting with various government agencies to review the steps taken to promote ‘Make in India’ products in the procurement process of Indian Railways and in the Union Government, a statement by the Railway Ministry said on Sunday. Goyal emphasised the need for goods and services procurements […]
New Delhi: In a major push for the private entities in the Indian Railways, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the national transporter has invited request for qualifications for private participation for passenger train operations on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains. In a tweet, Goyal said, “Railways invites request […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Amid the COVID-19 Lockdown 4, Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that the largest public sector transported will run 200 non-AC trains from June 1. Informing the same, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the railway will run 200 Non-AC trains from June 1, and the online booking for the same will begin soon. […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for transportation of stranded migrant workers between states, which will designate nodal authorities and make necessary arrangements for receiving and sending them, amid the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown. While issuing the revised SOP, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said for running ‘Shramik’ special trains, […]
Bhubaneswar: Even since the Indian Railway started operating Shramik Special trains, more than 10 lakh migrant workers have reached their home State. An official of the Indian Railways said that it has ferried more than 10 lakh stranded people since May 1 in over 800 Shramik Special trains. Among these, 37 trains have reached Odisha […]
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has launched a new service of “wake-up call” on the mobile phones of passengers half-an-hour ahead of their scheduled arrival to their destination. And Tweeple are a happy lot. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: “Railways will now help passengers get rid of their worry of missing out their destination station […]
New Delhi: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday posted a note on the company’s e-commerce website Amazon India, saying “he falls in love with India every time he returns here”, a day after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal snubbed him during a public event. “I fall in love with India every time […]
Bhubaneswar: Keeping in mind the development of mineral sector in Odisha and boost the State’s economy, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought the personal intervention of Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal to restart the project for up-gradation of infrastructure at Angul Aluminum Park in Odisha, with a renewed focus on ironing out bottlenecks […]
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