PIYUSH GOYAL SPEECH
US Trade Representative Greer jokes Piyush Goyal is 'trade minister for life' as G20 trade talks open in Milwaukee
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer opened a two-day G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee addressing key issues. During the event, Greer emphasized the need to rethink global trade governance and identified four pressing priorities. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal participated actively, promoting India's position on trade agreements alongside his counterparts. The discussions included initiatives concerning steel overcapacity, forced labour, and the Most-Favoured-Nation principle.
'Is it okay?' PM Modi pauses BRICS speech after Xi Jinping appears uncomfortable; Chinese President later skips gala dinner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly paused his BRICS Summit remarks after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared uncomfortable. The two leaders later discussed India-China ties, stressing strategic cooperation, border peace, resolving boundary issues and addressing trade imbalances. They also agreed to deepen cooperation on regional and global issues.
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India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q1 FY26; Piyush Goyal hails growth, targets Opposition
India's economy experienced a robust growth of 7.8 percent in the first quarter of FY 25-26, a point underscored by Union Minister Piyush Goyal. He noted the growing international demand for Indian skills and the uptick in infrastructure investments, designed to improve trade and connectivity. The ambition remains strong as the country strives for developed nation status by the year 2047.
India in talks with multiple countries to develop critical minerals for domestic needs: Piyush Goyal
India is actively seeking partnerships with nations like the US for critical mineral development. The country is also engaged in dialogues to build more resilient global supply chains. India's economy continues its strong growth trajectory, remaining the fastest among major economies. Nine trade agreements have secured access to markets with a combined GDP of sixty trillion dollars. These agreements facilitate zero-duty trade, enhancing Indian exporters' global competitiveness.
"When no firing took place at all, what kind of allegations are they levelling...?" Union Minister Piyush Goyal hits out at Rahul Gandhi
Union Minister Piyush Goyal condemned Rahul Gandhi's remarks regarding student protests. Goyal stated that no police firing occurred during the student demonstrations. He dismissed Gandhi's allegations as fictitious and a bundle of lies. The minister demanded Gandhi's remarks be expunged and an apology issued. Gandhi had earlier attacked Home Minister Amit Shah during a Lok Sabha debate.
'Sucking up to power is a national cancer': 10x founder question attitude of startup leaders including boAt’s Aman Gupta
A public disagreement has erupted in India’s startup ecosystem after Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged founders to move beyond low-tech ventures. boAt’s Aman Gupta supported the remarks, calling them aspirational. But entrepreneur Sam Baisla hit back, calling Gupta’s response submissive and warning against normalising public ridicule. Goyal’s speech, which questioned the ambitions of Indian startups and compared them to China’s innovation-led ventures, has reopened old wounds about bureaucracy, innovation, and the role of government in driving entrepreneurial progress.
Founders react to Piyush Goyal's critique of India's startups: Who said what?
Piyush Goyal’s comments, seen as a call for deeper innovation in areas like semiconductors rather than consumer-facing sectors like food delivery or boutique D2C brands, drew mixed responses from industry leaders and the public. Some backed his viewpoint, while others pushed back.
World is looking up to India to set up data centres: Piyush Goyal
"The world is looking up to India to set up data centres. They want green data centres. They want highly reliable power. No other country has such a large interconnected grid, and therefore they are interested in coming and investing in India. That will create more jobs; that will bring the technology space, artificial intelligence, data analytics--all that business will come to India and India will grow faster and smarter," the Union Minister stated.
Invigorating, talks about respecting women, campaign against corruption: BJP on PM Modi's speech on 76th Independence Day
Union Minister Rajanth Singh, in a series of tweets, said the prime minister has put forth the resolve to build a developed India. "A self-reliant India that can lead the world with full potential," Modi said adding that to fulfil this resolve, all needs to be united with their full energy.
Fiscal room for FM limited in Budget, Goyal took it away in Feb: Mukherjea
"I think Nirmala Sitharaman’s main job would be to restore confidence in revenue collection"
PM Narendra Modi, 4 key ministers to speak at ET GBS 2019
On February 22, FM Arun Jaitley, who shepherds the world’s fastest growing large economy, will deliver his special address.
How railways put men at 11 level crossings a day
Piyush Goyal confirmed in his budget speech that unmanned crossings were a thing of the past.
Budget 2019: Tax scrutiny goes digital; refund in a day
Within the next two years, almost all verification and assessment of returns selected for scrutiny will be done electronically through an anonymised back office.
Budget 2019: Fiscal deficit for FY20 pegged at 3.4%
The fiscal deficit for the current fiscal has been revised upward to 3.4 per cent from the Budgeted target of 3.3 per cent.
Govt 'walked the talk' carried successful auction of natural resources, including coal: Goyal
Presenting the Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said "we conducted transparent auction of natural resources including coal and spectrum. We have walked the talk".
Opposition members protest amid Budget presentation
Presenting his first Budget, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal faced protests even before he began his speech as some Congress members shouted that the Budget has already been "leaked".
Piyush Goyal explains key Budget announcements in Hindi
At one point of time when an Opposition member laughed loudly in response to Budget announcements, Goyal quipped that it reminded him of the 'Ram Lila'.
Budget 2019: Have mandate to continue reforms, moving towards New India by 2022, says Piyush Goyal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's sixth and final budget before the polls due by May is an interim budget or a 'Vote on Account'.
Is Piyush Goyal 'caretaker' finance minister?
TMC Saugata Ray today posed this question to Goyal in the Lok Sabha while participating in a debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Your replies should be short, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tells Piyush Goyal
The Speaker's remarks came after Yadav objected to Goyal's long speeches, saying answers to questions during Question Hour should be 'Yes' or 'No'.
I had met Jayalalithaa twice, says M Venkaiah Naidu
Goyal had reportedly a conference in New Delhi had said he was unable to meet the Tamil Nadu chief minister or state ministers during the last 22 months of his tenure.
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