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Financial Express Delhi
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.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
With quiet strength & built to last, a Dhurandhar Budget
IN BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
HARNESSING THE YUVA SHAKTI
BUDGET SEEKS TO REDRAW EMPLOYMENT MAP WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
4 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Transforming cities and rail travel
HE UNION BUDGET'S focus on infrastructure has two dominant themes—rejuvenating cities and high-speed rail (HSR).
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
AI PUSH WIDENS BEYOND CHIPS
MEASURES POINT TO A SHIFT FROM POLICY SIGNALLING TO ECOSYSTEM BUILDING
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
REFORMS MINUS THE FIREWORKS
A low-key Budget doubles down on growth, investment, and reform momentum
3 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
TAX BUOYANCY LOWEST SINCE COVID
AT ₹44.04 L CR, GROSS TAX REVENUE TARGET MODEST; STRATEGIC SECTORS GET CUSTOMS DUTY RELIEF
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Tax setback for gold bonds
IN A MOVE that would take away tax benefits for investors buying sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) from the secondary market, the Budget proposed that the capital gains exemption on these bonds will be only be made available to investors in the primary subscription and if held till maturity.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
India to buy Venezuelan oil instead of Iran, claims US
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has claimed that India will be purchasing oil from Venezuela instead of Iran.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
MANUFACTURING GETS A PUSH
TARGETING STRATEGICALLY CRITICAL SECTORS SUCH AS CHIPS AND RARE EARTHS
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
REVENUE DEFICIT GRANTS SCRAPPED
16TH FINANCE PANEL RECOMMENDS LINKING LOCAL BODY GRANTS TO DUE POLLS, DIGITAL AUDIT
3 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Industry must drive India's AI
TWO AREAS where there have been expectations for deep investments by the government are deeptech and AI.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Spending boost for rural economy
THE GOVERNMENT HAS allocated over ₹1.25 lakh crore for the next fiscal for the new and existing rural jobs guarantee schemes.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Microwaves, EVs set to be cheaper
THE BUDGET PROPOSED a set of tax and duty changes aimed at easing compliance for consumers, lowering customs duty and rationalising remittance taxes.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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).
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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\".
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Budget paves the road for stronger data centre infra
THE ECONOMIC SURVEY for 2025-26 noted that if the country is to sustain its competitive edge in IT, a comprehensive evolution is necessary, one that takes full advantage of the potential embedded in AI development and deployment.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
THE ANSWER LIES IN DIVERSIFICATION
GOVERNMENT IS INTEGRATING AI TOOLS TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY, FARM INCOMES
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
Accelerating Reform Express
KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA CHAIRMAN, ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
₹3.16 L-cr from RBI, banks
FOR 2026-27, the government has projected dividends of ₹3.16 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and public sector banks, 4% higher than the revised estimate of ₹3.06 lakh crore in FY26.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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'.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
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.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
Financial Express Delhi
CONSOLIDATION PACE MODERATES
DEBT-TO-GDP TO BE CUT BY 50 BPs, FISCAL DEFICIT 1 BPs IN FY27, ENSURING STRONG BUDGETARY CONTROL
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