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Sugar export contracts worth 2 MT firmed up by domestic mills
State is targetting procurement of 5 mn tonnes of the crop by Feb 2020
UP beneficiary count expected to hit 29 million post 2021 Census
This was the second successive year that the Adityanath government did not hike cane price
New variety already launched in Bangladesh, company hopes to introduce it in India before onset of monsoon next year
Adityanath government to take legal action, including filing for claims with liquidator
The Corridor is estimated to attract investment of Rs 20,000 crore
NCP commands considerable support among cane growers and sugar mills; 75% of the state's functional units owe allegiance to the party
State power utilities UPPCL and UPNEDA have launched an ambitious pilot in select government buildings in Lucknow that have installed rooftop solar power plants
MSMEs accounted for 80% of state's exports worth Rs 1.14 trillion in FY19
Memo submitted to 'mini PMO' in Varanasi, Modi's constituency
Uttar Pradesh sugar mills, mostly private, owe Rs 3,600 crore in sugarcane farmers' arrears
Sugar mills contract for 1.4 million tonnes of exports in 2019-20 season
The UP chief minister has asked the state chief secretary to convene an urgent meeting
State government to issue letters of comfort undertaking to repay the banks in case of any default
UP is estimated to produce 45% of India's sugar in 2019-20 cycle
The projects also include the 90-km RRTS line between Meerut and Delhi
Currently, only 1.4 million traders are registered under the GST. The CM stressed the number needed to increase to 2.5 million by next financial year
Will set up 1-2 biofuel plants in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh
Adityanath govt had approved three metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut last Jan, at an investment of Rs 47,000 cr; all three likely to be operational by 2024