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Financial Express Lucknow
Outlay for electronics items doubled
THE BUDGET HAS sharpened the push to make India a global electronics manufacturing hub by sharply raising outlay under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) and removing a key tax hurdle that had deterred foreign companies such as Apple from supplying machinery to their Indian contract manufacturers.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Business as usual in agri-food space
Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) was allocated ₹95,692 crore, while the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act saw a massive cut from ₹88,000 crore in FY26 (RE) to ₹30,000 crore (FY27).
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Industry must drive India's AI
TWO AREAS where there have been expectations for deep investments by the government are deeptech and AI.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
AI PUSH WIDENS BEYOND CHIPS
MEASURES POINT TO A SHIFT FROM POLICY SIGNALLING TO ECOSYSTEM BUILDING
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
With quiet strength & built to last, a Dhurandhar Budget
IN BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Why consistency is now India’s strongest economic signal
NAGLOBAL landscape marked by fiscal stress and uneven recovery, India’s most underappreciated advantage is no longer just its speed, but its consistency.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Charting the way for the sustainable future of mobility
The Union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presents a balanced, forward-looking roadmap for India’s economic momentum.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
REFORMS MINUS THE FIREWORKS
A low-key Budget doubles down on growth, investment, and reform momentum
3 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Credible fiscal arithmetic with sufficient cushion
THE CORE OF FY27 Budget proposals is a nominal GDP growth assumption of 10.0% in FY27.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Govt supports 'Champion SMEs'
IN A CLEAR signal that small businesses are back at the heart of India's growth strategy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday unveiled an ambitious, three-pronged plan to turn micro, small and medium enterprises into what she called \"Champion SMEs\".
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Cautious & prudent yet focusing on the long-term goal
THIS YEAR'S ECONOMIC Survey and the Union Budget were more closely followed for more reasons than one.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
A blueprint for India in a turbulent world
NAN EARLIER article (“History doesn’t end today, our old compass has run its course”, IE, December 31, 2025), we examined India’s policy challenges in an unsettled global environment.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Finance panel rewards contribution to GDP
STATES' TAX SHARE RETAINED AT 41%; GOVT ACCEPTS RECOMMENDATIONS
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
A shift from equity-only to equity-plus-bond mindset
THE UNION BUDGET 2026-27 is, in one word, steady — almost deliberately 'business as usual'.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
THE ANSWER LIES IN DIVERSIFICATION
GOVERNMENT IS INTEGRATING AI TOOLS TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY, FARM INCOMES
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
BORROWING GOOGLY FOR BONDS
₹17.2 LAKH-CR GROSS BORROWING COULD PUSH G-SEC YIELD BY 5-10 BASIS POINTS
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
REVENUE DEFICIT GRANTS SCRAPPED
16TH FINANCE PANEL RECOMMENDS LINKING LOCAL BODY GRANTS TO DUE POLLS, DIGITAL AUDIT
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
In retaliatory move, Iran classes EU armies as ‘terrorist groups’
IRAN CONSIDERS AS “terrorist groups” the armies of EU countries that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc’s list of terrorist organisations, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Sunday.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
A blueprint to ignite private investment
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman’s Union Budget signals bold continuity in reforms, anchoring India’s Viksit Bharat vision amid global uncertainty.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Transforming cities and rail travel
HE UNION BUDGET'S focus on infrastructure has two dominant themes—rejuvenating cities and high-speed rail (HSR).
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Sustaining growth momentum
BUDGET FY27 REINFORCES
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Buybacks: No change for promoters
FOR COMPANIES AND promot- ers, the buyback tax regime con- tinues to represent stability rather than change, with overall liabilities largely unaffected.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
After Op Sindoor, defence outlay hiked 15%
INDIA ON SUNDAY set aside ₹7.84 lakh crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 in a steep hike of 15% over last year's allocation of ₹6.81 lakh crore, with its military majorly focusing on boosting combat prowess in the face of increasing security challenges from China and Pakistan.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Healthy start to PV sales in January
TATA MOTORS STARTED 2026 on a strong note with domestic passenger vehicle sales rising to 70,222 units in January, a 46.1% increase year-on-year over the same month last year.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
GST mop-up in January rises 6.2% to ₹1.93 L cr
GROSS GST COLLECTIONS rose 6.2% to a three-month high of over ₹1.93 lakh crore in January, indicating increased consumption is making up for rate cuts late last year, sources said on Sunday.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Creating an enabling environment for business, innovation
IAM EXCITED about the three foundational Kartavyas—accelerating economic growth, fulfiling people's aspirations, and advancing Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Sops for corp bond mkt expansion
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to introduce total return swaps to deepen the corporate bond market.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Three kartavyas, one direction in tax
UDGET 2026-27 MARKS a decisive shift in India’s fiscal and tax policy narrative—from expansion and experimentation towards consolidation and credibility.
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February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Small reward for ‘performers’
IN WHAT MAY cause some unease, the biggest gainers among states from the horizontal distribution of the tax pool continue to be the bigger, laggard states.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
MARKETS STTINGED
Bloodbath wipes out ₹9.4-lakh crore investor wealth
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