Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Finance Ministry in Kartavya Bhavan 1 in New Delhi on February 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The much-anticipated Union Budget 2026–27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (Read More
The Tribal Affairs Ministry has received an increase in allocation largely to implement the Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) scheme for tribal students. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Allocations for the Department of Social Justice Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to spend ₹1.30 lakh crore for the sector in 2026-27, in comparison to the budget estimate of ₹1.27 lakh crore for 2025-26, though this is higher than the revised estimates of ₹1.23 Read More
While acknowledging the strains created by the external global environment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) presented Budget 2026, with the aim to increase productivity across sectors and ensure employment generation. Union Budget 2026: Follow Read More
Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava. Photo: Special Arrangement The hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options is intended to discourage speculative tendencies and handle systemic risk in the derivatives market, Revenue Secretary Arvind Read More
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up high-level committee on ‘Banking for Viksit Bharat’. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) proposed incentives of ₹100 crore for single bond issuance by Read More
Representational image of a worker in a steel utensil manufacturing unit at Korukkupet in Chennai | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a fresh allocation of ₹10,000 crore to the small and Read More
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Seeking to improve efficiencies in disbursal of credit to the sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ninth budget presentation on Sunday (February 1, 2026) called Read More
The Union government on Sunday (February 1, 2026) announced seven high speed rail corridors between cities. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech, announced seven high-speed railway corridors in India. Calling them Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the digital tablet, enclosed in a traditional red ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch, at the Parliament premises before the presentation of the ‘Union Budget 2026-27’, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Read More