Finance Minister emphasised that the new facility would result in substantial cost savings on lease rentals while also improving administrative efficiency, internal coordination, and employee engagement
The Union Budget lays the roadmap for achieving net zero in 2070 but there must be an assurance of effective execution for a swift, data-driven, and inclusive green transition
UK's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds will be here for resumption of the talks. He will hold a bilateral meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
Says 14 Prime Ministers collectively borrowed Rs 56 lakh crore over 65 years since India's Independence, while Modi government alone has borrowed Rs 125 lakh crore in just 10 years between 2014 and 2024
Income Tax payers can now match the sections of the I-Tax Act, 1961, with the corresponding clauses in the simplified I-T Bill, 2025, on the tax department portal
Sitharaman rejects criticism that rupee has seen all-round weakness, says Indian currency least volatile against the US dollar among its Asian and global peers
The new tax slabs announced by the Finance Minister in the Budget will substantially reduce the taxes of the middle-class, boosting household consumption, savings and investment
Around 24 paise will come from borrowings and other liabilities, 9 paise from non-tax revenue like disinvestment, and 1 paise from non-debt capital receipts, the Budget documents said
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector will be increased to 100 per cent from 74 per cent
Sitharaman had in her first Budget in 2019 replaced the leather briefcase -- which was in use for decades for carrying Budget documents -- with a traditional 'bahi-khata' wrapped in red cloth