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UP raises state price for sugarcane by Rs 20 per quintal for 2023-24 season

4.5 mn farmers in the state are directly dependent on the crop; price raised ahead of national elections

Uttar Pradesh's priority sector lending likely to jump 52% in FY25

Against the aggregate credit flow of Rs 3.75 trillion in FY24, the advances of Rs 5.73 trillion will reflect a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of 52 per cent

Uttar Pradesh to invest Rs 8,000 crore in 1,400-acre bulk drug park

The UP government has already signed 236 memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 11,000 crore with different companies and consortiums to set up their manufacturing plants

Plans afoot to develop Noida-like industrial city in UP's Bundelkhand

Rs 8,000 cr earmarked for land acquisition, 35,000 acres to be acquired in the first phase

'City of Nawabs' making futuristic stride with green mobility, AI drive

A 40-acre land parcel has been identified, overlooking the Lucknow International Airport on the busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway

UP govt distributes loans worth Rs 1.72 trn in FY24 to boost MSME sector

The MSME advances clocked Rs 1.5 trillion in FY23 against the target of Rs 78,000 crore, proliferating by 191 per cent

Uttar Pradesh government taps Russia, Gulf markets for farm exports

Earlier, a shipment of mangoes was sent to Russia, which fetched the local farmers almost 10 times higher prices than local rates

Uttar Pradesh tax mop-up may zoom 40% to Rs 2.62 trillion in FY24

Together, the state's composite tax and financial resources add up to Rs 5.46 trillion in FY24, up more than 17 per cent compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 4.65 trillion in FY23

Adani, Siemens, GMR, Reliance vying for green mobility project in UP

The state government plans to develop e-charging infrastructure on four expressways -- Bundelkhand, Purvanchal, Agra-Lucknow, and Gorakhpur Link Expressway

Uttar Pradesh govt invites bids for 100-acre fintech park in Noida

The fintech park, to be developed in Noida Sector 13, will encompass infrastructure amenable for the growth of financial services companies across the financial and allied value chain

Heliport services in Agra, Mathura to take off soon for tourism boost

UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said the introduction of this epoch-making heliport service would open new vistas of tourism growth and development opportunities

1,000 acres of defunct textile mills in UP to give way for new firms

These defunct units collectively owe liabilities of almost Rs 3,000 crore to different agencies, including financial institutions, and have little chances of revival

IIT-Kanpur sees 891 offers; Microsoft, RIL, Goldman among top recruiters

The recruiters span different sectors including consultancy, information technology (IT), software, infrastructure, electronics, and manufacturing among others

Uttar Pradesh govt to spend Rs 40K crore on logistics, industrial parks

These projects are expected to fuel the prospects of UP's ambitious mission to become India's first trillion-dollar economy

Uttar Pradesh discoms estimate energy procurement of Rs 85,000 crore

State needs 145 billion units in 2024-25

Land set aside for India's first solar expressway in Uttar Pradesh

The solar project will cater to the energy needs of the houses along the expressway and serve as a foundation for e-mobility and local socioeconomic development

UP govt tables supplementary budget of Rs 28,700 crore for new projects

State's annual budget size burgeons to Rs 7.18 trillion in FY24

'Make in UP' push: Special enclaves for women entrepreneurs on the cards

The Yogi government has announced an array of financial incentives, including a stamp duty waiver for women entrepreneurs

Uttar Pradesh govt to invest Rs 18K crore in coal-fired power plant

This comes amid the rep­orts that the Government of India is looking at facilitating easier funding for new coal-fired thermal power plants in the wake of a sharp jump in electricity demand

Uttar Pradesh government eyes 10-12% share in India's pharma sector

UP has signed memorandums of understanding with more than 80 CSIR and DRDO labs for research and development on affordable drugs