The proposed Agra-Lucknow expressway, which would reduce the distance between the two cities by 75 km, is estimated to cost a whopping Rs 9,500 crore.

UP CM reviews expressway project

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today &lsquo;virtually&rsquo; inaugurated the 165-km Yamuna Expressway, which would cut by half the travel time between National Capital Region (NCR) and Agra.

Rs 12,000 crore Yamuna Expressway opens to public

The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is estimated to facilitate investments of Rs 75,000 crore in the Greater Noida investment zone of Uttar Pradesh.

Japan-aided DMIC likely to bring Rs 75,000-cr investment to UP

A number of citizen-friendly steps are on the line to make passport applications, processing and issuance less cumbersome and less time consuming.

Citizen-friendly regime in passport services likely in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has unveiled developed projects worth about Rs 6,000 crore, especially in the road infrastructure sector. The UP State Highways Authority would develop 4 important road links in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model at an investment of Rs 5,305 crore. These include the Delhi-Saharanpur-Yamunotri road, Varanasi-Shanktinagar road, Meerut-Karnal road and Bareilly-Almoda-Bageshwar road (all within state borders).

Akhilesh unveils projects worth Rs 6K cr

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government on Monday reiterated its firm position that recovery certificates (RCs) would be issued against erring sugar mills, if they failed to settle cane arrears within the stipulated 15 days.

Rs 1,500-cr arrears: Bitter brew for UP sugar mills

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the implementation of the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) scheme, which would connect all the gram panchayats in the state.

Broadband for UP gram panchayats

Cigarette traders in Uttar Pradesh have decried the value added tax (VAT) hike on cigarettes from 17.5 per cent to 50 per cent in the state from July.

UP cigarette traders 'fume' over VAT hike

E-governance in Uttar Pradesh will hit superhighway next month to transform citizen-centric service delivery system through information &amp; communication technology (ICT).

E-governance to hit superhighway in UP next month

Uttar Pradesh was plunged into darkness in the wee hours on Monday after the collapse of the northern grid. In UP, the peak hour demand stands at about 12,000 Mw, and 10,000 Mw is supplied by the state power utility Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). In a late night development, A P Mishra was appointed the new chairman and managing director of UPPCL, replacing Avnish Awasthi. Earlier, Awasthi claimed 40-50 per cent normality had been restored by 10:30 am, and by the evening, all operations were likely to normalise.

Grid failure plunges UP into darkness

The Uttar Pradesh government is collating a detailed district-wise database of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

UP for district-wise MSME database

With sugarcane arrears for the year 2011-12 of over Rs 1,800 crore yet to be cleared by private sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, millers have demanded the state power utility to clear their power co-generation dues of over Rs 650 crore.

UP mills take aggressive posture over power dues

Uttar Pradesh, which has about 4,000 mines of coal, silica, bauxite and granite &ndash; mostly in Bundelkhand region, has mandated e-tendering for future allotment of mining leases in the state.

E-way to keep Uttar Pradesh mining mafia at bay

This pertains to the plan and non-plan budgetary provision of the Public Works Department (PWD) tabled in the state Assembly on Thursday.

UP cuts budgetary provision for roads and bridges

The public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), has launched a nationwide campaign to mop up low-cost funds from retail customers.

PNB 'banking' on retail customers for low-cost funds

Putzmeister &mdash; a major German construction equipment manufacturer&mdash; is setting eyes on tier-II towns in Uttar Pradesh to expand its market base.

UP on German firm's expansion plan

To boost entrepreneurship and provide working capital to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has reoriented its business model.

Sidbi to mentor budding small entrepreneurs

Uttar Pradesh, which is aimimg to attract investment to the tune of about Rs 16 lakh crore during the current 12th Plan (2012-17), has been witness to a low credit deposit ratio (CDR) of below 50 per cent.

UP's industrial pathway hit by low credit-deposit ratio

Small Industries and Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has projected 17 per cent growth in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) lending at Rs 62,000 crore during the current financial year. During 2011-12, Sidbi&rsquo;s outstanding credit to the sector stood at Rs 53,785 crore.

Sidbi pegs MSME credit at Rs 62,000 cr in FY13 

The Small Industries and Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has projected a 17 per cent growth in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) lending to over Rs 62,000 crore during the current financial year.

Sidbi pegs MSME credit at over Rs 62k cr in FY13

UEI Global, an educational venture of US-based Berggruen Holdings, is bullish on the growth of hospitality segment and is planning to expand its network of management institutes in India.

Virendra Singh Rawat