UP legislature to observe women-only session on Sep 22
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow In a unique initiative, the bicameral Uttar Pradesh legislature will observe a women-only session on September 22. During the ongoing monsoon session of the UP…
UP drafting ‘township policy’ to attract investment
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh government is hammering out an integrated township policy to promote the realty sector and attract private investment. The proposed policy will be…
IIT Kanpur to shortlist startups for ASEAN fest
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has been mandated to shortlist Indian startups to represent the country at an upcoming ASEAN fest in Indonesia.…
Yogi terms UP as leader in digital revolution
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has likened UP as leader of India’s digital revolution and said the state was emerging as a model for…
UP Police to probe dark web, cryptocurrency in narcotic trade
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The anti narcotic task force (ANTF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police will probe the nefarious use of new-age technologies of dark web and cryptocurrency in…
IIT Kanpur partners with cloud major Exotel
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has partnered with virtual telecom solutions provider Exotel to provide an affordable communications ecosystem to startups. Exotel is…
UP prison inmates to make solar panels, LED bulbs
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Looking to productively engage prisoners, the Uttar Pradesh government will soon start training jail inmates for making solar panels and LED bulbs. With the state…
Drought spectre looms large due to deficient rainfall
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow With the spectre of drought looming large on Uttar Pradesh, the output of major kharif crops including paddy is likely to be hit in the…
Yogi warns against cost overrun of projects
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has warned top officials against time and cost overruns of key development projects in the state. Issuing a stern…
Sugar lobby pleads Yogi for higher ‘minimum selling price’
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow In the backdrop of a Rs 15 hike in the sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to Rs 305 per quintal for the coming 2022-23…