Virendra Singh Rawat


States
Global fertilizer price rise: UP sugar mills to manufacture potash

Global fertilizer price rise: UP sugar mills to manufacture potash

Since India imports a large quantity of potash, which is used as soil nutrient and...

States
UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

The Gharauni Scheme seeks to facilitate the transfer of ancestral lands and properties...

States
UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

Last year, the state government and FCI procurement centres had breached the 5 MT...

Agritech
Make in India: IIT Kanpur develops low-cost E. coli testing kit

Make in India: IIT Kanpur develops low-cost E. coli testing kit

The kit is easy to use, and false-positive results are rare as it is specific to...

States
Yogi bats for natural farming, envisions UP as ‘Jaivik Pradesh’

Yogi bats for natural farming, envisions UP as ‘Jaivik Pradesh’

Addressing the 33rd Foundation Day of the UP Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR)...

States
Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Presiding over a high-level meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has underlined...

States
Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

The state government of UP is expected to declare turmeric as the one district one...

National
Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Considering an opening stock of about 8.2 MT as of Oct 1, 2021, domestic consumption...

Agritech
IIT Kanpur to mentor new-age 5G, 6G workforce

IIT Kanpur to mentor new-age 5G, 6G workforce

The 5G and 6G technologies will have the potential to employ 22mn skilled workers...

States
UP orders private power plants not to import coal

UP orders private power plants not to import coal

The state government does not want to hike energy prices and stoke anger among the...

Ground Report
HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans

HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans

HCL Foundation has partnered with Flipkart to provide livelihood opportunities to...

States
Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

By tabling its first UP Annual Budget 2022-23 here, the Yogi government 2.0, which...

States
Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

The UP government will set up centres of excellence (CoEs) and mini-CoEs/hi-tech...

States
UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

The free foodgrain was meant to ensure food security for the needy during the pandemic...

Agritech
IIT Kanpur partners Singapore to enrich Indian start-up ecosystem

IIT Kanpur partners Singapore to enrich Indian start-up ecosystem

According to IIT Kanpur, the delegation comprises 16 stellar start-ups representing...

States
UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

To boost the rural economy, the UP government is targeting almost double the maize...