File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (February 2, 2026) said the Union Budget for FY27 has focussed on investment as a priority tool for boosting consumption, and the trajectory of fiscal deficit shows that the government’s priority is growth. Interacting with the…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth Union Budget in Parliament on Sunday (February 1, 2026), outlining the Centre’s planned income and expenditure for 2025-26, along with projections for the fiscal deficit. Also read: Union Budget 2026 Live updates This was the first time in India’s history that the…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Industry body CII on Sunday (February 1, 2026) welcomed the Union Budget proposal to establish dedicated rare earth corridors in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha stating it would help India’s leadership in rare earth magnets. The Union Budget 2026 proposal towards establishment of Rare…
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The main impetus to manufacturing overall sales came from the domestic market. File (representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s manufacturing sector activity witnessed a slight recovery in January, amid a faster increase in new orders, even as business confidence slipped to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years, a monthly survey said on Monday (February…
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 91.95 against the U.S. dollar, then gained some ground to 91.56, registering a gain of 37 paise over its previous close. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee gained 37 paise to 91.56 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (February 2, 2026),…
Biopharmaceuticals, or biologics, are complex medicines manufactured from living organisms, cells, or tissues rather than through chemical synthesis. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Union Budget 2026-27 has proposed a biopharma strategy for healthcare advancement through knowledge, technology and innovation with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore over the next five years to develop India as…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation as he gives his remarks on the Union Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi on February 1, 2026. Photo credits: YouTube/@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 1, 2026) said that the Budget 2026 captured the aspirations of 140 crore Indians, laying a strong foundation…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Eschewing big-ticket announcements, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) resorted to a series of customs duty exemptions in the Union Budget to encourage domestic manufacturers of clean-energy components, including lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. The basic customs duty on sodium antimonate,…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto During her Union Budget presentation on Sunday (February 1, 2026), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed that the new Income Tax, 2025, would come into effect in April this year, with the forms and rules to be notified “shortly” provisioning “adequate time” for taxpayers to acquaint themselves with the requirements. …
