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Maharashtra Budget Session 2026: Who gets what? Key welfare schemes, allocations – All you need to know

Ahead of the Budget, the Economic Survey 2025–26 highlighted a major gap between the investment proposals announced and the projects…

March 6, 2026 13:42 IST

India’s 4.3% Deficit Target and EU-US Deals Spark Rupee Rebound Amid Global Volatility

Fortifying capital flows

FY27 Budget enhances credibility, but maintaining currency flows depends on more than that

February 19, 2026 05:30 IST

Grid expansion, solar cities anchor UP’s Rs 65,926 crore energy push in FY26 Budget

In an interview with Financial Express, state finance minister Suresh Khanna said the Budget signals a shift toward infrastructure-led energy…

Updated: February 12, 2026 10:06 IST

Union Budget and beyond

It is unclear if India’s economic policies are doing enough to build human and social capital that can sustain economic…

Updated: February 12, 2026 21:07 IST

‘Reform express not derailed yet but stuck’: Chidambaram

‘Reform express not derailed yet’ – Chidambaram lists out 5 key challenges for Indian economy

Former finance minister P Chidambaram said the “Reform Express is stuck” as he flagged slowing nominal GDP growth, weak investment,…

February 9, 2026 16:34 IST

How Budget 2026 Bridges the Gap Between Education, Employment, and Enterprise

A shift in direction for education and employment

The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a pivotal shift in India’s human capital strategy, moving beyond generic degrees to industry-integrated “employment…

February 8, 2026 22:51 IST

Intellectual Laziness or Strategic Caution?

Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Survey useful, Budget lazy

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram delivers a scathing critique of the Union Budget 2026-27, labeling it an exercise in “intellectual…

February 8, 2026 04:59 IST

Keynes’s general theory, 90 years on

Come any Budget (or crisis), the discussion veers towards favouring and opposing Keynesian stimulus, multipliers, and animal spirits

February 7, 2026 01:04 IST

How Budget 2026 Aims to Liquify India’s Corporate and Municipal Bond Markets

Explainer: How the Budget hopes to tackle illiquidity in debt markets

V Shunmugam analyzes Budget 2026’s roadmap for deepening India’s debt markets. From a new market-making framework for corporate bonds to…

February 6, 2026 22:33 IST

Textile as Viksit Bharat’s growth engine

Textiles as Viksit Bharat’s growth engine

India today stands as the world’s fourth-largest and the fastest-growing major economy, firmly on track to become the third-largest in…

February 6, 2026 06:54 IST

Budget opens door for overseas investors

Foreign investors, overseen by Sebi, predominantly engage in listed markets across various sectors.

Updated: February 6, 2026 05:51 IST

Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme stocks India Budget 2026

The Rs 10,000 crore ‘Container Assistance’ scheme – From Container Corp, SCI to Texmaco, 6 stocks to watch

India’s Rs 10,000 crore container manufacturing push links rail, ports and shipping. From CONCOR to SCI, six stocks are now…

February 5, 2026 17:59 IST

“Revenue buoyancy will take a while to pick up because I have given Rs 12 lakh (I-T exemption), GST cuts, and so on. I see signs of (revenue) improvement, but I must balance growth and fiscal discipline,” she said.

‘Budget prepared realistically’ says FM Sitharaman; reiterates reforms are continuous process

Sitharaman said the Budget was framed with realism and was not designed around any single event. “People have asked me…

February 5, 2026 15:24 IST

FM Sitharaman on India-US trade deal boosting capital inflows

‘Investors are like weathercocks,’ FM Sitharaman explains why India-US trade deal will boost capital inflows

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the India-US trade deal will improve investor sentiment and capital inflows, comparing investors to weathercocks,…

February 5, 2026 13:57 IST

Old tax regime to stay for now: CBDT chief says 88% taxpayers have moved to new regime

Is govt mulling a sunset clause for old tax regime? CBDT chief speaks as 88% taxpayers move to new system

With nearly 88% of individual taxpayers now opting for the new tax regime, the government is not considering a sunset…

February 5, 2026 13:33 IST

FM Sitharaman rules out capital gains tax change on equity

F&O like ‘Satta Market’ says FM Sitharaman on STT hike; rules out change in Capital Gains Tax for equity

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said futures and options trading has become like a ‘satta market’, justifying the 150% hike in…

Updated: February 5, 2026 13:14 IST

India the place to be for long-term capital inflows, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India ‘the place to be in’ for long-term capital inflows: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India is the preferred destination for long-term global capital, citing political, policy and tax stability,…

Updated: February 5, 2026 14:18 IST