18 Jan 2026, 10:57:31 AM IST Budget expectations LIVE updates: Why is this Budget significant? Budget 2026 is significant because this is the 9th consecutive time FM Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the annual financial statement. Next year, she will equal Moraji Desai’s record of presenting 10 Budgets. Sitharaman is the only finance minister…
Budget expectations LIVE Updates: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2026 on Sunday (1 February). Expectations are running high as she is set to deliver her ninth consecutive Budget as finance minister. Next year, she will equal Moraji Desai’s record of presenting 10 Budgets. As Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman…
Budget 2026 expectations: From regulatory clarity to clear taxation policy, and cryptocurrency framework, stakeholders in the virtual digital assets (VDAs) sector in India have high expectations from the central government’s upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2026 on Sunday (1 February), with the Budget session in Parliament…
Budget expectations LIVE Updates: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2026 on Sunday (1 February), as per reports, despite confusion over whether the government would opt for either Saturday or Monday instead. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the decision will be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary…
The Centre has received numerous representations from state governments and Union territories, underscoring the urgent need for a more robust drug regulatory system, the officials said. Seized of the issue, the union health and family welfare ministry is finalizing a comprehensive plan to upgrade existing infrastructure and expand the technical workforce. Persistent quality issues risk…
Budget 2026 Expectations Live Updates: The countdown to Budget 2026 has already started as the biggest business event of India is only a few weeks away. This is the 88th Budget that will be presented in the Parliament since India gained its independence. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 on 1 February, Sunday….
Budget 2026 dates: Every year, people across India wait eagerly for the decisions announced during Union Budget, which is presented by the Finance Minister typically on 1 February. This time, Budget 2026 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Centre has already notified the schedule for the Budget Session, under which the Union…
Budget 2026 Expectations LIVE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Budget 2026 on 1 February, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed on Monday. This is the first time the Union Budget is being presented on a Sunday. Om Birla’s comments came amid confusion whether FM Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget…
The plan is to mobilize another ₹80,000 crore for new construction by monetizing the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) operational assets via toll-operate-transfer (ToT), infrastructure investment trusts (InvIT), and securitization of upcoming assets, added the officials, on the condition of anonymity. The Centre provided capital expenditure (capex) of ₹2.72 trillion (revised estimates) to the…
Budget expectations LIVE Updates: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget on Sunday (1 February), as per reports, despite confusion over whether the government would opt for either Saturday or Monday instead. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the decision will be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs…
