States

UP targets self-reliance with 533 new oxygen plants

UP targets self-reliance with 533 new oxygen plants

The new plants are being set up both in the public and private sectors, including...

Medicinal plants finding favour with UP farmers

Medicinal plants finding favour with UP farmers

Uttar Pradesh government is looking at encouraging farmers to take up farming of...

‘Manchester of the East’: UP to revive lost glory of Kanpur

‘Manchester of the East’: UP to revive lost glory of Kanpur

In three years, the UP government has received 23 proposals for setting up industries...

Congress trio out to claim Virbhadra legacy

Congress trio out to claim Virbhadra legacy

Considered close to former CM Virbhadra Singh, the trio of the leader of Opposition...

Yogi fast tracks Rs 36,000 crore Ganga Expressway project

Yogi fast tracks Rs 36,000 crore Ganga Expressway project

With less than 8 months remaining for the crucial 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls,...

Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite ongoing farm protests against the new central laws, the Uttar Pradesh wheat...

In lockdown 2.0 UP MGNREGA enrollment up 560 per cent  to 1.4 million

In lockdown 2.0 UP MGNREGA enrollment up 560 per cent to 1.4 million

Over the past month, Rs 448 crore has been paid to the state MGNREGA workers as...

Smartphone bonanza for 400k ‘anganwadi’ staff in UP!

Smartphone bonanza for 400k ‘anganwadi’ staff in UP!

chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to distribute smartphones...

Cosmopolitan society in Himachal asks farmers to board online with produce

Cosmopolitan society in Himachal asks farmers to board online with produce

Even as the corona curfew continues in Himachal Pradesh, the cosmopolitan society...

UP targets 100 million Covid vaccinations in three months

UP targets 100 million Covid vaccinations in three months

Even as the top vaccine makers are yet to respond to the global tender floated by...

UP extends vaccine global tender deadline to June 10

UP extends vaccine global tender deadline to June 10

Uttar Pradesh, which has floated a global tender for procuring 40 million Covid-19...

UP sugar mills produce 20 million litres of hand sanitiser

UP sugar mills produce 20 million litres of hand sanitiser

While only a handful of hand sanitiser units were functioning in UP before the first...

Yogi government takes Covid fight to UP countryside!

Yogi government takes Covid fight to UP countryside!

On the instructions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the UP health department...

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,...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

National