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Budget 2026 Brings AVGC In Focus, But Execution Risks Loom

India, Feb. 1 -- It seems that the government wants to push India's animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector further into the policy mainstream. What remains unclear is whether this ... Read More


Sachchidanand Shukla: A well-formulated budget that pays India's future due consideration

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The stakes couldn't be higher for Union Budget 2026-27. Global shocks and domestic frailties demanded a stroke of fiscal artistry-prudence on the fiscal path fused with audacious ... Read More


Union Budget a 'betrayal' of common people: Amit Mitra

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Finance Department, on Saturday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as "a betrayal of the common people"... Read More


Tourism: 'Sweetest Part of India' fails to find a berth in Union Budget

Darjeeling, Feb. 1 -- India's second most popular international tourist destination found no mention in the Union Budget 2026, a move tourism stakeholders have termed a letdown. With Assembly election... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces establishment of NIMHANS 2.0 in North India, exemption on cancer drugs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government's plan to establish NIMHANS 2.0, a premier mental health inst... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt to upgrade allied health institutions, train 1 lakh professionals

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the government will upgrade existing institutions for allied health professionals and establish new ones in both priva... Read More


MSMEs take centre stage as Bengal industry backs Central Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Industry chambers, business leaders and sector experts in West Bengal have broadly welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, with a strong consensus around its emphasis on MSMEs, supported... Read More


CREDAI WB flags affordable housing gap in Union Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The real estate industry in West Bengal has welcomed the Central Budget's continued thrust on infrastructure but expressed strong disappointment over the absence of targeted measure... Read More


Union Budget: Govt brings IT services under single category, boosts tax certainty

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday highlighted India's position as a global leader in software development services, IT-enabled services, knowledge process outsou... Read More


J-K: Fresh snowfall hits Bhaderwah; authorities issue advisory

Bhaderwah, Feb. 1 -- Fresh snowfall in the Bhaderwah Valley on Sunday disrupted daily life after three days of sunshine, leading to a sharp drop in temperature and traffic disruptions. The sudden chan... Read More