Lucknow: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the policy for procurement of maize under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for the Kharif marketing season 2025-26. The MSP for maize has been fixed at Rs 2,400 per quintal.Briefing reporters, cabinet minister Suresh Khanna said that the state govt will procure maize from farmers between June…
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the state’s Semiconductor Policy-2024 to fine-tune and adapt it with specific needs under the India Semiconductor Mission. Officials said the amendment would provide greater flexibility to investors.An official said that the move would accelerate the setting up of semiconductor units, support India’s efforts to build…
Lucknow: In a decision aimed at strengthening prison infrastructure and addressing chronic overcrowding in jails, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of five new district jails in Moradabad, Kanpur Nagar, Auraiya, Lalitpur and Bhadohi at a combined estimated cost of over Rs 1,466 crore.The projects, cleared on the recommendation of the Expenditure…
Lucknow: In a move aimed at protecting human rights, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday approved the policy to provide compensation to the dependents or next of kin of prisoners who die unnatural deaths while they are lodged in state prisons. The decision has been taken in compliance with directions issued from time to time…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the transfer of 953 square metres of land near the Mohanlalganj tehsil building to set up a revamped sub-registrar office for stamp and registration work. The decision follows a proposal from the district administration and the stamp and registration department to address severe space constraints at the existing facility.Currently,…
TNNLucknow: Residents of 18 cities in Uttar Pradesh are set to get improved city bus services as the state govt has amended its framework to attract private operators for running electric bus fleets.Seventeen municipal corporation cities will be covered, with Jewar added as the 18th city where city bus services will be deployed.The directorate of…
Lucknow: The UP cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to transfer the state-run Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Hospital at Pandu Nagar in Kanpur to the Centre for development into a medical college and super-speciality hospital, while taking over the ESIC-run hospital at Jajmau in exchange.The move aimed at strengthening tertiary healthcare facilities available to insured…
ShalabhLucknow: In a push for planned development, the state govt has started working on preparing master plans for tier II towns with a population between 50,000 and 1 lakh.A total of 93 towns have been identified in the state that are going to be covered under the scheme, and a geographical information system-based master plan…
Recent global events have overshadowed the urgent efforts to save our planet.Earlier, nations were working together toward sustainability, green energy, and clean technologies. These efforts included discussions on climate change and improvements in industrial processes, transportation, renewable energy, agriculture, healthcare, and biodiversity.Unfortunately, before comprehensive systems could be established to reduce global warming, powerful nations halted…
Lucknow: Despite having the largest school system in the country with 2.62 lakh schools, Uttar Pradesh has just 7,610 institutions where integrated school, from Class 1 to XII, operates, leading to transition inefficiencies and increase in risk of dropouts, shows the NITI Aayog’s report on School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap…
