Good morning, Lucknow! It is a muggy, cloud-laden Monday — and if IMD is right, we are about to get drenched again from today. Personally, I welcome it. As a teacher who cycles through narrow Gomti Nagar lanes every morning, I know how this city transforms under a good monsoon shower — both beautifully and challengingly! Today is also a hugely important day for engineering aspirants across UP, with UPTAC Round 3 choice filling opening right now. If you have a son, daughter, nephew or niece navigating BTech admissions, this update matters enormously. Let us get straight into today’s top ten.
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| 1 | IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain Return To Lucknow And Entire UP From Today | The monsoon trough has shifted northward and a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is rapidly strengthening, triggering a full monsoon revival from today, July 27. Senior scientists at the Regional Meteorological Centre, Lucknow confirmed that several districts will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall with lightning, thunderstorms and gusty winds from today through the week. |
| 2 | Lucknow Received 6.5mm Rain On Thursday; More Heavy Showers Expected Now | After a brief three-day lull that brought humid, uncomfortable conditions across the city, Lucknow recorded 6.5mm of rainfall on Thursday, with showers reported in Sarojini Nagar, Gomti Nagar, PGI, Hazratganj and surrounding areas. Maximum temperature had settled at 32.5°C — 1.1°C below normal — while the minimum was 27°C, slightly above seasonal norms, before today’s monsoon revival. |
| 3 | UPTAC 2026 Round 3 BTech Choice Filling Opens Today At AKTU Portal | Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow has opened the UPTAC 2026 Round 3 choice filling window today, July 27, closing July 28. Candidates who received seats in Round 2 but chose the Float option, and new candidates yet to be allotted seats, can now log in to the official portal and arrange their preferred colleges and branches across 85,464 BTech seats. |
| 4 | UPTAC Round 3 Choice Filling Closes Tomorrow; Round 3 Seat Allotment Next | Today and tomorrow, July 27 and 28, are the only two days available for UPTAC 2026 Round 3 choice locking. Candidates are strongly advised to research college-wise opening and closing ranks from previous years before finalising preferences. Based on choices submitted and JEE Main ranks, the Round 3 seat allotment result will be announced shortly after the July 28 closing deadline. |
| 5 | UP Scholarship 2026-27 Pre-Matric And Post-Matric Portal Opening This Week | The UP Scholarship Saksham portal for Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarships for session 2026-27 is expected to open in the last week of July 2026, with the official application window for Classes 9 to 12 students launching imminently. Fresh applications close September 30, while renewal applications close August 31. Around 84 lakh students across all categories applied in the 2025-26 session, making this one of India’s largest scholarship programmes. |
| 6 | UP Scholarship 2026-27 Now Mandates Biometric Attendance And APAAR ID Verification | The UP Scholarship 2026-27 cycle has introduced two significant new requirements. All students must have a minimum 75% attendance verified through Aadhaar-linked biometric systems at their school or college. Additionally, an APAAR ID linked to DigiLocker is now mandatory for registration on the Saksham portal. Payment will be made exclusively through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge directly to students’ bank accounts. |
| 7 | UP Secondary Schools Running Holistic July Calendar Covering All Student Development Areas | Under CM Yogi Adityanath’s direction, UP’s secondary schools are running a comprehensive July academic calendar covering Board exam application processes, continuous assessment, digital education, scholarships, health initiatives, environmental activities, cultural programmes and career guidance. Parent-Teacher Association meetings and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat cultural exchanges are also being conducted across all government and aided secondary schools statewide this month. |
| 8 | Lucknow Positioned As National Hub For AI-Assisted Healthcare Under ABDM Framework | Lucknow is emerging as a national laboratory for AI-driven healthcare delivery under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. The city’s hospitals and health-tech startups are actively leveraging AI for predictive disease surveillance, maternal and child health tracking, telemedicine expansion and early diagnostics — reducing gaps in both urban and rural health service delivery across central Uttar Pradesh. |
| 9 | Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway Second Week Of Operations Sees Strong Traffic Flow | The 63-km six-lane Lucknow–Kanpur National Expressway, inaugurated July 14, is completing its second week of full public operations today. NHAI reports strong and smooth vehicle movement, with the barrier-free Multi Lane Free Flow toll system — the first of its kind in UP — functioning without congestion. One-way car toll is ₹275 and return within 24 hours costs ₹415. |
| 10 | UP Saksham Portal For OBC Students Pre-Matric Scholarship Applications Imminent | The Backward Classes Welfare Department’s Saksham scholarship portal is expected to open fresh and renewal registrations for OBC Pre-Matric students of Classes 9 and 10 imminently. The OBC Pre-Matric scholarship offers up to ₹3,500 per year per student, paid via Aadhaar Direct Benefit Transfer. Eligibility requires family annual income below ₹2,00,000 and a minimum 50% score in the previous examination. |
Archana Tyagi’s Summary & Analysis
If I had to describe today’s news in one word, it would be: momentum.
The monsoon’s return today is the most immediately felt story for every single Lucknow resident. After days of oppressive humidity that made even sitting in a classroom feel unbearable, the rain is genuinely welcome — though I do urge everyone to be cautious around waterlogging-prone areas of the city. Gomti Nagar, Aliganj, Hazratganj — we know which areas struggle. Please check before stepping out.
For educators like me, the UPTAC Round 3 news is close to my heart. I have spent the past two weeks helping several of my students’ families understand the Freeze, Float and Slide options on the counselling portal. The digital complexity of these systems is real — and this is precisely why digital literacy matters so much. My message to every aspiring BTech student in Lucknow: do not lock your choices in a hurry. Research. Compare. Decide.
The imminent opening of the UP Scholarship portal is equally important — especially for OBC families who depend on that ₹3,500 not just as a number but as a lifeline that keeps children in school.
Our city moves forward. Every single day.
