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Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal

DOB: 13/06/1964

Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician. He was born on 13 June 1964. He is the son of Late Shri Ved Prakash Goyal who had served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. He is the currently serving as minister of Railways, Coal and Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He was elevated to Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra and was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga. Also he is all-India second rank holder in Chartered Accountant and second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. Piyush was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence. He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Mr. Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy.

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India to add 7K MW nuclear power capacity: Piyush Goyal

Aug 12, 2017, 04:49 PM IST

At present, India generates about 6,800 MW of nuclear energy.

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Piyush Goyal should be referred to as ‘Professor’, says LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

Politics | Aug 10, 2017, 02:06 PM IST

“Naam change karna padega, Professor Piyush Goyal (Name has to be changed),” Sumitra Mahajan said.

Lack of private participation hindering mineral

Lack of private participation hindering mineral exploration: Piyush Goyal

Jul 12, 2017, 11:25 AM IST

Goyal was speaking at a conference on 'Indian Mining Industry 2030 - Way Forward', which was organised by FICCI jointly with the Ministry of Mines.

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‘Mamata let Basirhat situation go out of hand to appease a community’: Piyush Goyal

Politics | Jul 08, 2017, 10:19 PM IST

Hitting out at the BJP, Banerjee had said it was stoking communal fire but people had not fallen into its trap.

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'GST Doosri Azadi': Ready to explain GST to Rahul, but he should come back to India, says Piyush Goyal

Jul 01, 2017, 06:28 PM IST

The GST, India's biggest tax reform since Independence, was rolled out past midnight Friday at a gala event organised in the Parliament's Central Hall.

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Close to resolving some NPAs in power sector, says Piyush Goyal

Jun 12, 2017, 04:43 PM IST

NPAs of state-run banks at the end of last September rose to Rs 6.3 lakh crore (almost USD 100 billion), as compared to Rs 5.5 lakh crore at the end of June 2016.

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Scheme to revive stalled power project soon: Piyush Goyal

Jun 10, 2017, 08:09 PM IST

Goyal said the country is facing a situation of many projects having being initiated despite the fact that the demand growth at a particular trajectory did not warrant that.

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Coal India will continue to be one entity, says Piyush Goyal

Jun 10, 2017, 07:48 PM IST

The government's policy think-tank NITI Aayog has recently recommended breaking up of Coal India into various subsidiaries.

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Media baron or politician, nobody immune from probe: Piyush Goyal

Politics | Jun 05, 2017, 09:30 PM IST

Goyal remarks came within hours of the CBI conducting searches at Roy's residence in New Delhi and three other locations for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 48 crore to ICICI Bank.

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India needs to innovate for a better tomorrow, says Piyush Goyal

May 25, 2017, 10:10 PM IST

Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said that instead of assuming everything to be good, India needs to innovate and work towards a better tomorrow.

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Will bar companies from countries that bar Indian firms, says Piyush Goyal

May 23, 2017, 09:14 PM IST

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said that companies from countries that do not allow Indian firms to do business will not be permitted to come to India.

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Coal tax at 5 pc in GST will bring down power tariffs: Piyush Goyal

May 20, 2017, 05:19 PM IST

Besides, Goyal, who also holds the New and Renewable Energy and Mines portfolios, said the higher tax of 18 per cent levied on solar modules will not impact solar tariffs.

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India jumps 73 spots to 26 rank in World Bank's power list: Piyush Goyal

May 15, 2017, 10:35 PM IST

He also exuded confidence that by 2019, three years ahead of its original schedule, the government would able to take power to every household.

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‘Either participate or don't complain’: Piyush Goyal slams states for skipping energy meet

Politics | May 04, 2017, 01:47 PM IST

In his inaugural address, Goyal, who also is a chartered accountant, clearly told the missing ‘not to expect help from him’ if they don’t take the meet seriously.

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In a first, India now a net exporter of power, says Power Ministry

Mar 29, 2017, 05:10 PM IST

In a significant turn of events for a country known earlier for its crippling power situation and severe infrastructural woes, India has now become a net exporter of electricity for the first time during the

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BJP names Biren Singh as its CM candidate for Manipur

Politics | Mar 13, 2017, 10:06 PM IST

After ending all the speculations and meetings, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday chose Nongthombam Biren Singh as its chief minister candidate for Manipur. Biren Singh, who was elected BJP legislature party leader, will meet

Tricolour hoisted upside down during Piyush Goyal’s

Tricolour hoisted upside down during Piyush Goyal’s meeting with Saudi Minister

Politics | Jan 17, 2017, 01:33 PM IST

In an embarrassment for the country, the Indian tricolour was seen hoisted upside down during Power Minister Piyush Goyal’s meeting with his counterpart in Abu Dhabi last week.

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No plans to split Coal India into seven companies, says Coal Minister Piyush Goyal

Dec 03, 2016, 09:23 AM IST

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has denied any plans to break Coal India Ltd, saying ‘there was no value in splitting up country’s biggest coal producer’.

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Temporary pain will yield long term gains, says Venkaiah Naidu on demonetisation in RS

Politics | Nov 16, 2016, 07:10 PM IST

The Rajya Sabha is presently debating on the issue of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

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Power output growth doubles to 9.5 per cent in 2016: Piyush Goyal

Jul 04, 2016, 05:11 PM IST

New Delhi: Marking a near twofold growth from the previous year, power generation in the country has risen up to 9.5 per cent in 2016 so far, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. The power

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