UP to install 0.8 million solar rooftop plants
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh has set an ambitious target of installing 0.8 million solar rooftop plants across 75 districts by March 2027. For the current financial year 2025-26, the…
UP to develop dams as tourist attractions
Virendra Singh Rawat To boost eco-tourism, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a major initiative to transform dams and reservoirs into vibrant tourist destinations. As part of the plan, infrastructure…
Sugarcane to add Rs 1.41 trillion to UP GDP
Virendra Singh Rawat In a ‘sweet’ bit of information for 4.5 million sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has pegged the cash crop’s Gross Value Output (GVO)…
Podcast – Global trade war benefits India
Virendra Singh Rawat Amid the US-China tariff stalemate, which is disrupting the global supply chain and investor confidence, India is gaining currency as a stable and scalable alternative to the…
Yogi 2.0 fortifying sugarcane economy
Virendra Singh Rawat Long term strategy by the Uttar Pradesh government has facilitated a virtual turnaround for the state sugarcane farmers. Nearly 6.5 million sugarcane farmers are registered in UP,…
UP contributes 9.2% to India’s GDP
Virendra Singh Rawat With a current Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of more than Rs 27.5 trillion, Uttar Pradesh contributes roughly 9.2 percent to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). At…
Yogi bats for UP as investment hub
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said the state, which was once struggling to pay salaries, is now a revenue-surplus economy. Addressing FICCI’s National Executive Committee,…
UP sheltering 1.6 million stray cattle
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh has set a new benchmark by establishing 7,713 cow shelters, providing care to more than 1.6 million stray cattle. These efforts reflect not only administrative…
Women to power solar energy in rural UP
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh has launched a pioneering initiative through the State Rural Livelihood Mission to empower rural women with economic independence. This time, the focus is on fostering…
UP urban local bodies rake in moolah
Virendra Singh Rawat The urban local bodies (ULB) in Uttar Pradesh have been witnessing an expanding kitty of revenues in recent years. All the 762 ULBs in UP posted consolidated…