Min sets Nov 20 deadline for tourism projects in UP | Lucknow News

Tourism minister Jaiveer Singh Lucknow: To fast-track tourism infrastructure projects, tourism minister Jaiveer Singh on Thursday set a Nov 20 deadline for completing all ongoing works and warned officials against delays in execution.Chairing a high-level review meeting of the tourism and culture department in Lucknow, Singh instructed departments and executing agencies to complete tender approvals…

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UP logs over 1.3L ​Census ​self-​enumeration online forms on Day 1; Sonbhadra ​tops list | Lucknow News

​​Lucknow: The first phase of Census 2027 self-enumeration online (SEO) recorded an encouraging response across Uttar Pradesh on the launch day, with over ​1.3 lakh applications submitted by 6pm on Thursday.​TOI accessed data for up to 5pm that showed a total of 98,832 applications were received, reflecting early public participation in the digital census exercise.Of…

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Amid climate concerns, UP aims at heat-resilient urban infra | Lucknow News

Global chief heat officer, UNEP Eleni Myrivili Lucknow: Realising its key responsibility for growth and development, UP govt is addressing challenges of climate change and embracing heat resilient infrastructure and urban sustainable cooling.Taking the first steps towards this essential goal, UP-State Transformation Commission organised high-level consultation here on Thursday, in partnership with UN Environment Programme…

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Now, pay power bills in EMIs as smart prepaid meters shift to postpaid mode | Lucknow News

Lucknow: The UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has announced instalment-based payment options for pending electricity dues following the conversion of smart prepaid meters to postpaid mode across the state.In an official order issued on Wednesday, UPPCL managing director Nitish Kumar directed all power distribution companies to immediately convert smart meters installed under the RDSS scheme…

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High cost, limited seats drive UP MBBS aspirants to Russia, Kazakhstan | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Countries like Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Nepal continue to attract MBBS aspirants from the state who fail to qualify for govt medical colleges and cannot afford Indian private colleges.The trend has been the same since 2021, when the National Medical Commission (NMC) brought the regulation that it will recognise medical degrees of those…

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‘Drip technology saves water, fertilizer; leads to 25% increase in sugarcane yield’ | Lucknow News

Lucknow: The state govt has said that the drip irrigation technology, wherever used, has led to a 25% increase in sugarcane yield in the state.According to the sugarcane department, drip irrigation systems have been installed across 73,078 hectares of sugarcane area over the past nine years. Farmers using this system have recorded a 25% increase…

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