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Union Budget rolls out roadmap to digitise heritage and open up archaeological sites

Finance Minister announced National Destination Digital Knowledge Grid to document all places of significance

1 Feb 2026 2:38 pm
FM Sitharaman proposes 'East Coast Industrial Corridor', 5 tourism destinations in 'Purvodaya' States in Union Budget

Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to launch a scheme for the development of Buddhist circuits in six northeastern States

1 Feb 2026 2:34 pm
Union Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman extends tax exemption on capital goods used to make lithium-ion cells for battery storage

In her Budget speech, she also proposed to exclude the entire value of biogas while calculating excise duty levy on (biogas) blended CNG (compressed natural gas)

1 Feb 2026 1:40 pm
Finance Minister announces 5 university townships near major industrial logistic hubs in Union Budget

Ms. Sitharaman also announced the setting up of one girls' hostel in every district of the country

1 Feb 2026 1:39 pm
Budget 2026: One-time measure proposed to facilitate sales from SEZs to domestic market at concessional duty

Ms. Sitharaman said that necessary regulatory changes will be undertaken to operationalise these measures while ensuring level-playing field for the units working in the DTA

1 Feb 2026 1:39 pm
Union Budget 2026-27: Totally lacklustre, says Congress

The speech was also non-transparent since it gave no idea whatsoever of budgetary allocations for key programmes and schemes, Jairam Ramesh said

1 Feb 2026 1:21 pm
Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman launches Indias Semiconductor Mission 2.0

The new mission will focus on industry-led research and training centres to develop technology and a skilled workforce

1 Feb 2026 1:07 pm
Budget 2026: Government to provide tax holiday for foreign companies offering cloud services using India data centres

To avail the tax holiday, companies need to provide services to Indian customers through an Indian reseller entity

1 Feb 2026 1:05 pm
Union Budget 2026: India set to host first ever Global Big Cat summit

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) was set up last year

1 Feb 2026 12:55 pm
Union Budget 2026: Government to tax buybacks as capital gains, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Finance Minister said to incentivize misuse of tax arbitrage, the promoters will pay an additional buyback tax

1 Feb 2026 12:52 pm
Union Budget 2026-27 documents

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026

1 Feb 2026 12:46 pm
Union Budget 2026: Mountain, turtle, birdwatching trails to come up in Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Three birdwatching trails along the Pulicat Lake in Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border will be developed

1 Feb 2026 12:45 pm
Budget 2026: 10,000 crore SME fund set up to revive MSMEs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund in the Union Budget to improve credit access, modernise industrial clusters, and strengthen small businesses hit by financial stress

1 Feb 2026 12:45 pm
Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces 6-month foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayers

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said there will be no interest liability on taxpayers on the penalty amount for the period of appeal before first appellate authority, irrespective of outcome

1 Feb 2026 12:45 pm
Union Budget 2026-27: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces 20,000-crore carbon capture, utilisation scheme

The Union Finance Minister said the government will provide incentives for manufacturing seaplanes in the country as part of efforts to boost tourism

1 Feb 2026 12:40 pm
Union Budget 2026 announces NIMHANS for north India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced the upgradation of national mental health institutes in Ranchi and Tezpur to regional apex institutions

1 Feb 2026 12:29 pm
Union Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman calls to reduce tax collected on source for pursuing education, medical purposes under to 2%

Ms. Sitharaman also called to reduce the TCS on overseas tour programme packages to 2% without any stipulations for amount

1 Feb 2026 12:21 pm
Union Budget 2026: Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative announced to boost Khadi production

The initiative will streamline the production and manufacturing of khadi clothes

1 Feb 2026 12:20 pm
Union Budget 2026-27: Government to develop 'corporate mitras' cadre to help MSMEs

The cadre of corporate mitras will help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to meet their compliance requirements at affordable costs

1 Feb 2026 12:17 pm
Budget 2026: Finance Minister proposes 40,000 crore boost for electronics manufacturing in FY27

The move comes amid a massive thrust by the government on increasing electronics manufacturing in the country

1 Feb 2026 12:14 pm
Budget 2026: Rare earth corridors proposed as India navigates Chinas sectoral dominance

Indias rare earth imports have been increasing over time, with over 45% of these minerals coming from China in the latest year

1 Feb 2026 12:07 pm
Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman calls for restructuring of Power Finance Corp, Rural Electrification Corp

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underlined this would help achieve scale and improve efficiencies

1 Feb 2026 12:06 pm
Kerala for All conclave: Kerala is a fort against religious polarisation, says N. Ram

In his keynote address during the inauguration of Kerala for All conclave, N. Ram says inclusive and accessible tourism should be treated as a right of all tourists and not something that is given as charity or as a special privilege

1 Feb 2026 12:05 pm
Union Budget 2026 announces seven high-speed rail corridors

The Finance Minister said this is being done to develop environmentally sustainable passenger system.

