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Union Budget 2026: Centre To Launch INR 10K Cr Fund For SMEs

India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre will launch INR 10,000 Cr fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to create champions of tomorrow, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Budget speech. The fund... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Capital Goods Manufacturing Gets A Shot In The Arm

India, Feb. 1 -- During her Budget speech on Sunday,finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of initiatives aimed at strengthening India's capital goods manufacturing capabilities. The FM s... Read More


'We face an external environment...': Sitharaman's Budget focuses on trade, multilateralism amid Trump tariff threat

India, Feb. 1 -- Amid the presentation of the Union Budget 2026, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the need for multilateralism. The union minister's remarks on Sunday comes as India... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman announces Semiconductor Mission 2.0, rare earth corridors

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to expand the country's semiconductor capabilities. She said that under the mission,... Read More


LG Manoj Sinha Hails Budget as Roadmap to $5 Trillion Economy

India, Feb. 1 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it a pragmatic blueprint designed to accelerate economic growth, strengthen infrastructure, and char... Read More


Budget 2026-27: where the rupeee comes from, where it goes

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Nearly a quarter of it - 24 paise - of every rupee in the union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday will come from borrowing. This means that the go... Read More


Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh welcomes Union Budget as 'Significant boost' for India's Defence preparedness

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a "significant boost" for the country's defence preparedness. He highlighted th... Read More


Budget 2026: Outlay For Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme Raised To INR 40,000 Cr

India, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget 2025 speech on February 1, 2026, finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase the outlay of the existing Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECM... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Govt proposes scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a scheme to rejuvenate 200 legacy industrial clusters as she presented her 9th consecutive Union Budget 2026. Presenting the Budge... Read More


India has potential to be a leader in bio-medicine: ICMR DG Rajiv Bahl hails union budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Rajiv Bahl on Sunday hailed the increased allocation to health research in the Union Budget and praised the launch of th... Read More