New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday lauded the Union Budget 2026, calling it a "mature budget." He said that Rs 20,000 crores given for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) would benefit the refineries.

Speaking to ANI, Hardeep Singh Puri said, "The Union Budget is coming at a time when there is global turmoil, and India is an oasis of calm. This is Nirmala Sitharaman's 9th consecutive budget. Under the leadership of PM Modi, this is the 13th consecutive budget. This is a significant development. Whenever the budget is presented, the opposition criticises it. The economy of our country has reached the 4th position from the 10th position. Our GDP has reached 4.3 trillio...