PM Modi on Monday inaugurated Saubhagya Yojana for the poor. He also inaugurated the Deendayal Urja Bhawan on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya during a programme in New Delhi. The Yojana will include access to electricity to all willing households, substitution to kerosene, improvement in educational and health[Read More…]
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BJP national executive meet: Party slams Rahul Gandhi for dynasty remark in US
At the BJP national executive meet on Monday, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, remained the core of BJP president Amit Shah’s inaugural address.He questioned Gandhi’s attempt to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and slammed his comments on dynasty politics during his recent trip to the US. Union minister, Piyush Goyal, who[Read More…]
No more overcharging for food, tips for catering staff in railways
Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal has asked the catering staff of railways to stop overcharging for food and stop seeking tips from the passengers. A letter from minister’s office was sent to all zonal railway units across the nation. It asked them to ensure that the practice is stopped with immediate[Read More…]
Piyush Goyal likely to get rewarded with railways in the Cabinet reshuffle
According to the reports carried by leading various houses, presently Union Minister for power, Piyush Goyal is all set to for an elevation to a full-fledged cabinet portfolio. The Minister of State with independent charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy, has been considered for long as among the[Read More…]
Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Piyush Goyal promoted to union cabinet
Four ministers were promoted to the cabinet rank and nine new ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday morning following the cabinet reshuffling. The focus is now on who PM Modi will pick to be the new defence and railways ministers. Ministers from the Janata Dal United, will[Read More…]
Piyush Goyal uses fake image to highlight govt’s feat; deletes after Twitterati pointed out
Union power minister, Piyush Goyal had to face major embarrassment on Sunday after he highlighted government’s achievement of illuminating 50,000 km of Indian roads with LED lights in a tweet. His tweet turned into a controversy as the image used was from Russia and not the real picture of the[Read More…]
Policies to revive stalled power projects underway: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Centre will soon come out with a scheme to revive various stalled power plants in the country. The broad policies to make abandoned projects viable was decided in a meeting between the Ministry of Power and lenders earlier this week. “We[Read More…]
Nagpur to become India’s first city with all-electric cab fleet
Union power minister Piyush Goyal recently said that the government is looking at having an all-electric car fleet by 2030 to reduce fuel import bills and running costs of vehicles. He also added that not a single petrol or diesel car will be sold in the country by then. To[Read More…]
Who will be the next Raksha Mantri: Arun Jaitley or Sushil Modi?
The search for a full-time Defence Minister is on, at a war footing. Names of Arun Jaitley and Sushil Kumar Modi are doing the rounds in the top echelons of power. A top source in the government told Newsd that shifting Arun Jaitley as a full time Defence Minister and[Read More…]
7 least known facts about Shrikant Sharma, UP’s new Piyush Goyal
1) Mathura-born Shrikant Sharma‘s foray into politics happened during his college days in Delhi University. He joined the ABVP, the students’ wing of the RSS, in PGDAV College in 1991. 2) In 1992, he contested for the post of General Secretary in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), giving a tough fight[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Piyush Goyal attacks rot in power sector; calls for white paper
After the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh took a series of decisions to enhance electricity supply in the state, the Union power minister Piyush Goyal said a white paper was needed to expose the “deep rot” of the past 15 years in the state’s power division. “Some of the statistics[Read More…]
Arun Jaitley knew about demonetisation in advance: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday dispelled rumours that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was unaware of demonetisation. He said that he knew it and kept it as secret despite being “very friendly and open”. “When the bombshell (demonetisation) came… Every body wanted to know how Mr Jaitley could keep the[Read More…]
Let there be light! All villages to be electrified by May 2017: Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that all the villages in the country would get electricity connection by May 2017, a year before the 1000-day deadline set by the NDA government ends. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines also[Read More…]
Young generation has the key to future: Piyush Goyal
Minister of State (MoS) for power, coal and energy Piyush Goyal addressed the inaugural edition of Young Makers Conclave organised by SheThePeople.TV on Wednesday. Talking about the young ‘change makers’ he gave out a strong message to the youth of India and urged them to “participate and indulge in the[Read More…]
First auction of 1-year contract of coal in this fiscal, may be earlier: Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal, the MoS (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy gave an exclusive interview at ‘On the Spot with Shutapa Paul’ and while speaking to Shutapa Paul, Group editor at Newsd talked about his latest initiative in the power sector- UDAY. Also, while talking to Newsd, he[Read More…]
India has solved the coal problem and is on the way to become a coal exporter
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal proudly announced on Tuesday that Coal problems are now history and the government will further boost domestic production to cut down on the imports that will result in savings to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore this year. “Last year, the reduction in imports of[Read More…]