All stories by Virendra Singh Rawat
UP sitting on 2900-tonne goldmine at Sonbhadra
Rediff.com22 Feb 2020According to the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and UP geology and mining directorate reports, gold reserves totalling 2,944 tonnes have been found in the Sona Pahadi and Hardi blocks of the backward Sonbhadra district.
Highest salary offered at IIM Lucknow is...
Rediff.com30 Jan 2020The management institute also clocked 100% placement, says Virendra Singh Rawat.
3 tests will decide if Opposition's ready for UP polls
Rediff.com27 Jan 2020This year promises to offer ample opportunities on the electoral turf to the SP, BSP and Congress to get their act together and play the "semi-final" of sorts before the "final match" two years later, reports Virendra Singh Rawat
UP plans subsidy for Patanjali's Rs 6,000 cr food park
Rediff.com23 Jan 2020The land transfer or subleasing would allow the Patanjali Group to set up the food processing facility and entitle it to other incentives under the central policy guidelines.
After Amazon, Mastercard says it will invest $1 bn in India
Rediff.com18 Jan 2020The proposed investment will be made over a period of five years in our India operations, which includes an R&D facility at Pune and another centre at Vadodara.
Anti-CAA violence, MLAs' protest dent Yogi's strongman image
Rediff.com8 Jan 2020Against the backdrop of the opposition closing ranks on the CAA issue and the BJP faring poorly in several state elections recently, the 2022 electoral battle is unlikely to be a cakewalk for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
Maruti to stay bullish on rural, emerging markets
Rediff.com2 Dec 2019Apart from physical stores, the company operates 2,700 digital touch points in the form of web pages, which is gaining good traction from tier-II and III centres.
Will new Maha govt sweeten the lives of sugarcane growers?
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019Maharashtra, the country's largest cane and sugar producer after Uttar Pradesh, had, over the past few years, weathered adverse market dynamics brought about by a domestic and global sugar glut, mounting arrears and muted exports.
VHP's model could be blueprint for Ayodhya's Ram temple
Rediff.com18 Nov 2019In the late 1990s, the construction cost of the Ram temple, according to unofficial estimates, was pegged at Rs 120 crore. Adjusting for inflation to the current financial year, the edifice would entail an investment of nearly Rs 450 crore, excluding the land cost.
Tomato prices likely to rise by 5-10%
Rediff.com21 Oct 2019Retail prices of tomato had touched almost Rs 80 per kg in major cities owing to short supply and transportation cost over the past few weeks following heavy downpour.
What Oppn is doing to stay afloat in 'Modi wave'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2019After resorting to quirky measures like debarring party spokespersons from news channel debates, the opposition parties are now overhauling their organisational set-ups and purging respective executives, committees and wings to weed out non-performers and deadwood. Virendra Singh Rawat reports.
UP ministers to get IIM training in governance
Rediff.com8 Sep 2019The refresher course will help participants complete ongoing projects in their respective departments via close coordination with other departments and the bureaucracy.
UP to woo investors in Asia and Europe for proposed Defence corridor
Rediff.com29 Aug 2019The Uttar Pradesh Defence corridor is estimated to attract Rs 20,000 crore investment and create 250,000 jobs.
Major tax cut for UP's 'mom and pop' stores
Rediff.com17 Jul 2019The purpose, behind slashing property tax on small commercial establishments by 70%, was to allow growth of small shops in residential areas, so that people do not have to travel long distances for their daily needs.
Despite all efforts, farmers are still not interested in growing maize
Rediff.com21 Jun 2019Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat account for 85 per cent of India's maize production.
Sugar glut, a bitter pill for Paswan
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019Three million tonnes of buffer stock, where the government bears the interest and insurance cost, was announced by the Centre only for a year and that period is ending in June.
More bad news for mango lovers!
Rediff.com31 May 2019The plucking of dussehri, which will hit the shelves next week at 50% premium, started late this season, because of poor crop and adverse weather conditions, including hailstorms, in the orchards of Malihabad.
Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign
Rediff.com2 May 2019The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect, such as knocking each door or through nukkad sabhas.
Why Scindia is missing in action in western UP
Rediff.com9 Apr 2019Even as Priyanka is gaining traction among the electorate and the media, her counterpart for the western UP region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, has been low key and perceptibly missing from the 'heat and dust' of elections in UP, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
Why Kanpur leather industry has started shifting to Kolkata
Rediff.com5 Apr 2019Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin.