February 01, 2026
34 articles published on this date
Budget 2026 Proposes ₹2,000 Crore Top-Up for Self Reliant India Fund for Micro Enterprises
Union Budget 2026-27 proposed topping up the Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund with an additional ₹2,000 crore to continue providing risk capital support to...
Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme Doubled to ₹40,000 Crore: Building India's Electronics Supply Chain
The Union Budget 2026-27 doubled the outlay of the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) from ₹22,919 crore to ₹40,000 crore to accelerate...
Budget 2026: Tax Holiday for Data Centres Till 2047 to Position India as Global AI Hub
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax holiday till 2047 (Tax Year 2026-27 to 2046-47) for eligible foreign cloud service providers that...
Union Budget 2026-27: Debt-to-GDP Anchored at 55.6% for FY27, Nominal GDP Growth at 10%
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a significant fiscal strategy shift, making the debt-to-GDP ratio — rather than just the fiscal deficit — the primary...
Budget 2026 Charts a Tourism Vision: Heritage Sites, Medical Hubs, and Eco-Trails
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026-27 (presented 1 February 2026) unveiled a multi-pronged tourism promotion strategy covering heritage...
Custom Duty Exemption for Nuclear Power Capital Goods: SHANTI Act and India's Nuclear Expansion
The Union Budget 2026-27 extended the basic customs duty (BCD) exemption on imports of capital goods required for nuclear power projects until 2035...
Budget 2026-27 Hikes NRI Investment Limits: FEMA Framework and Capital Account Liberalisation
The Union Budget 2026-27 raised the individual NRI investment limit in listed Indian companies from 5% to 10%, and the aggregate limit for all NRIs together...
Budget 2026-27: Custom Duty Exemption on Capital Goods for Rare Earth Mining and Processing
Union Budget 2026-27 granted full exemption of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on capital goods imported for processing critical minerals, including rare earth...
India's Fertiliser Subsidy Surge: NBS Scheme, Rupee Depreciation, and Import Dependency
India's fertiliser subsidy bill has surged sharply due to a combination of unrestrained consumption growth, rupee depreciation raising import costs, and...
Budget 2026-27: Reviving 200 Legacy Industrial Clusters to Boost MSME Competitiveness
The Union Budget 2026-27 announced a scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters across India, targeting improved infrastructure, access to technology...
India's New Fiscal Anchor: Debt-to-GDP Ratio Replaces Fiscal Deficit as Primary Target
Union Budget 2026-27 set India's debt-to-GDP ratio target at 55.6% for FY27, down from an estimated 56.1% in FY26 — a reduction of 50 basis points (0.5...
Another Bumper RBI Dividend Expected in FY27; Disinvestment Target Set at ₹47,000 Crore
Analysts and government sources expect the RBI to transfer another large surplus dividend to the central government in FY2026-27, following the record ₹2.1...
Budget 2026-27: Capital Expenditure Target Set at Rs 12.2 Lakh Crore for FY27
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set the total capital expenditure target for FY27 at Rs 12.2 lakh crore (~$135.6 billion), representing an increase of...
Budget 2026-27: Connectivity Push Continues: Railways, Highways, and Rare Earth Corridors
Union Budget 2026-27 reinforced the government's multi-year 'mega connectivity' programme, with Railways and road highways continuing as the primary drivers...
NPR Budget Allocation 2026-27: Citizenship Registration Framework and the NRC Debate
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹6,000 crore for the upcoming Census and the National Population Register (NPR) exercise. No official notification for...
Rising Water Levels Threaten Maharashtra's Ancient Lonar Crater Lake
Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra — India's only known basaltic meteor impact crater and a Ramsar-designated wetland — faces an unprecedented...
Union Budget 2026-27: Jobs Focus and Capital Expenditure-Led Growth Strategy
The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2026, continues and deepens the government's capex-heavy growth...
Budget 2026-27: Rare Earth Corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Union Budget 2026-27 announced the creation of dedicated Rare Earth Corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu — integrated industrial...
High-Level Committee on Banking: Revisiting Regulation for Viksit Bharat
The Union Budget 2026-27 announced the formation of a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat' to comprehensively review the financial sector and...
Union Budget 2026-27: Rs 20,000 Crore for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated Rs 20,000 crore over five years for a dedicated Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) scheme targeting...
Budget 2026-27: Seven High-Speed Rail Corridors and Record Railways Capex
Union Budget 2026-27 announced seven new high-speed rail corridors connecting major city pairs as 'growth connectors,' with a total projected investment of...
Biopharma SHAKTI Scheme: Budget 2026-27's Push to Make India a Global Biologics Hub
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Biopharma SHAKTI scheme in Union Budget 2026-27, with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore over five years. SHAKTI...
Union Budget 2026-27: Four Ways India Is Countering US Tariff Pressure
The Union Budget 2026-27 embedded several structural responses to the pressure exerted by US reciprocal tariffs, which had been levied on Indian exports...
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0: Chip Manufacturing Scheme Expands Beyond Fabrication
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0) in Budget 2026-27, with an expanded allocation under the...
Union Budget 2026-27: Five Key Takeaways: Jobs, Middle-Class Relief and Fiscal Priorities
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on 1 February 2026, with a focus on employment creation, easing the compliance burden...
Trump's Tariffs Squeeze India's Textile Sector: What Budget 2026 Does and Doesn't Do
US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs — which hit India's textile sector with rates as high as 50% through 2025 — severely strained India's garment...
What is the Orange Economy? India's Budget 2026-27 Bets on Creative Industries for Jobs and Exports
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the 'orange economy' prominently in her Union Budget 2026-27 speech, signalling a policy push to develop...
Union Budget 2026-27 for Individual Taxpayers: STT Hike, TCS Rationalisation, New Tax Act
Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced several changes for individual taxpayers — most notably a Securities...
Rare Earths and Data Centres: India Pushes Local Industry Amid Rising Global Tensions
India announced a twin-pronged strategic push in Budget 2026-27: accelerating domestic rare earth processing through dedicated corridors, and expanding data...
Union Budget 2026-27: VB-G RAM G Scheme Gets Rs 95,692 Crore, MGNREGS Allocation Continues
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated Rs 95,692 crore to the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), commonly known as VB-G RAM G —...
Defence Capital Budget Raised 22% to ₹2.19 Lakh Crore in Union Budget 2026-27
India's Union Budget 2026-27 raised the defence capital outlay by 21.84% to ₹2,19,306 crore, compared to the previous year's budget estimates The overall...
Nipah Virus: WHO Confirms Cases in West Bengal, Assesses Risk as Low Globally
In January 2026, India's IHR National Focal Point notified WHO of two confirmed Nipah virus (NiV) infections in West Bengal, with laboratory confirmation...
Census Gets 6-Fold Budget Boost, CAPF Infrastructure Allocation Jumps 50% in Union Budget 2026-27
The Union Budget 2026-27 hiked the allocation for the Census and related exercises to ₹6,000 crore — approximately six times the revised estimate of ₹1,040...
Intelligence Bureau Capital Budget Raised 10-Fold After Pahalgam and Red Fort Terror Attacks
The Union Budget 2026-27 increased the Intelligence Bureau's (IB) capital expenditure allocation to ₹2,549 crore — a ten-fold increase from the ₹257 crore...