Overview

• NDMC’s inaugural two-day Khass-ye-Aam at Chanakyapuri and the UP Mango Festival at Awadh Shilpgram wrapped up showcasing over 500 mango varieties and distributing 122 awards in Lucknow
• Uttar Pradesh’s horticulture minister announced development of an integrated testing and treatment facility near Jewar airport to boost export-quality produce
• Scientists from ICAR, CISH and IARI unveiled new hybrids like Awadh Abhaya and Awadh Samriddhi and signaled the upcoming ‘Sindoor’ breed
• Festivals brought together farmers from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Bihar with diplomats and vendors under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat @2047 initiatives
• Viral videos of attendees stuffing mangoes into dupattas and pockets triggered netizen criticism and spurred promises of tighter security and crowd management