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Livelihood crisis: UP announces Rs 1,000 crore package for urban poor

Livelihood crisis: UP announces Rs 1,000 crore package for urban poor

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a Rs 1,000 crore package to provide ex...

Curious tale of sugarcane price payments by UP sugar mills; Malakpur mill makes zero payment but Parsendi 99.5 per cent

Curious tale of sugarcane price payments by UP sugar mills; Malakpur mill makes zero payment but Parsendi 99.5 per cent

The Modi group sugar mill at Malakpur in Baghpat district of UP is one that has,...

Spirits maker Radico Khaitan to set up oxygen plants in UP

Spirits maker Radico Khaitan to set up oxygen plants in UP

Radico Khaitan has already identified Rampur, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Mahoba and Chitrakoot...

Sugarcane farmers’ dues  cross Rs 12,000 crores in UP; record earnings for sugar mills

Sugarcane farmers’ dues cross Rs 12,000 crores in UP; record earnings for sugar mills

There has been no increase in the SAP for sugarcane in UP for three seasons even...

UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

Despite an unwavering second wave of Covid-19, the Uttar Pradesh government has...

Lockdown to spur online marketing of Indian mango

Lockdown to spur online marketing of Indian mango

In the backdrop of Covid-19, subsequent lockdowns and restricted visits of buyers...

UP sugar mills, distilleries to set up oxygen plants

UP sugar mills, distilleries to set up oxygen plants

On Sunday, Yogi had, during a virtual dialogue with the traders, asked industry...

Haryana makes DBT to farmers possible amid Covid challenges

Haryana makes DBT to farmers possible amid Covid challenges

“In 30 days, 83.51 lakh mt wheat arrived, 80.37 lakh mt was procured, and 4.99 lakh...

UP wheat procurement hits million-tonne mark despite the pandemic

UP wheat procurement hits million-tonne mark despite the pandemic

The nearly 6,000 procurement centres set up by the state agencies and the FCI in...

‘Mango Museum’ to come up in Lucknow

‘Mango Museum’ to come up in Lucknow

The Lucknow-based Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), a specialty...

Grassroots women entrepreneurs get a ‘sweet’ deal in UP!

Grassroots women entrepreneurs get a ‘sweet’ deal in UP!

Even as the domestic sugar sector is expecting a better sugar season amidst pandemic...

‘Covid Shield’: UP government to sanitise potato cold storages, mandis

‘Covid Shield’: UP government to sanitise potato cold storages, mandis

Since the Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly, the state government has implemented...

Amid Covid-19 curbs, UP ropes in farm entrepreneurs to procure wheat

Amid Covid-19 curbs, UP ropes in farm entrepreneurs to procure wheat

Amid rising Covid-19 cases and stiffening curbs, including night curfew and containment...

Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

In this article, an attempt has been made to list out the issues to be asked by...

Mushroom cultivation gaining traction in Lucknow region

Mushroom cultivation gaining traction in Lucknow region

Amid the clarion call from the government and agricultural experts to diversify...

Trade plastic trash with cash, blockchain-secured tokens in Varanasi

Trade plastic trash with cash, blockchain-secured tokens in Varanasi

The Uttar Pradesh government has facilitated the setting up of a novel Plastic Bank...

Ugandan Scientist Dr Dennis Beesigamukama named for 2024 Borlaug Field Award

Dr Dennis Beesigamukama's pioneering efforts led to the creation of pest- and disease-resistant fertilizers fortified with naturally...

International

Indian seeds industry advocates for stronger intellectual property rights enforcement

The Indian seeds industry urges stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement to foster agricultural growth. Experts at...

National

HUL forms independent committee to evaluate way forward for ice cream business

The board of directors of the HUL at its meeting held on Friday discussed the way forward for its ice cream business.

International

Tomato price drop keeps thali cost low in August, veg and non-veg thalis become cheaper

The cost of a vegetarian thali dropped by 8 percent to Rs 31.2, and the non-vegetarian thali price fell by 12 percent to Rs 59.3 in...

National

FAO trimmed forecast for global cereal production, cereal trade likely to contract in 2024-25

FAO has raised its forecast for global wheat output in 2024 as well as that for rice, which is now projected to reach an all-time...

International

Soybean farmers in Madhya Pradesh face new crisis, yellow mosaic threatens crops

In Madhya Pradesh, soybean crops are at risk from 'yellow mosaic' disease, raising alarm among farmers. The disease has caused yellowing...

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