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Budget FY27: India approves second semiconductor scheme, electronics incentive increased to Rs.40,000 crore

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- India approved a second tranche of its semiconductor incentive programme, India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0) in the Union Budget 2026-27. The scheme aims to push domestic c... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Government announces Rs.10,000 crore outlay for Biopharma Shakti scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced in the Union Budget 2026 that the central government is planning a Biopharma Shakti scheme with Rs.10,000 crore outlay in o... Read More


Jobs must be created within J&K: Omar

India, Feb. 1 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that, unlike other states, he cannot ask the people of Jammu and Kashmir to leave the Union Territory in search of employment, stressing the need to ... Read More


Bangladesh erupts after Jamaat-e-Islami chief brands women's work outside home as 'prostitution' in X post

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Outrage has swept Bangladesh after a post from Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman's X account, denounced as "misogynistic", went viral on Saturday, igniting a fierce national debat... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Centre To Launch INR 10K Cr Fund For SMEs

India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre will launch INR 10,000 Cr fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to create champions of tomorrow, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Budget speech. The fund... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Capital Goods Manufacturing Gets A Shot In The Arm

India, Feb. 1 -- During her Budget speech on Sunday,finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of initiatives aimed at strengthening India's capital goods manufacturing capabilities. The FM s... Read More


'We face an external environment...': Sitharaman's Budget focuses on trade, multilateralism amid Trump tariff threat

India, Feb. 1 -- Amid the presentation of the Union Budget 2026, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the need for multilateralism. The union minister's remarks on Sunday comes as India... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman announces Semiconductor Mission 2.0, rare earth corridors

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to expand the country's semiconductor capabilities. She said that under the mission,... Read More


PM Modi reiterates support for people of Palestine

India, Feb. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in Ind... Read More


FM announces CAPEX of Rs 12.02 lakh crore for FY27

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- India earmarks capex of Rs 12.02 lakh crore in FY27, Nirmala Sitharaman stated in her budget speech, keeping the overall momentum in infrastructure spending supported. Published by ... Read More