1 Feb 2026 11:45 am
Union Budget 2026: Twenty new National Waterways to be operationalised over five years, FM Sitharaman announces

A coastal cargo scheme was also announced in order to increase the share of coastal shipping and inland waterways

1 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Union Budget 2026: India will continue to move towards Viksit Bharat, says Nirmala Sitharaman as she presents her 9th Budget

The government has chosen the path of reforms over rhetoric, FM Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha

1 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Union Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman outlines three kartavyas in first Budget speech at Kartavya Bhavan

This is the first time in the history of India that the Union Budget is being presented on a Sunday

1 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman proposes 10,000 crore investment in biopharma over next 5 years

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed interventions in six areas, including manufacturing, strategic and frontier sectors, healthcare and advanced technology

1 Feb 2026 11:42 am
Union Budget 2026: Sixteenth Finance Commission report for 2026-31 tabled in Parliament

The 16th FCs recommendations would apply for a period of five years beginning on April 1, 2026

1 Feb 2026 11:22 am
Budget 2026-27 approved by Cabinet

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth record Budget in the Lok Sabha

1 Feb 2026 11:16 am
Grains to gigabytes: Unboxing India through Finance Ministers Budget speeches

A timeline tracing the five decisive phases of India through Finance Ministers Budget speeches

1 Feb 2026 10:45 am
Budget 2026: Gold, silver futures plummet 9% to hit lower circuit levels

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2026-27 in Parliament

1 Feb 2026 10:39 am
Budget 2026: Stock markets fluctuate in narrow range

The Union Budget for 2026-27 will be presented in Parliament later in the day.

1 Feb 2026 10:16 am
Gross GST collections rise 6.2% to over 1.93 lakh crore in January

Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6% to about 1.71 lakh crore in January

1 Feb 2026 10:12 am
Commercial LPG price hiked by 49, domestic cylinder rates unchanged

In the national capital, the retail price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has been revised to 1,740.50, while the price of the 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder remains unchanged

1 Feb 2026 9:49 am
Union Budget 2026-27: Centre must fulfil promises to Kerala, including AIIMS, says Tharoor

The Congress MP also said unemployment was another major concern facing the country and hoped the budget would include measures to tackle it.

1 Feb 2026 9:26 am
Expect Union Budget to give fresh momentum to Delhis development, says Delhi CM

CM Rekha Gupta noted that the Central government is actively involved in several important projects in the city, including cleaning of the Yamuna and the construction of sewage treatment plants

1 Feb 2026 8:45 am
Union Budget 2026-27: Confident it will be very good, says Piyush Goyal

The government, he said, has been very conscious of the importance of the MSMEs

1 Feb 2026 7:12 am
Why is the India-EU trade agreement significant? | Explained

How much of the trade value of what India exports to the European Union region will the EUs tariff concessions cover? Which are the sectors besides textiles, apparel, manufactured goods and Indian traditional medicine services that the free trade agreement will help?

1 Feb 2026 12:42 am
India's wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water

Tap water in India not fit for human consumption;India is among the world's fastest growing bottled water markets; Wealthy opt for premium water as wellness craze boosts industry; Tata expanding offerings, hunting for natural water springs; Premium water now accounts for 8% of Indian market

31 Jan 2026 10:06 pm
Undertook seismic studies of blocks acquired from earlier round to chart bidding strategy for OALP-X, Oil India Chief

Oil India was awarded nine blocks in the erstwhile round of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) which spanned across Assam Shelf basin, Mahanadi basin, Krishna Godavari basin and the Cambay basin

31 Jan 2026 8:17 pm
In Focus podcast | Reading between the lines of Economic Survey 202526

Trishna Sarkar speaks to us about what the Economic Survey says, and what it leaves unsaid, about Indias economy.

31 Jan 2026 4:28 pm
Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House

The bill passed 71-29 and will now head to the House, which is not due back until Monday (February 2, 2026). That means the government could be in a partial shutdown temporarily over the weekend until they pass it

31 Jan 2026 3:59 pm