More than a million workers across multiple sectors plan to strike in India on Friday for higher wages and to protest against labour reforms
In 2002, the government sold 26% stake in HZL for Rs 445 crore to Vedanta and now owns 29.54% share in the company
In September last year, a majority of about 4 lakh coal workers across the country had gone on strike, which hit production in a big way
The power minister also said that auctions garnered about 33% higher prices over the notified prices
This, only if Karnataka government provides power line support, says Power Minister Piyush Goyal
Says, The country is close to setting a technology framework and is very close to getting into the nuclear suppliers group
Piyush Goyal said the outgoing minister had done an outstanding job by improving the basic infra of mining
At present, mining's share in the country's GDP is 2.4 per cent
Goyal said management and control of the PSUs should remain with the government
'Bribes are offered to linesmen and department officials, and may be politicians are also involved in it,' said the Power Minister
If passed, Bill will help unlock nearly Rs 41,000 crore earmarked for forest land which is lying unspent for about four years
An articulate ex-banker and a chartered accountant by training, Goyal is particular about numbers
Total 10 states under UDAY reforms, eight more to join, the Power Minister said
PIB orders inquiry into the incident
Interview with Union minister of state for power, coal and renewable energy
Goyal met with CEO of Blackstone Group, discussed about investment opportunities in India and transparent policy regime
'There is such a bad situation in irrigation area because of terrible political management of several years,' Goyal said
Says high industrial power tariffs needed for powering the poor
The power minister says industry should be responsible to providing power to the poor, farmers
He said this is the advantage of the Prime Minister's style of setting aggressive targets