Virendra Singh Rawat

UP eyes 9% of India's data centre capacity with ₹4.9 trn investment

Uttar Pradesh aims to attract ₹4.9 trillion in investments and emerge as a major data centre hub, backed by AI-focused, green digital infrastructure

UP government to develop textile parks across 1,500 acres to boost economy

Uttar Pradesh plans six textile parks across nearly 1,500 acres, targeting over ₹10,000 crore in investments and thousands of jobs

UP govt puts Tier-II towns on the radar for Global Capability Centres

Uttar Pradesh is promoting Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi as GCC hubs, backed by incentives, infrastructure projects and a strong talent pool

UP targets three-fold jump in defence investments to ₹1 trillion

Uttar Pradesh aims to triple defence and aerospace investments to nearly ₹1 trillion, strengthening its position as a key manufacturing hub under the UPDIC

UP's green energy roadmap gets ₹5,400 crore booster for solar expansion

Uttar Pradesh is investing ₹5,400 crore in Green Energy Corridor-II to support 22,000 MW solar capacity and strengthen power transmission from Bundelkhand

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to develop pharma ecosystem over 8,000 acres

Uttar Pradesh plans an 8,000-acre healthcare manufacturing ecosystem to attract investments, boost exports and emerge as a major pharma hub

UP sugarcane payments cross ₹31,000 crore in current crushing season

According to the state government, sugarcane farmers have received payments of about ₹3.27 trillion between 2017 and 2026

Uttar Pradesh sets 30 MT kharif foodgrain and oilseed output target

Uttar Pradesh aims to boost kharif food grain and oilseed output by 20% as it pushes to become a global agriculture hub by 2047

UP logs investment proposals of nearly ₹95K cr from Asian economies

Invest UP lines up Asian capital to fuel state's trillion-dollar ambition

UP govt plans nearly ₹600 crore investment to strengthen AI ecosystem

To achieve its objectives, the state is scaling up infrastructure for technologies such as AI, Quantum Computing, and deep-tech innovations

West Asia crisis: Global experts to brainstorm status of sugar industry

Sugar industry stakeholders and global experts will discuss sustainability, ethanol blending, policy, and technological innovation at a two-day conference in Lucknow

Food sector in UP gets boost as industry pushes startups, cloud kitchens

To strengthen the linkage between the farm economy and markets, the government is planning to establish 75,000 new food processing units across the state

Uttar Pradesh ethanol production jumps 23% to 2.23 billion litres

Uttar Pradesh's ethanol output rose 23 per cent in 2024-25, supporting India's biofuel push and strengthening the state's farm economy

Uttar Pradesh govt approves thermal power project of ₹33,000 crore

Apart from ramping up thermal power, the state government is also boosting its solar and renewable energy portfolio

UP govt acquires over 300 hectares for logistics hub in Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh acquires over 300 hectares in Greater Noida for a mega logistics hub to strengthen industrial growth and cargo connectivity

Real estate projects worth ₹5,770 crore on the anvil in Uttar Pradesh

Fresh ₹5,770-crore proposals across 39 projects signal strong momentum in Uttar Pradesh's housing sector, backed by infrastructure growth and regulatory support

Uttar Pradesh govt bets on solar as energy demand may cross 33,000 Mw

Uttar Pradesh boosts rooftop solar and microgrids to meet record summer power demand, targeting energy security and cleaner electricity across the state

PM Modi inaugurates ₹36,000 crore Ganga Expressway linking 12 UP districts

The expressway, which cost more than ₹36,000 crore to the Uttar Pradesh exchequer, is proposed to be linked with Haridwar in Uttarakhand in the next phase

UP pushes pvt industrial park policy; firms eye plug-and-play projects

The push is part of a broader effort to accelerate infrastructure development and expand industrial capacity

Women entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh clock ₹4,755 cr govt biz via GeM

UP's GeM purchases from women entrepreneurs jump 44 per cent in FY26, as the state leads India in transparent public procurement and boosts startups and MSMEs