MUMBAI: Trekking trails in the Himalayas and the Ghats, archaeological sites such as the Indus Valley Civilisation excavations in Gujarat and Haryana, and Buddhist sites in the northeastern states are among the schemes that the government has proposed to promote thematic tourism. These projects will be developed under existing schemes of the ministry of tourism…
Union Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed penalty provision for non-compliance in reporting of cryptocurrency assets in line with the new Income-Tax (I-T) Act scheduled to come into effect from 1 April. During her Budget speech, she noted, “To ensure compliance with the provisions of Section 509 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 and…
The Union Budget on Sunday announced the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, multilingual platform, Bharat Vistaar, to provide region-specific and verified advisories to farmers. Presenting the budget for fiscal year 2026-27, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Bharat Vistaar, short for virtually integrated system to access agricultural resources, will integrate the government’s agri stack…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2026–27 on Sunday, 1 February, against the backdrop of renewed geo-economic disruptions affecting India. With these pressures likely to spill into the coming financial year, the Budget offers a window into how the government plans to respond to a set of pressing challenges. In this five-part…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2026 speech, announced a series of customs duty changes aimed at easing input costs, improving export competitiveness, and rationalizing the tariff structure across sectors. Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the government would raise the limit for duty-free imports of specified inputs used for processing seafood…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday declared that the Self-Reliant India Fund would receive an additional ₹4,000 crore in fiscal year 2026-27 to bolster micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Initially launched in 2023, this fund was designed to provide ₹50,000 crore in equity capital to MSMEs demonstrating the capacity and stability to scale…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that he was looking forward to announcements for Kerala in the Union Budget 2026, with the state set to hold Assembly elections later this year. Speaking ahead of the Budget presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament, Tharoor spoke up on the issue of unemployment, saying…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday in the Lok Sabha. This will be Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Union Budget, which is a record among all finance ministers in the history of independent India. Here we take a look at the backroom team that has worked tirelessly behind…
Budget 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the biggest financial announcement of the year, Budget 2026-27, before both Houses of the Parliament on Sunday, 1 February 2026. As all eyes are now on Sitharaman’s speech, scheduled to start at 11 am. The Union Budget 2026 will set the trajectory for the Indian economy…
Income Tax Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce Union Budget 2026 in a matter of few hours. Ahead of the India Budget 2026, the finance minister will partake in rituals including visiting the finance ministry, visiting President Droupadi Murmu and finally reaching the Parliament. As FM Sitharaman presents her ninth…
