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Even as India reels from a growing frequency of heatwaves, floods, cyclones and air pollution emergencies, the Union Budget 2026 has offered only a modest boost to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), raising questions about whether climate action is receiving the urgency it demands. The environment ministry has been allocated Rs…
Union Budget 2026: Mental healthcare emerged as a key priority in the Union Budget 2026-27, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiling a major institutional expansion to address chronic gaps in India’s mental health infrastructure. Acknowledging the absence of sufficient national-level institutions dedicated solely to mental health, the government announced plans to set up two new…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Income Tax Act 2025 will come into effect from April 1, 2026, and the I-T forms have been redesigned such that ordinary citizens can comply without difficulty for ease of living. The new measures include exemption on insurance interest awards, nil deduction certificates for…
In the budget, the prices of goods fluctuate slightly due to increase or decrease in import duty. Let us understand what became cheaper and what became expensive from this budget… 1. Cancer medicines became cheaper: Custom duty abolished on 17 life saving drugs. The government has removed the basic custom duty on 17 medicines used…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that India will develop seven high-speed rail corridors between key cities. Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Sitharaman said these corridors will serve as ‘growth connectors’ to promote environmentally sustainable passenger systems. Source link [ad_3]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a clean‑up of India’s direct tax framework, announcing a new foreign asset disclosure scheme, a decriminalised prosecution regime and staggered filing timelines as part of the Union Budget 2026. The moves aim to ease compliance for small taxpayers and reduce friction in India’s decade‑old income tax architecture ahead of the…
Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2026. This is the first time since Independence that the Budget is being presented on a Sunday. It also marks her ninth consecutive Budget speech under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. During her address, Sitharaman announced the launch of Semiconductor Mission 2.0. During her…
India’s top experts, politicians share expectations and forecasts around Budget 2026, offering insights into growth priorities, policy direction and its impact on the economy and citizens. Source link [ad_3]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Parliament ahead of presenting the Union Budget at 11 AM. Source link [ad_3]
We are just nearly an hour away from the Union Budget presentation and the day starts with a small but special ritual at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu offers dahi and cheeni to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before she presents the Budget in the Parliament. But why so? Because this gesture is meant to bring…