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Union Budget 2026
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February 23, 2026
Union Budget 2026: Calling for a new energy era
Budget 2026 reduced basic customs duty on key inputs such as sodium antimonate used in solar glass, while allowing exemptions on copper wire and rods for photovoltaic ribbons until 2028
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February 13, 2026
Reading the Union Budget through a disability lens: Access is a beginning, not the destination
The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a shift towards economic opportunity for persons with disabilities; however, India still lacks robust, disaggregated data on its disabled populations
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February 07, 2026
Decoding the ₹8,000-crore chip push: How ISM 2.0 looks to transform India’s semiconductor landscape in 2026–27
The revamped India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 is set to overhaul jobs, investment and tech dynamics in the country
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February 06, 2026
The orange economy: Linking India to global innovation
Through initiatives like AVGC labs and a new design institute, India aims to enhance its Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking
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February 06, 2026
RBI holds repo rate at 5.25%, lifts GDP outlook to 7.4% on robust demand
Apex bank chief Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced the recent policy stance by Monetary Policy Committee, its first after the Union Budget 2026-27
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February 05, 2026
How the new health budget aims to tackle India's out-of-pocket crisis
Given India's shifting disease burden—marked by non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart conditions—achieving self-reliance in research and innovation is indeed the need of the hour
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February 04, 2026
Tax cuts a ‘misadventure’: Subhash Chandra Garg on Budget 2026-27 constraints
Subhash Chandra Garg said that raising the income tax exemption limit and simplifying GST has significantly wiped out tax revenues, drastically reducing India's taxpayer base
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February 02, 2026
Union Budget 2026: Experts say renewed focus on Tier-2 and 3 cities could reshape ease pressure on India’s largest metros
From a technology perspective, the Budget’s focus on AI, data centres and digital infrastructure has been interpreted as a strategic shift, say experts
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February 02, 2026
Bracing for China? Not CRPF or BSF – ITBP gets highest increase in allocation among CAPFs | Budget highlights
The funds allocated for the building projects of the Central Armed Police Forces and central police organisations saw a more than 43 per cent increase at Rs 5,040.87 crore from the Rs 3,508.22 crore allocated during the revised budget estimate in the last fiscal
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February 02, 2026
Amit Shah’s stamp on MHA budget: Focus on forensics, technology and the road ahead for naxal-free 2026
Union Budget 2026 sees major infra push to ensure scientific evidence, speedy justice and development in LWE-free areas
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February 02, 2026
Budget highlights: Did India allocate the largest share to Defence? Here's how much each ministry was allocated
The defence ministry said in addition to the modernisation of the armed forces and financing their regular requirement, the significantly enhanced allocation—14.67 per cent of the Union government expenditure—will also cater for the financial requirements that have arisen due to the emergency procurement of arms and ammunition made post Operation Sindoor
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February 01, 2026
Less litigation, more certainty: Union Budget 2026’s quiet but crucial Indirect Tax reforms
The proposals are aimed at giving a push towards the government's intention to align trade policy with the government's larger goal towards 'Viksit Bharat'
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: Centre clarifies strategy behind Rs 80,000 crore disinvestment goal
FM Nirmala Sitharaman and her team clarified the ambitious Rs 80,000 crore disinvestment target for FY27 at a post-Budget presser on Sunday
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February 01, 2026
Full analysis: How Budget 2026-27 paves the way for a 'developed India'
Union Budget 2026-27 prioritises growth through a significant increase in capital expenditure for infrastructure and a strategic push for domestic manufacturing
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: Why a cut in pollution funds spells trouble for India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has been allocated Rs 3,759.46 crore for 2026–27, up from Rs 3,481.61 crore last year
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: India bets big on maritime sector with inland waterways, coastal shipping eyeing a boost
The shipping ministry has figured as one of the most important ministries under the Narendra Modi-led government, which has also coined the slogan of ‘ports-led growth’
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February 01, 2026
'Budget for small elite, blind to India's crisis': Opposition unites to slam Union Budget 2026
The criticism came even as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in the capital expenditure target to ₹12.2 lakh crore for the financial year 2026–27, up from ₹11.2 lakh crore in the current fiscal year
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget disappoints Kerala: ‘No AIIMS, no high-speed rail’
The Union Budget for Kerala has been widely seen as a disappointment, with major anticipated projects like an AIIMS and a high-speed rail corridor not receiving approval
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February 01, 2026
Textiles, sandalwood, Buddhist circuits: Union Budget 2026 on Indian culture, heritage
Among the key announcements are a new integrated programme for the textile sector, support for the sandalwood sector, and the development of Buddhist circuits in the northeast
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: What are ‘SHE Marts’ and how will they empower rural women?
The budget’s emphasis on SHE Marts signals that the next phase of the programme will focus not just on income thresholds, but on enterprise creation, asset ownership, and long-term economic resilience
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February 01, 2026
Did Budget favour poll-bound states? Unpacking the new schemes
Union Budget for poll-bound states included targeted allocations for infrastructure, healthcare, and agriculture to boost the government's electoral prospects
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February 01, 2026
How Union Budget 2026 empowers farmers and homeowners with solar energy
Funding for the Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) has been nearly doubled, while allocations for the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana have been increased by 10 per cent
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February 01, 2026
Is Bangladesh paying the price for frayed ties with India? New Delhi cuts aid to neighbour and Iran amid tensions
Amid strained bilateral relations, India halves its aid to Bangladesh in the Union Budget 2026-27
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: What will get costlier? Sin goods, coffee, cameras, IT misreporting and more
Most of the increase in cost has been necessitated due to rise in basic customs duty on certain items
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February 01, 2026
Union Budget 2026: How the Centre is making expensive cancer treatments more affordable
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement that seven additional rare diseases will be added to the customs duty exemption list brought significant relief to many families
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