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Amid global uncertainty, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman focuses on targeted measures to sustain growth, favouring steady interventions over headline-grabbing announcements

Union Budget 2026 allocates funds for the Dankuni–Surat freight corridor, East Coast Industrial Corridor, tourism under Purvodaya, and 4,000 e-buses, drawing political debate as West Bengal prepares for Assembly elections, with TMC dismissing the moves as campaign-driven.

The Union Budget 2026–27 proposes a Rs 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund and a three-pronged approach—Equity, Liquidity, and Professional Support—to help MSMEs become ‘Champions’, with TReDS, GeM, and Corporate Mitras enhancing finance, compliance, and growth.

The Union Budget 2026 allocates Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027, delayed due to Covid-19. The two-phase exercise will cover houselisting and population enumeration, including caste enumeration, with digital devices and self-enumeration options for citizens.

India has allocated Rs 7.84 lakh crore for defence in Budget 2026–27, marking a 15% rise over last year. The higher outlay focuses on modernisation, capital expenditure, defence manufacturing and welfare of ex-servicemen amid rising security challenges.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in a business-like speech marked by symbolism and political reactions. While the BJP hailed the Budget, opposition members alleged neglect of certain states, making the day a mix of policy and parliamentary theatre.

Amid global slowdown and erosion of the rules-based international order, the Economic Survey 2025-26 offers a note of tempered hope

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present a record ninth consecutive Budget, she faces a defining fiscal moment amid external headwinds and internal challenges

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Next Gen GST reforms have injected ₹2 lakh crore into the economy by reducing tax slabs and rates. GST revenues rose to ₹22.08 lakh crore in 2025, with taxpayers increasing from 65 lakh to 1.51 crore.

India’s largest lender marks its 70th anniversary, plans to “solarise” 4 million homes by FY27

to discuss host of issues, including review of financial performance and implementation of various government schemes

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 Indian economy has an environment in which investments are yielding good returns

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

The American cult bike brand once sold 13 models in India before it shut its manufacturing and sales operations in 2020

Bill to be tabled in Parliament on Feb 6 to overhaul entire tax system; changes aimed at making the filing of IT returns common man friendly

Despite emphasis on agriculture as growth engine, Finance Minister Sitharaman fails to earmark sufficient funds