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Registration tax waiver on hybrid cars to remain: UP govt to auto companies

The state govt has announced full waiver of registration fee for strong hybrids to boost use of eco-friendly cars

Uttar Pradesh govt set to launch Rs 4,000 cr agriculture business project

The project is estimated to benefit a million farmers, including 30 per cent of the rural women associated with agri self help groups (SHGs)

Recreating magic of single-screen: UP looks to revive closed cinema halls

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to draft a blueprint to revive cinemas and facilitate construction of multiplexes and single-screen movie halls

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to invest Rs 5 trillion to develop Lucknow-SCR

The SCR spans across 27,826 sq km and encompasses six districts - Lucknow, Hardoi, Sitapur, Unnao, Rae Bareli, and Barabanki

UP's arid Bundelkhand turns investment hub with projects worth Rs 8,000 cr

The Bundelkhand region in UP comprises seven districts - Chitrakoot, Banda, Jhansi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba and Lalitpur

Trade body to nurture, promote women biz leaders in UP's MSME sector

The e-commerce majors are also bullish on the state trading and industrial landscape for growth

Pulses output rises by 35% to 3.25 million tonnes in Uttar Pradesh

India imports 15 per cent of its annual pulses consumption owing to a gap between domestic demand and supply, which translates into higher retail prices

Uttar Pradesh govt to add 200,000 hotel rooms to tourism inventory

In 2023, around 480 million domestic and foreign tourists visited UP, an increase of over 50 per cent, compared to 2022. The annual footfall is estimated to touch 850 million by 2028

Zero registration fee for hybrid cars in UP raises the bar in NCR

Around 100 strong hybrid cars were sold per month in Uttar Pradesh in FY24

Uttar Pradesh govt inks over 154 defence deals worth Rs 25,000 crore

The defence projects are coming up in the mega UP Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) spanning six nodes of Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Aligarh, Chitrakoot and Agra districts

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to set up crop-specific boards to boost exports

The government targets shipments of Rs 50,000 crore annually

Uttar Pradesh government to funnel Rs 75,000 crore in energy projects

UP is working on a multipronged roadmap to augment thermal power generation as well as fortify infrastructure to withstand the energy growth trajectory

UP govt builds 4.8 MT of fertiliser inventory; to cover 84% of demand

Supplies by the central government agencies in the coming weeks are expected to fill the demand-availability gap

Aiming to boost tourism, UP to market 'Buddhist Circuit' in South-East Asia

UP tourism minister Jaiveer Singh directed the officials to promote and market the various Buddhist Circuit destinations of UP at the national and international levels

Uttar Pradesh government to connect agri startups with ONDC, e-NAM

"The idea is to develop UP as the veritable food basket of India and ensure benefits of government schemes reach farmers," a state government spokesperson said

Will continue serving developed India's 4 pillars, says PM Narendra Modi

Says need for farm sector to focus on global mkt, attain self-reliance in pulses

Uttar Pradesh speeds up thermal power projects to meet energy demand

The two projects will generate a total of 3,300 megawatt (Mw) augmenting the state's indigenous capacity

Uttar Pradesh govt eases credit flow to startups, rural companies

The state plans to fund about 8,300 enterprises under two credit schemes: Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojana and Mukhyamantri Gramodyog Rojgar Yojana

UP govt steps up land acquisition for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor

AKIC is aimed at ushering in expansion of infrastructure and industry in the seven states falling along its route for catalysing industrial growth and job creation

UP to acquire 760 hectares for Japanese, South Korean cities in Noida

Nodal agency Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) will acquire land in Gautam Buddha Nagar district for the proposed Japanese and South Korean industrial cities