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Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key announcements by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities with populations of o... Read More


Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key things announced by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities over 5 lakh population... Read More


Sitharaman proposes committee to assess impact of AI, optimise employment potential

India, Feb. 1 -- The government will set up a committee to optimise potential for employment, growth and exports and will assess the impact of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence ... Read More


New Income Tax Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, unveiling the government's fiscal strategy for the coming year. Nirmala Sitharaman said... Read More


New Income Tax Act to come into effect from April 1, 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, unveiling the government's fiscal strategy for the coming year. Nirmala Sitharaman said... Read More


Cargo stocks rally after FM proposes new dedicated freight corridor

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The Finance Minister also announced an increase in public capital expenditure to Rs 12.2 lakh crore in FY27 and the creation of an Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund to support infra... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Key announcements for education, youth

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, said the Union Budget 2026-27 is a "yuva shakti-driven budget", placing renewed emphasis on education, skills and the se... Read More


Mental health gets prime slot in Budget 2026 speech, Sitharaman announces NIMHANS 2.0

India, Feb. 1 -- Among the key reforms introduced in Budget 2026, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated the government will be working to launch another site for the National Institute ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM pushes AYUSH, Ayurveda; Jamnagar's WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine to get a boost

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech on Sunday, announced multiple proposals for reforms in the health sector. She said the government plans to ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM proposes push for AYUSH, Ayurveda; Jamnagar's WHO Global Medical Centre to get a boost

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech on Sunday made multiple proposals for reforms in health sector. She also announced that the government plan... Read More