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Union Budget 2026: Govt proposes to top up Self Reliant India Fund with Rs 4,000 crore in FY27 to support MSMEsEconomics Govt to double outlay of electronic components manufacturing scheme to Rs 40,000 cr: FMEconomics FM Sitharaman announces tax holiday for data centres in India till 2047Economics Debt-to-GDP target set at 55.6% for FY27, nominal GDP growth pegged at 10%Economics Budget 2026: From heritage sites to medical hubs and eco trails, Sitharaman announces measures to boost tourism sectorEconomics Amid n-power push, govt exempts custom duty on capital goodsScience & Technology Budget 2026-27 hikes investment limits for persons resident outside India in a bid to boost FDI, FII inflowsEconomics Critical mineral: Union Budget exempts custom duty on capital goods for RE minerals push, boost explorationEconomics Fertiliser subsidy zooms amid unrestrained consumption, weak rupee and geopolitical tensionsEconomics Budget proposes schemes to revive 200 legacy industrial clustersEconomics In new debt-to-GDP era, FY27 target set at 55.6%Economics Another bumper RBI dividend likely in FY27, disinvestments seen at Rs 80,000 croreEconomics Budget 2026: Centre continues thrust on capex, FY27 target fixed at Rs 12.22 lakh croreEconomics Mega connectivity push: Railways, highways continue to be primary drivers, take 47% of capexEconomics No NPR notification yet, but Budget allocates funds. Will NPR, precursor to NRC, be conducted?Polity & Governance Explained: Why rising water levels threaten Maharashtra’s age-old Lonar lake and nearby structuresEnvironment & Ecology Union Budget 2026 Explained Highlights: Jobs focus; govt to continue capex heavy lifting, measures for taxpayersEconomics Budget 2026-27: Why the push for Rare Earth Corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra PradeshEconomics Union Budget 2026: FM announces panel to review banking sector, move aimed at strengthening banking systemEconomics Union Budget | Rs 20,000 cr for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage tech: How it works, and the push for itEnvironment & Ecology In Budget’s capex push, focus on Railways and roads continues: 7 more high-speed rail corridors announcedEconomics Union Budget 2026: What’s in Biopharma SHAKTI scheme announced by FM SitharamanScience & Technology Union Budget 2026: 4 ways in which it addresses US tariffs’ strain on IndiaEconomics FM Sitharaman announces chip manufacturing scheme 2.0, but will it go beyond fabs?Science & Technology 5 takeaways from the Union Budget 2026-27: Push on creating jobs, easing US tariffs distress, bolstering fund flowsEconomics Trump’s steep tariffs are straining India’s textile sector. Does the Budget address this?Economics Nirmala Sitharaman talks of ‘orange economy’ in Budget speech: What is it, how govt plans to boost itEconomics What does this Budget have for individual taxpayers? STT hike, TCS relief and other key measuresEconomics Rare earths and data centres: India pushes local industry as global tensions riseEconomics VB-G Ram G gets Rs 95,000-plus crore allocation under Union Budget 2026-27, MGNREGA funds reducedEconomics Op Sindoor effect: Defence capital budget up 22% to 2.19 lakh cr, big boost for aircraft, aero enginesInternal Security Nipah Virus: WHO warns of rare but serious infection, rules out transmission to close contactsScience & Technology Big Budget boost for Census as govt hikes allocation 6-fold, 50% jump for CAPF infra fundsPolity & Governance 10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacksInternal Security