United Nation Development Programme's India Urban Poverty Report, 2009 has pegged the number of slum dwellers in Uttar Pradesh at 44 lakh.

All is certainly not well with the big cats, as 15 tigers have died in less than two months this year. According to Project Tiger officials, the number of deaths is much higher as compared to the previous year.

LUCKNOW: After taking its toll on the mango and rice crops in the state, erratic weather has now taken a toll on potato production in Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, UP is the largest potato-producing state in the country.

Though temperature differentials between last year and this year have not been more than five degrees, agriculture department officials said the potato crop has suffered.

In a major victory for tribals of Lakhimpur Kheri living in 46 villages in and around the Dudhwa forest range, the state government has allowed them to collect forest produce required for their survival.

LUCKNOW: Lucknowites may eventually hope for some relief from parking woes, as at least five new parking lots, underground and multi-level could come up in the new financial year.

While, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) gears up to execute the work on three multi-level parking lots, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) claims of speeding up its efforts to construct a similar number of the

LUCKNOW: Farmers from all over the country on Saturday expressed their concern over soil degradation here at an interactive session held for them at the 10th Agricultural Science Congress.

Farmers represented by 60 representatives selected from different states felt that soil degradation was emerging as a major constraint in increasing country's productivity and therefore had far-reaching impac

LUCKNOW: A group of river water conservationists and activists will take up the cause of pollution in Gomti by organising a Gomti Yatra from March 27 to April 2.

LUCKNOW: The Mirzapur forest division is facing threat from an elephant. While, residents of Madihaan range of Mirzapur are living under fear, forest officials, on the other hand, are trying to track the wandering elephant.

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government in the budget tabled in the assembly on Tuesday promised to spend over Rs 4,400 crore on agriculture and allied activities this year with a target to produce 538.25 lakh metric tonne food grains and 14.56 lakh metric tonne oil seeds.

The government has also identified 23,650 hectare of land in 361 villages for implementation of sodic land reclamation projec

LUCKNOW: UP on Monday got a major boost for its ongoing Ganga clean-up programme with the Centre clearing its four important projects, pending for a long time.