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FM intros ISM 2.0 to help produce equipment and materials, fortify supply chains

India, Feb. 1 -- Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance, presented Budget 2026-2027 today. She said India Semiconductor Mission or ISM 1.0 expanded India's semiconductor capabilities. Building... Read More


Industry bodies hail budget as progressive, growth-oriented

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Industry bodies hailed the Union Budget-2026 as progressive with a long-term vision for India, focusing on infrastructure, youth, agriculture, women, export promotion and making the... Read More


"Budget for Developed India-2047": Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lauds Union Buget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it the "Budget for Developed India-2047." Dhami highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's... Read More


"Budget for Developed India-2047": Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lauds Union Budget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it the "Budget for Developed India-2047." Dhami highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's... Read More


CPI leader criticises budget, says looks away from people's hardships

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday criticised the union Budget 2026, alleging that it ignores people's livelihood concerns and weakens India's federal structure, "while ... Read More


Union Budget disappointing, Centre continus step-motherly treatment to TN : Stalin

Chennai, Feb. 1 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin onSunday termed the union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamanas disappointing and said it reflected theCen... Read More


Budget 2026 'tactical' but not a 'breakthrough': What Moody's said about India's fiscal consolidation, deficit

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Reacting to India's Budget for 2026-27, Moody's Ratings described it as "tactical" but not a "breakthrough." Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Bu... Read More


How poll-bound states stand to gain from Budget despite no specific proposals for them

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Five states scheduled to go for Assembly elections this year are expected to gain from several region- and sector-linked initiatives in manufacturing, infrastructure and agricultu... Read More


MP CM Mohan Yadav hails Union Budget for focus on poor, youth, farmers and women

Bhopal, Feb. 1 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday praised the Union Budget for its focus on the poor, youth, farmers, and women. He said the budget aims to help India become a dev... Read More


How Union Budgets have changed under Narendra Modi government over the last 12 years

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to deliver her record ninth consecutive Budget speech today, 1 February 2026. This will be for the first time in recent history that the... Read More