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India's capex increased to Rs.12.2 lakh crore to continue infra growth momentum

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The FM announced capital expenditure to be increased to Rs 12.2 lakh crore to continue momentum in infrastructure spending. FM proposes infrastructure risk guarantee fund for credit... 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


Education budget raised by over 8 per cent for FY26-27 to Rs 1.39 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- With education and skilling placed at the core of India's long-term growth strategy in the Union Budget 2026-27, the government has allocated Rs 1.39 lakh crore to the education m... Read More


Ministry of Defence receives record Rs 7.85 Lakh cr in Union Budget 2026-27, Up 15% from FY 2025-26

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In the Union Budget post-Operation Sindoor, the Defence Services have received an unprecedented allocation of Rs 7.85 lakh crore for Financial Year (FY) 2026-27. This allocation i... Read More


'3 kartavya': Nirmala Sitharaman explains theme of Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Sunday that the financial planning and focus of the Narendra Modi government is based on three kartavya or dutie... Read More


Living with Monsoon floods: Can Surma-Kushiyara project change Sylhet's fate?

, Feb. 1 -- For generations, the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have shaped life in Sylhet and Habiganj-nurturing fertile floodplains while also unleashing destruction with alarming regularity. Each mons... Read More


FM proposes scheme for container manufacturing

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed a scheme for container manufacturing. A scheme for enhancement of construction and infrastructure equipment, will be introduced to ... Read More


A historic budget, will strengthens country's growth and progress: MoS Home Nityanand Rai

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, reacting to the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, stated that the budget of the Modi gover... Read More


Long standing demands of State ignored in Union Budget: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thennarasu

Chennai, Feb. 1 -- The 2026 Union Budget has caused great disappointment among the people of Tamil Nadu with "no clear announcements" for key sectors, the finance minister of the poll-bound state, Tha... Read More