UP targets ‘Zero Poverty’ status by Oct 2
Virendra Singh Rawat In a New Year Resolution of sorts, Uttar Pradesh today announced its target of becoming a poverty-free state by October 2, 2025. The state government will identify…
Ayodhya is numero uno tourist hotspot
Virendra Singh Rawat Ayodhya, which witnessed the consecration (Pran Pratishtha) of Lord Ram temple on January 22, has dislodged Agra’s Taj Mahal as the numero uno tourist destination of Uttar…
UP nets pharma investment of Rs 28,000 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat Aiming to emerge as a pharmaceutical and medical devices hub in South Asia, Uttar Pradesh has netted private investment proposals of more than Rs 28,000 crore in…
Powermen oppose ‘privatisation’ in UP, Rajasthan
Virendra Singh Rawat Nearly 2.7 million government power engineers and employees today announced to observe ‘Black Day’ on January 1 to protest against the alleged privatisation bid in Uttar Pradesh,…
UP to showcase tourism circuits at Maha Kumbh
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh is looking to showcase its rich array of tourism circuits at the forthcoming Prayagraj Maha Kumbh 2025 starting next month. A specially designed, UP State…
Startups to remove carbon from atmosphere!
Virendra Singh Rawat Breakthrough Energy, the clean-tech venture of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has granted $40 million to carbon-capture startup Deep Sky Corp. The Montreal-based company targets to build gigantic…
IIT Kanpur logs 27% hike in int’l job offers
Virendra Singh Rawat The premier Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has posted a 27 percent increase in international job offers in the recently concluded campus placements. This year’s Phase-1…
HDFC conducts ‘gold forward deal’ from GIFT City
Virendra Singh Rawat HDFC Bank, India’s leading private sector bank, has become the first domestic bank to execute a gold forward deal from GIFT City. The deal was executed by…
Yogi garners 31 million followers on X
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who is among the most popular political leaders in India, has garnered 31 million followers on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter).…
Yogi 2.0 to develop e-market for industry
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government is in the process of developing a dedicated e-market for indigenous industrial units. Being developed by nodal agency UP State Industrial Development Authority…