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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The initiative will streamline the production and manufacturing of khadi clothes

The investment limit for PIO will be increased from 5% to 10%.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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

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

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