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Railways freight traffic will surpass last year despite Covid: Piyush Goyal
The minister noted that despite September being a lean month, for the first time during the past 10 years freight movement touched 100 million tonnes
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India has capability to be global player in many sectors: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that India has the capability to become a global player in many sectors and needs to scale up its manufacturing activities
 "India has capability to be global player in many sectors: Piyush Goyal")
After contracting for 6 months, exports up 5.27% in September: Goyal
He said this is an indicator of the "rapid recovery" of the Indian economy as it surpasses pre-COVID-19 levels across parameters
 "After contracting for 6 months, exports up 5.27% in September: Goyal")
India in the process of finalising FTA with Mauritius: Piyush Goyal
India is in the process of finalising the proposed free trade agreement with Mauritius which is aimed at further strengthening economic ties
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India not in a position to accept concept of DFFT, says Piyush Goyal
India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust as it is neither well understood nor is comprehensive enough in the legislation of many countries, Piyush Goyal said
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Covid-19 crisis an opportunity for transition to clean, cheap energy: Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said the current crisis should be used as an opportunity to make the transition to clean energy smoother, faster, more resilient and affordable.
Indian Railways floats fresh tender for 44 Vande Bharat train sets
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has floated the tender and the date of opening of tenders will be November 11
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India's imports from China fall by 27.63% during Apr-Aug this fiscal: Goyal
Value of imports from China stood at $4.98 billion in August and $5.58 in July, according to the data provided by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
 "India's imports from China fall by 27.63% during Apr-Aug this fiscal: Goyal")
97 persons died on Shramik Special trains till Sept 9: Govt tells RS
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha that 97 persons died while travelling on Shramik Special trains between May 1 and September 9
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97 people died while travelling on Shramik Special trains: Piyush Goyal
Govt said that 97 people died on board Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Several multinational firms interested to shift base to India: Goyal
Several multinational firms in sectors such as electronics, retail, e-commerce, and automotive, among others, have shown interest in shifting their base to India, the Parliament was informed on Friday
Govt's decision on FDI in defence to enhance self-reliance in sector: Goyal
The government's decision to ease FDI norms in the defence sector will push self-reliance in production and keep national interests and security paramount, Piyush Goyal said
Govt to bring out strategy paper on boosting industrial growth: Goyal
The government is in the process of bringing out a strategy paper on boosting industrial growth which will be a road map for all businesses in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday
Govt working on setting up single window system for clearances: Goyal
The government is working on setting up a single window system for clearances and approvals of industry, Parliament was informed on Wednesday
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Indian Railways' clone train scheme: A friend of waitlisted passengers
These trains will be operated as an alternative to existing trains, when the actual trains will have a large number of waitlisted passengers
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Time is ripe for early harvest trade deal with the UK: Piyush Goyal
Minister of Railways and Commerce and industry Piyush Goyal has called for aiming for a target of $500 billion of service exports
Open to discussing import of scotch whiskey from UK in large amount: Goyal
India is committed to an FTA with the UK and it will also be good for Commonwealth countries, he added
Sharad Pawar meets Goyal, urges govt to rethink ban on export of onions
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday met Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal and demanded that the Centre reconsider its "sudden" decision to ban the export of onions
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Gujarat retains top spot in DPIIT's states start-up ecosystem rankings 2019
India has become the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world with over 36,000 enterprises recognised under the Startup India initiative
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Railway to soon link all Northeast state capitals, Bangladesh: Goyal
Indian Railways are working on connecting capitals of all eight northeastern states and also executing a project to link up with Bangladesh's railway networks, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said
